Monto
QLD 4630 · North Burnett
1,156 (2021) → 1,202 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Monto is a suburb in North Burnett, QLD 4630, about 349km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Monto are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 91km inland. Monto has an overall score of 28/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 94/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Philippines (1.73%), England (1.38%), New Zealand (1.3%), Netherlands (0.87%), Canada (0.52%)
Top languages: Tagalog (0.35%), Thai (0.35%), Afrikaans (0.26%), Russian (0.26%), Filipino (0.26%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the North Burnett local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 960 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Therese's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 973
- Monto State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 957
- Monto State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 950
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Monto
Is Monto safe?
Monto has a residential safety score of 94/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 5,036 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Monto from Brisbane CBD?
Monto is about 349.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Monto?
Monto has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 960 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Monto?
Monto has a transport score of 0/100.