Cross Roads vs North Moonta

Cross Roads is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 68 in North Moonta. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Moonta, most households are people living alone. On these figures, North 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cross Roads is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 42%)
  • North Moonta carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 42/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Cross Roads

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (160.8 km vs 163.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Moonta

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 24%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 42/100)
  • But Cross Roads is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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 12.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cross Roads and North 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 North 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 North Moonta
Walkability 14 / 0
Cross Roads — Walkability: 14/100 North Moonta — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 73
Cross Roads — Safety: 58/100 North Moonta — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cross Roads — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Moonta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

North Moonta has more residents (605 vs 155); North Moonta skews older (68 vs 46).

Cross Roads North Moonta
Population 155 605
+290% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.0% +12.0%
Median age 46 68
Median household income $42,900/yr $43,212/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $230/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cross Roads North Moonta
0-4 3.9% / 3.5%
Cross Roads — 0-4: 3.9% North Moonta — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 13.5% / 7.4%
Cross Roads — 5-14: 13.5% North Moonta — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 1.9% / 1.7%
Cross Roads — 15-19: 1.9% North Moonta — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 2.6% / 2.3%
Cross Roads — 20-24: 2.6% North Moonta — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 10.3% / 4.6%
Cross Roads — 25-34: 10.3% North Moonta — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 13.5% / 5.8%
Cross Roads — 35-44: 13.5% North Moonta — 35-44: 5.8%
45-54 18.7% / 6.4%
Cross Roads — 45-54: 18.7% North Moonta — 45-54: 6.4%
55-64 12.9% / 13.9%
Cross Roads — 55-64: 12.9% North Moonta — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 9.7% / 23.5%
Cross Roads — 65-74: 9.7% North Moonta — 65-74: 23.5%
75-84 8.4% / 19.5%
Cross Roads — 75-84: 8.4% North Moonta — 75-84: 19.5%
85+ 5.8% / 11.7%
Cross Roads — 85+: 5.8% North Moonta — 85+: 11.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

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%
North Moonta 57.7% lone person
North Moonta — Lone Person: 57.7% North Moonta — One Parent Families: 16.9% North Moonta — Couple Families: 25.4%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families

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%
North Moonta 12.3% renting
North Moonta — Owned Outright: 55.9% North Moonta — Mortgage: 31.8% North Moonta — Renting: 12.3%
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 North Moonta
England 3.9% / 9.1%
Cross Roads — England: 3.9% North Moonta — England: 9.1%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Cross Roads — Scotland: not among its largest North Moonta — Scotland: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Cross Roads — South Africa: not among its largest North Moonta — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.1%).

Qualifications

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

Cross Roads North Moonta
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 18.0%
Cross Roads — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% North Moonta — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 6.6%
Cross Roads — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% North Moonta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 3.5%
Cross Roads — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% North Moonta — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Cross Roads — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest North Moonta — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Cross Roads — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest North Moonta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

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%
North Moonta 80.7% houses
North Moonta — Houses: 80.7% North Moonta — Townhouses: 20.2% North Moonta — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cross Roads North Moonta
Median house price — $450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 113 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

North Moonta has more industrially zoned land (29% vs 5%); Cross Roads has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 0%).

Cross Roads North Moonta
Rural and farming 55% 57%
Industrial 5% 29%
Environmental 21% 0%
Residential 20% 14%
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 North 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 North Moonta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Cross Roads is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Cross Roads North Moonta
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cross Roads carries more crime risk (42 vs 27).

Cross Roads North Moonta
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
27/100
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 North 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

Mobility

North Moonta sits further from the CBD (163.1 km vs 160.8 km).

Cross Roads North Moonta
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 160.8 km 163.1 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 North Moonta
Car (driver) 100.0% / 83.8%
Cross Roads — Car (driver): 100.0% North Moonta — Car (driver): 83.8%
Worked from Home — / 6.8%
Cross Roads — Worked from Home: not among its largest North Moonta — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Cross Roads — Car (passenger): not among its largest North Moonta — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 3.4%
Cross Roads — Walked Only: not among its largest North Moonta — Walked Only: 3.4%

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

Setting

Cross Roads North Moonta
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km 2.5 km

NBN connectivity

Cross Roads North Moonta
Connectivity score 44/100 46/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 5%
397 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Cross Roads North 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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North Moonta

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