Cross Roads vs Moonta

Cross Roads is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 60 in Moonta. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moonta, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Moonta tends to suit 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

Cross Roads

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 22%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 80/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 76%)
  • But Moonta has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Moonta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cross Roads sits closer to the CBD (160.8 km vs 162.9 km)
  • Moonta is more walkable (57/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moonta

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 10%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 24%)
  • But Cross Roads carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Cross Roads

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.0% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cross Roads and 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.

Cross Roads 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.

Cross Roads Moonta
Walkability 14 / 57
Cross Roads — Walkability: 14/100 Moonta — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 58 / 20
Cross Roads — Safety: 58/100 Moonta — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cross Roads — Low fire risk: 100/100 Moonta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moonta has more residents (624 vs 155); Moonta skews older (60 vs 46).

Cross Roads Moonta
Population 155 624
+303% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.0% -1.3%
Median age 46 60
Median household income $42,900/yr
+13% vs other
 $37,284/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+11% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cross Roads Moonta
0-4 3.9% / 1.4%
Cross Roads — 0-4: 3.9% Moonta — 0-4: 1.4%
5-14 13.5% / 6.9%
Cross Roads — 5-14: 13.5% Moonta — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 1.9% / 3.2%
Cross Roads — 15-19: 1.9% Moonta — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 2.6% / 2.7%
Cross Roads — 20-24: 2.6% Moonta — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 10.3% / 7.1%
Cross Roads — 25-34: 10.3% Moonta — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 13.5% / 7.1%
Cross Roads — 35-44: 13.5% Moonta — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 18.7% / 10.6%
Cross Roads — 45-54: 18.7% Moonta — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 12.9% / 20.5%
Cross Roads — 55-64: 12.9% Moonta — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 9.7% / 19.9%
Cross Roads — 65-74: 9.7% Moonta — 65-74: 19.9%
75-84 8.4% / 13.1%
Cross Roads — 75-84: 8.4% Moonta — 75-84: 13.1%
85+ 5.8% / 7.1%
Cross Roads — 85+: 5.8% Moonta — 85+: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cross Roads 44.7% lone person
Cross Roads — Lone Person: 44.7% Cross Roads — One Parent Families: 39.5% Cross Roads — Couple Families: 15.8% Cross Roads — Other Families: 0.0% Cross Roads — Group Household: 0.0%
Moonta 71.6% lone person
Moonta — Lone Person: 71.6% Moonta — One Parent Families: 11.2% Moonta — Couple Families: 10.8% Moonta — Other Families: 3.6% Moonta — Group Household: 2.8%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cross Roads 6.8% renting
Cross Roads — Owned Outright: 47.5% Cross Roads — Mortgage: 45.8% Cross Roads — Renting: 6.8%
Moonta 34.2% renting
Moonta — Owned Outright: 42.9% Moonta — Mortgage: 23.0% Moonta — Renting: 34.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cross Roads Moonta
England 3.9% / 9.3%
Cross Roads — England: 3.9% Moonta — England: 9.3%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Cross Roads — New Zealand: not among its largest Moonta — New Zealand: 1.6%
China — / 1.0%
Cross Roads — China: not among its largest Moonta — China: 1.0%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Cross Roads — Scotland: not among its largest Moonta — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Cross Roads — Germany: not among its largest Moonta — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

Qualifications

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

Cross Roads Moonta
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 17.0%
Cross Roads — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Moonta — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 5.4%
Cross Roads — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Moonta — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 5.8%
Cross Roads — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Moonta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Cross Roads — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Moonta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Cross Roads — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Moonta — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cross Roads 90.0% houses
Cross Roads — Houses: 90.0% Cross Roads — Townhouses: 0.0% Cross Roads — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Moonta 76.2% houses
Moonta — Houses: 76.2% Moonta — Townhouses: 18.5% Moonta — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cross Roads Moonta
Median house price — $458,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Cross Roads has more rural and farming land (55% vs 36%).

Cross Roads Moonta
Rural and farming 55% 36%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 31%
Environmental 21% 19%
Residential 20% 9%
Commercial 0% 5%
Industrial 5% 0%
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

Cross Roads Moonta
New dwellings approved 232
across Copper Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +142%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cross Roads Moonta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 76% of SA

Liveability

Moonta is more walkable (57 vs 14).

Cross Roads Moonta
Grade — D
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Moonta carries more crime risk (80 vs 42).

Cross Roads Moonta
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 High
80/100
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

Cross Roads Moonta
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cross Roads

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Moonta

  • Moonta Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cross Roads Moonta
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Moonta sits further from the CBD (162.9 km vs 160.8 km).

Cross Roads Moonta
Walkability score 14/100 57/100
Distance to Adelaide 160.8 km 162.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 117 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.

Cross Roads Moonta
Car (driver) 100.0% / 74.7%
Cross Roads — Car (driver): 100.0% Moonta — Car (driver): 74.7%
Walked Only — / 13.0%
Cross Roads — Walked Only: not among its largest Moonta — Walked Only: 13.0%
Worked from Home — / 8.9%
Cross Roads — Worked from Home: not among its largest Moonta — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Cross Roads — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moonta — Car (passenger): 3.4%

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

Setting

Cross Roads Moonta
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km 2.8 km

NBN connectivity

Cross Roads Moonta
Connectivity score 44/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 20%
543 premises

Climate

Cross Roads 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

Cross Roads Moonta
Average residential rate $1,817/yr
same for both
Council Copper Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Cross Roads Moonta
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cross Roads

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