The suburb is named after General Sir John Monash, (1865 to 1931), who commanded the Australian Army in France in the First World War.

Streets are named after engineers[2] and the suburb consists primarily of detached houses on suburban blocks.

In 2021, the median monthly housing loan repayment in Monash was $2,058, compared to the ACT average of $2,080.

The five main countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 3.0%, India, 2.9%, Sri Lanka, 1.4%, New Zealand, 1.1% and Vietnam, 1.0%.

[4] The centre, on Clive Steele Avenue, holds regular prayers and a full-time Imam was appointed in 2010.