QLD · North Burnett Council
Monto, QLD, 4630
Current weather
14.5°CClear sky
90% humidity · 6.2 km/h wind · 21.5° / 12.9° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#52 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Monto is a small locality in the North Burnett area, home to around 1,156 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 31 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-70%), roughly 26.8 offences per 1,000 residents, and 3 school and preschool sites in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,156
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $853
- Dwelling vacancy
- 21%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 136 of 648
- Median monthly mortgage
- $800
- Employment rate
- 43.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 52 / 3 / 8
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 31
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 14
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 26.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 193 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -69.9%
Most common offence types
- Assault2
- Other Property Damage5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)3
- Traffic And Related Offences11
- Unlawful Entry4
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 957
- Monto State High SchoolSecondary
- Monto State SchoolPrimary
- St Therese's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Don McInnes ParkPark
- Memorial ParkPark
- Monto Lions ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- On site
- Montohospital
- Monto PharmacyNewton Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Monto Kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 19
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 87.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #52 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Monto Kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Montohealthhospital
- Monto PharmacyhealthNewton Streetpharmacy
- Apex Parkgovernmentpark
- Don McInnes Parkgovernmentpark
- Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Monto Lions Parkgovernmentpark
- Monto State High SchoolschoolsSecondary
- Monto State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- St Therese's Catholic Primary SchoolschoolsPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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