Monash is named after General Sir John Monash, (1865 to 1931), who commanded the Australian Army in France in the First World War.
It was gazetted on 1 August 1975 and first settled in 1978. Streets are named after engineers and the suburb consists primarily of detached houses on suburban blocks. The suburb is bounded by Erindale Drive, Drakeford Drive, Isabella Drive and Ashley Drive. Located in the suburb is Isabella Pond and part of the Tuggeranong Creek. Facilities include the Goodwin Retirement Village, a primary school and a recreation oval. (source)
Median property value for Monash 2904 (source)
2001 | $180k |
2011 | $456k |
| 2016 | $502k |
Statistics about Monash (source)
Area of Monash | 3.41 sq Kms |
People | 5,431 |
Male | 2,563 |
Female | 2,868 |
Median age | 43 |
Families | 1,499 |
Average children per family | 1.8 |
All private dwellings | 2,205 |
Average people per household | 2.5 |
Median weekly household income | 1,978 |
Median monthly mortgage repayments | 1,964 |
Median weekly rent | 400 |
Average motor vehicles per dwelling | 1.9 |
The most common ancestries in Monash were
English | 25.4% |
Australian | 24% |
Irish | 8.7% |
Scottish | 7.5% |
German | 3.3% |
