Median house price
$2.27M
+20% change
NSW · Bayside Council
Monterey, 2217
Est. population · Jun 2025
4,547
Growth (1 yr)
-0.3%
Growth (5 yr)
-4.8%
Median age
44
Median income
$1,785/wk
Employment rate
53.5%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$2,273,000
Languages at home
52.1%non-English
Most common: Greek, Arabic, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Monterey hums with inner-city energy, a mid-sized suburb where there is always something happening nearby. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with plenty of young families in the mix. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
Education outcomes and school provision stand out relative to comparable suburbs. Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Buses make it easy to move between neighbouring suburbs without relying on the car.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Desirability lands around average here: softer safety weighing on the result versus similar metro suburbs, even with growth momentum, plus community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Monterey snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$700/wk
Houses $820 · Units $690
Population (ERP)
4,547
-0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.4%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#112
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
41st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
6th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
73rd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 47.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 36% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2506th in Australia
- State rank
- 754th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #112 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #529 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $690
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $820
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $700
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 407
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $2,273,000
- Median price change
- +19.6%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
4,547(June 2025)
-0.3% annual · -4.8% over 5 years · 6th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.3%
- 5-year growth
- -4.8%
- Change in 1 year
- -13
- Change in 5 years
- -231
- Growth rank in NSW
- 6th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~4,550), extrapolated at -0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 4,619
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,785
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 144 of 1,952
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 53.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 789 / 392 / 624 (+ 7 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 271
- Against the person
- 51
- Against property
- 77
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 59.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 91 residents
- State safety percentile
- 41.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +1.4%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions389
- Fraud151
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment100
- Malicious Damage To Property98
- Transport Regulatory Offences274
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 12
- Median school ICSEA (11 schools)
- 1,064
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 73th
School list
- Moorefield Girls High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1025 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 76% · 372 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St George SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1055 · 70th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 64 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Brighton-Le-Sands Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1064 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 69% · 433 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Ramsgate Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 63% · 447 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- James Cook Boys High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1022 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 72% · 473 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1117 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 81% · 416 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- St George Hospital SchoolSpecial · Government · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Kogarah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1087 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 94% · 456 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le SandsPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1090 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 198 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Carlton South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1064 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 514 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
53 public transport stops in this suburb
- Chuter Av At Barton St
- Chuter Av At Burlington St
- Chuter Av At Culver St
- Chuter Av At Pasadena St
- Chuter Av Opp Monterey Shops
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
77 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 fast food · 2 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Decent local green space — 3 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 53 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 38/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.22
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.87
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.65
Food & drink(4)
- Culture BrewCafe
- Just HookedFast food
- Monterey Pizza CafeRestaurant
- The ShackRestaurant
Sport & outdoors(6)
- AS Tanner ReservePark
- Scarborough ParkPark
- Scarbourgh Park EastPark
- Playground (2)
- Sports field
Transport(28)
28 bus stops
Other(12)
- Bench (15)
- Drinking water (2)
- Fitness Station
- Fountain
- MartinHostel
- Parking (5)
- Picnic Table (5)
- Post Box
- Public toilets
- Shelter
- Shower
- Waste Basket (5)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- AS Tanner ReservePark
- Scarborough ParkPark
- Scarbourgh Park EastPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Calvary Health Care Sydney (1.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 88
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 19.4
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 4 proposals
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Swimming pool23 SCARBOROUGH STREET MONTEREY 2217Under Assessment
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space5 SCARBOROUGH STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
March 2026
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)1 COLSON CRESCENT MONTEREY 2217Determined
January 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool215 THE GRAND PARADE MONTEREY 2217Determined
2025· 12 proposals
December 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Automotive/truck premises81 BARTON STREET MONTEREY 2217Under Assessment
November 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah84 CULVER STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
October 2025
- Seniors housing; Residential care facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure119 BARTON STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure22 BANKS STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure28 CHUTER AVENUE MONTEREY 2217Determined
June 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure59 SCARBOROUGH STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
May 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool215 THE GRAND PARADE MONTEREY 2217Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 BANKS STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
March 2025
- Seniors housing; Residential care facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure119 BARTON STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
January 2025
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)1 COLSON CRESCENT MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Carport2A WYCOMBE AVENUE MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure12 HOLLYWOOD STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
2024· 18 proposals
December 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation183 THE GRAND PARADE MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure23 PASADENA STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure3 CHUTER AVENUE MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure6 CECIL STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
November 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Garage, carport or carparking space2A WYCOMBE AVENUE MONTEREY 2217Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure77 HOLLYWOOD STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure43 MONTEREY STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
October 2024
- Subdivision104 BARTON STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure83 SCARBOROUGH STREET MONTEREY 2217Withdrawn
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure17 BANKS STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah84 CULVER STREET MONTEREY 2217Withdrawn
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Centre-based child care26 CULVER STREET MONTEREY 2217Withdrawn
- Subdivision19A BURLINGTON STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
May 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)205-207 PRESIDENT AVENUE MONTEREY 2217Determined
March 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure228 THE GRAND PARADE MONTEREY 2217Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure12 HOLLYWOOD STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
January 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Landscaping structures205-207 PRESIDENT AVENUE MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)21 SOLANDER STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
2023· 6 proposals
October 2023
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care19A BURLINGTON STREET MONTEREY 2217Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure64 MONTEREY STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure10 HOLLYWOOD STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
- Subdivision104 BARTON STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2 BATH STREET MONTEREY 2217Determined
August 2023
- Dwelling16 LAKESIDE AVENUE MONTEREY 2217Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Kingsford Smith
- Member of Parliament
- Matt THISTLETHWAITE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 117,399
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.9 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 32.8%Labor 67.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.8 km away).
Coalition 46.9%Labor 53.1%
14.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Monterey (Kingsford Smith)Labor 52.9% · Coalition 47.1% TPP (2025)0.1 km away
- Brighton-Le-Sands (Kingsford Smith)Labor 59.2% · Coalition 40.8% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- Ramsgate Beach (Kingsford Smith)Labor 56.3% · Coalition 43.7% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- Brighton NorthLabor 60.8% · Coalition 39.2% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- Kyeemagh (Kingsford Smith)Labor 57.7% · Coalition 42.3% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
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