TAS · Burnie Council
Montello, TAS, 7320
Current weather
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87% humidity · 19.5 km/h wind · 12.9° / 10.6° today · 7.1 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Montello is a small locality in the Burnie area, home to around 1,241 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $400, 1 school and preschool site in the area, 9 public transport stops within the suburb, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,241
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,014
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 53 of 582
- Median monthly mortgage
- $953
- Employment rate
- 49.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 44 / 47 / 9
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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $400
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 12
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 885
- Montello Primary SchoolPrimary
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 · 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
Public transport
9 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 16, No.52 Bird St
- Stop 16, No.83 Bird St (Outside Montello Primary School)
- Stop 17, No.80 Bird St
- Stop 2, No.5 The Boulevard
- Stop 2, Opp.No.5 The Boulevard
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
26 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (2)
- Bird St / Joyce StBus stop
80 Bird Street, Montello
- Bird St / Joyce StBus stop
85 Bird Street, Montello
- Bird St / Montello PSBus stop
Bird Street, Montello
- Bird St / MorrisonBus stop
52 Bird Street, Montello
- Morrison St / BirdBus stop
Morrison Street, Montello
- The Boulevard Stop 2 InBus stop
Opposite 5 The Boulevard, Hillcrest
- The Boulevard Stop 2 OutBus stop
5 The Boulevard, Hillcrest
- View Rd / Elizabeth StBus stop
53 View Road, Montello
- View Rd / Halstead StBus stop
52 View Road, Montello
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Jorgenson Street ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Coastal Family Day CareHalstead Streetchildcare
- Kristy's Family Day CareMace Streetchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
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 state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 40.3/100
- National rank
- 3141st in Australia
- State rank
- 73rd in TAS
- Peer rank
- #13 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #17 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 68%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Coastal Family Day CarechildcareHalstead Streetchildcare
- Kristy's Family Day CarechildcareMace Streetchildcare
- Jorgenson Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Stop 16, No.52 Bird Sttransport
- Stop 16, No.83 Bird St (Outside Montello Primary School)transport
- Stop 17, No.80 Bird Sttransport
- Stop 2, No.5 The Boulevardtransport
- Stop 2, Opp.No.5 The Boulevardtransport
- Montello Primary SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Ampol Terrylandsamenitiesfuel
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- 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
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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