Agery vs Moonta Mines
Agery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 55 in Moonta Mines. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Agery, most households are couple families. In Moonta Mines, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Agery tends to suit families with children and couples, while Moonta Mines 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
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 37%)
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 52/100)
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 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Agery has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 14%)
- Moonta Mines has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $273/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 52/100)
- Moonta Mines has more residents already 65 and over (31% 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 -19.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Agery and Moonta Mines drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Moonta Mines has more residents (177 vs 90); Agery has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $54,756).
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90 | 177 +97% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.2% | -19.5% |
| Median age | 33 | 55 |
| Median household income | $92,612/yr +41% vs other | $54,756/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $273/wk +40% vs other | $165/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $435,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 25 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Agery has more rural and farming land (100% vs 25%); Moonta Mines has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 0%).
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 25% |
| Environmental | 0% | 68% |
| Residential | 0% | 6% |
| 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 | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula | 232 across Copper Coast |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% | +142% |
Ranking within SA
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of SA | Higher than 20% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of SA | Higher than 54% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of SA | Higher than 69% of SA |
Liveability
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| 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); Moonta Mines carries more crime risk (52 vs 37).
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| 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 | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 165.5 km | 164.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 117 min | 119 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (93.5%).
Setting
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 112 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.7 km | 4.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 99 premises |
Climate
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr | $1,817/yr |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula | Copper Coast |
Federal electorate
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Agery | Moonta Mines | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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