Agery vs East Moonta

Agery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 55 in East Moonta. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Agery, most households are couple families. On these figures, Agery tends to suit families with children and couples, while East Moonta suits people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Agery

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 53/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 54%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Agery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Agery

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 12%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
  • But East Moonta has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $273/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

East Moonta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (163.1 km vs 165.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Agery carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 53/100)
  • East Moonta has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 13%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Agery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.2% vs -16.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Agery and East Moonta drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Agery East Moonta
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Agery East Moonta
Walkability 0 / 0
Agery — Walkability: 0/100 East Moonta — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 47
Agery — Safety: 63/100 East Moonta — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 75 / 100
Agery — Low fire risk: 75/100 East Moonta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Agery has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $53,248); East Moonta skews older (55 vs 33).

Agery East Moonta
Population 90 130
+44% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.2% -16.1%
Median age 33 55
Median household income $92,612/yr
+43% vs other
 $53,248/yr
Median weekly rent $273/wk
+8% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Agery East Moonta
0-4 11.1% / 6.9%
Agery — 0-4: 11.1% East Moonta — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 18.9% / 10.0%
Agery — 5-14: 18.9% East Moonta — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 4.4% / 4.6%
Agery — 15-19: 4.4% East Moonta — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 7.8% / —
Agery — 20-24: 7.8% East Moonta — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.4% / 7.7%
Agery — 25-34: 14.4% East Moonta — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 15.6% / 6.9%
Agery — 35-44: 15.6% East Moonta — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 10.0% / 13.1%
Agery — 45-54: 10.0% East Moonta — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 10.0% / 27.7%
Agery — 55-64: 10.0% East Moonta — 55-64: 27.7%
65-74 10.0% / 13.1%
Agery — 65-74: 10.0% East Moonta — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 3.3% / 10.0%
Agery — 75-84: 3.3% East Moonta — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ — / —
Agery — 85+: not among its largest East Moonta — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Agery East Moonta
England 4.4% / 11.5%
Agery — England: 4.4% East Moonta — England: 11.5%
Germany — / 2.3%
Agery — Germany: not among its largest East Moonta — Germany: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Agery 58.8% couple families
Agery — Couple Families: 58.8% Agery — Lone Person: 23.5% Agery — One Parent Families: 17.6% Agery — Other Families: 0.0%
East Moonta 39.3% couple families
East Moonta — Couple Families: 39.3% East Moonta — Lone Person: 32.1% East Moonta — One Parent Families: 14.3% East Moonta — Other Families: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Agery 100.0% houses
Agery — Houses: 100.0%
East Moonta 100.0% houses
East Moonta — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Agery East Moonta
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 18.5%
Agery — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% East Moonta — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 10.0%
Agery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% East Moonta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.8%
Agery — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest East Moonta — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.3% / —
Agery — Bachelor Degree: 3.3% East Moonta — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Agery 28.6% renting
Agery — Owned Outright: 57.1% Agery — Mortgage: 14.3% Agery — Renting: 28.6%
East Moonta 11.5% renting
East Moonta — Owned Outright: 45.9% East Moonta — Mortgage: 42.6% East Moonta — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Agery East Moonta
Median house price — $440,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Agery East Moonta
Rural and farming 100% 93%
Environmental 0% 7%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Agery East Moonta
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
 232
across Copper Coast
Approvals change year on year -18% +142%

Ranking within SA

Agery East Moonta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 51% of SA

Liveability

Agery East Moonta
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Agery carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); East Moonta carries more crime risk (53 vs 37).

Agery East Moonta
Bushfire Low
25/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Agery East Moonta
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Agery East Moonta
Parks & reserves 1 0

Mobility

Agery sits further from the CBD (165.5 km vs 163.1 km).

Agery East Moonta
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 165.5 km
+1% vs other
 163.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5558
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 5558
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Agery East Moonta
Car (driver) 46.5% / 100.0%
Agery — Car (driver): 46.5% East Moonta — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 27.9% / —
Agery — Worked from Home: 27.9% East Moonta — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 14.0% / —
Agery — Car (passenger): 14.0% East Moonta — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 11.6% / —
Agery — Walked Only: 11.6% East Moonta — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Agery East Moonta
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.7 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Agery East Moonta
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
72 premises

Climate

Agery East Moonta
Annual rainfall 459 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Agery East Moonta
Average residential rate $1,494/yr $1,817/yr
Council Yorke Peninsula Copper Coast

Federal electorate

Agery East Moonta
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Agery East Moonta
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Agery

Family Rural Young Families

East Moonta

Rural

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