1,021 ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,010
- 2016: 2,122
- 2021: 1,021
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Monto · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Monto
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a third of people in Monto are aged 65 or over, making it a significantly older community. This shift is stark, as the typical resident is now 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The population has remained steady with 1,021 people living here.
1,021
▲ +1.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Monto — higher than 57% of areas.
| Monto | 1,021 |
|---|---|
| 4630, QLD | 2,337 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when the typical age was only 33.
54 yrs ▲ +63.6%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 33.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This aging trend is reflected in the number of children under 15, which has fallen to 12.8% since 2011.
33.9% ▲ +157.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Monto, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.8% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the state average. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.1% of the community, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Monto, the largest group is Married at 37%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Monto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315065/monto/topic/demographics-identity