Monto QLD 4630
Monto is a town in Queensland, 479 km from Brisbane CBD, around 5 hours 40 minutes by car. Population is 1,156; the median age is 55 and the median household income is $44,356 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The town fell 2.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $170 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $800. Monto is characterised by high crime risk. Of 3 schools within the town boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Monto a good town?
Monto scores a D (29/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and community.
Mixed results
3 schools · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 4/100 · 478.7 km · 338 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $315K
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 43/100 · Crime 63/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 55 · 1,156 residents
Liveability Rating
29 / 100 · Ranked #947 in QLDEach bar is Monto's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Monto?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
29 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMonto's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $315,000, roughly 15% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$315,000
Based on 72 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 49 days — median across 19 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 40 sales $301K
- 4 bed 19 sales $355K
Land
$96,500
Based on 14 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Monto are currently listed at around $340,000 on average. Based on 22 houses listed in the past six months.
$340K
22 houses listed in the last 6 months.
22 of the suburb's 513 dwellings (4.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Monto safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Monto sits in the moderate band, with 20 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 5% on the prior year.
20 offences
4.8% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20245 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Three schools serve Monto, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Monto State School leads the pack.
- • 296 students across 3 schools (avg 99)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 937-1000, median 957 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Monto State High School (149 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Monto is very car-dependent on foot — at 4/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 2 supermarkets, 7 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Monto.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 43%
- Premises covered
- 878
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
North Burnett: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
Monto is home to about 1,200 residents, with a median age of 55 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $44,000 a year, with unemployment at 8.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,156
Median Age
55
Median Household Income
$44,356/yr
Census Median Rent
$170/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$800/mo
Avg Household Size
2.0
Median Personal Income
$25,532/yr
Unemployment Rate
8.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
26.5%
Total Dwellings
513
Owner-Occupier Rate
67.3%
Houses
95.1%
Rental Stress
19.9%
Mortgage Stress
21.6%
Work From Home
7.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.1%
- Employment Rate
- 43.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 25.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
18 residents (1.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
7.5% of residents (83) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (57).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,114 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,183 a year through North Burnett based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: North Burnett
In the year to August 2026, 30 new dwellings were approved across North Burnett. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 33.3% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this town: 463 to 1,920 homes
- In 2 to 5 years 7 to 25 homes
- In 5 to 10 years 23 to 60 homes
- No timeframe set 433 to 1,835 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (23 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng, Taribelang Bunda People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. Native title over this area has been determined.
Climate & Setting
from Monto Township, 2.9 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 235 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Annual rainfall
- 721 mm
- 63 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 32.1°C
- 22 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°C
- 5 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 4630, 0 of 2,429 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.9% (21 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4630, 503 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,157 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 38 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $315,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Colin Boyce Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colin Boyce | 39.8% | 60.2% | -6.4 |
| 2022 | Colin Boyce | 46.2% | 53.8% | -4.8 |
| 2019 | Ken O'Dowd | 41.3% | 58.7% | +7.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Bryson Head Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bryson Head LNP | 73.2% |
| 2020 | Colin Boyce LNP | 65.8% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
Looking at a specific address in Monto?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,156 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Monto
Is Monto a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Monto is moderate (63/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Monto?
Monto has a moderate recorded bushfire history (43/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Monto a good place to live?
Monto has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (29/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Monto?
Monto, QLD had a population of 1,156 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Monto, QLD?
The postcode for Monto, QLD is 4630.
How far is Monto from Brisbane?
Monto is 479 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 338 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Monto?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Monto was $44,356 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Monto?
There are too few current rental listings in Monto for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $170, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Monto?
The median age of residents in Monto was 55 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Monto at risk of bushfire?
Monto has a moderate recorded bushfire history (43/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Monto?
There are 3 schools inside the Monto boundary: 1 above, 1 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Monto walkable?
Monto scores 4/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Monto?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Monto, Monto Township (2.9 km away), summer days average 32.1°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 721 mm of rain a year over 63 rainy days, and 22 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Monto?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Monto belong to?
Monto sits within the North Burnett local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Monto?
The average residential rates bill through North Burnett is $1,183 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Monto?
Across North Burnett, 30 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 33.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Monto in?
Monto sits within the federal Division of Flynn, currently held by Colin Boyce (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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