MMModified
Monash Model
AUSTRALIA-WIDE · MMM 2023
HARDENED BUILD v21.2Search index: DIRECT G-NAF · gnaf_core

Type an address.
Get its MMM.

Search an address to find its Modified Monash Model classification — then see how the same location-linking approach can power almost any address-level metric.

15M+ addressesMMM 1–7G-NAF powered
Where are we looking?
Type at least 3 characters. Suggestions appear as you type — choose an address to see its MMM classification.
MMM, WITHOUT THE MYSTERY

So, what is the Modified Monash Model?

The Modified Monash Model (MMM) is an Australian Government geographic classification that describes whether a location is metropolitan, regional, rural, remote or very remote.

Locations run from MM 1 for metropolitan areas through to MM 7 for very remote communities. The model combines remoteness with population and town-size rules, and is used across a range of health workforce and government programs.

THE SCALE

From metro to very remote.

Seven categories. One consistent way to describe location.

MM 1

Metropolitan areas

Major-city Australia

MM 2

Regional centres

Large regional hubs

MM 3

Large rural towns

15k–50k town catchments

MM 4

Medium rural towns

5k–15k town catchments

MM 5

Small rural towns

Other regional areas

MM 6

Remote communities

Remote Australia

MM 7

Very remote communities

Very remote Australia

BULK LOOKUP · DEMO

Paste addresses. Get a coded CSV.

Paste one Australian address per line. We’ll try three matching levels: exact G-NAF first, then suburb + postcode, then postcode only. The downloaded CSV tells you which tier produced each result.

Up to 100 addressesNo file uploadOne address per line
Addresses → MMM 2023
Three-stage coding
1 · Exact G-NAF address2 · Suburb + postcode3 · Postcode minimum MMM✓ Match tier included in CSV

Address text is processed for this request only and is not intentionally stored by this application.

CAPABILITIES DEMO

MMM is just one example.

This site is a demonstration of what address intelligence can do. Once an address is linked to Australian statistical geography, the same process can return far more than MMM.

Any ABS dataset — or other data keyed to SA1 or compatible geography — can potentially be linked back to an address. That means we can provide the location metrics a user actually needs: demographic, workforce, accessibility, market, service-planning or custom organisational measures.

UNDER THE HOOD

Precise address data, made simple.

G-NAF CoreAustralian address matching and geocodes
ABS geographyLinks matched addresses to Mesh Block / SA1-level data
MMM 2023Returns the current Modified Monash classification
DATA + ATTRIBUTION

Built on trusted Australian location data.

Address matching and geocodes use G-NAF, Australia’s national address dataset supplied by Geoscape Australia. Modified Monash Model classifications are sourced from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing at health.gov.au.

We also support Australia’s open location-data community. walker.digital regularly contributes to Matthew Proctor’s open-source Australian Postcodes database.