Lady Robinsons Beach and Cook Park run along the eastern border.

The suburb is mostly residential with a small group of shops on Chuter Avenue, near the intersection of Scarborough Street.

The 1987 Music Video for Mental As Anything's single "He's just no good for you" was filmed in Scarborough Street, Monterey.

As the area developed, street names with a Californian influence were selected such as Hollywood, Monterey, Pasadena and Culver.

Other languages spoken at home included Greek (16.7%), Arabic (7.4%), Spanish (3.5%) and Macedonian (3.4%).