Moonta Bay vs Moonta

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moonta Bay, about half of households are people living alone. In Moonta, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Moonta Bay: a median of $674,000, against $458,000 in Moonta, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Moonta tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Moonta Bay

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 22%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% 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

Moonta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($458,500 vs $674,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Moonta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moonta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 6/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (162.9 km vs 165 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moonta

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 5%)
  • But Moonta Bay carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Moonta Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Moonta Bay 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.

Moonta Bay 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.

Moonta Bay Moonta
Walkability 6 / 57
Moonta Bay — Walkability: 6/100 Moonta — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 60 / 20
Moonta Bay — Safety: 60/100 Moonta — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moonta Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Moonta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moonta Bay has more residents (2,633 vs 624); Moonta Bay has higher household incomes ($53,716 vs $37,284).

Moonta Bay Moonta
Population 2,633
+76% vs other
 624
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% -1.3%
Median age 59 60
Median household income $53,716/yr
+31% vs other
 $37,284/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+23% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moonta Bay Moonta
0-4 4.1% / 1.4%
Moonta Bay — 0-4: 4.1% Moonta — 0-4: 1.4%
5-14 8.8% / 6.9%
Moonta Bay — 5-14: 8.8% Moonta — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 3.8% / 3.2%
Moonta Bay — 15-19: 3.8% Moonta — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 2.8% / 2.7%
Moonta Bay — 20-24: 2.8% Moonta — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 7.5% / 7.1%
Moonta Bay — 25-34: 7.5% Moonta — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 6.5% / 7.1%
Moonta Bay — 35-44: 6.5% Moonta — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 11.1% / 10.6%
Moonta Bay — 45-54: 11.1% Moonta — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 15.5% / 20.5%
Moonta Bay — 55-64: 15.5% Moonta — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 24.4% / 19.9%
Moonta Bay — 65-74: 24.4% Moonta — 65-74: 19.9%
75-84 12.8% / 13.1%
Moonta Bay — 75-84: 12.8% Moonta — 75-84: 13.1%
85+ 2.6% / 7.1%
Moonta Bay — 85+: 2.6% Moonta — 85+: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moonta Bay 51.5% lone person
Moonta Bay — Lone Person: 51.5% Moonta Bay — Couple Families: 30.5% Moonta Bay — One Parent Families: 12.6% Moonta Bay — Group Household: 4.1% Moonta Bay — Other Families: 1.3%
Moonta 71.6% lone person
Moonta — Lone Person: 71.6% Moonta — Couple Families: 10.8% Moonta — One Parent Families: 11.2% Moonta — Group Household: 2.8% Moonta — Other Families: 3.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moonta Bay 18.2% renting
Moonta Bay — Owned Outright: 55.9% Moonta Bay — Mortgage: 25.9% Moonta Bay — Renting: 18.2%
Moonta 34.2% renting
Moonta — Owned Outright: 42.9% Moonta — Mortgage: 23.0% Moonta — Renting: 34.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moonta Bay Moonta
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 17.0%
Moonta Bay — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Moonta — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 5.8%
Moonta Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Moonta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 5.4%
Moonta Bay — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Moonta — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.1%
Moonta Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Moonta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.6%
Moonta Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Moonta — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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.

Moonta Bay Moonta
England 5.7% / 9.3%
Moonta Bay — England: 5.7% Moonta — England: 9.3%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.6%
Moonta Bay — New Zealand: 0.7% Moonta — New Zealand: 1.6%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.5%
Moonta Bay — Scotland: 0.6% Moonta — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.5%
Moonta Bay — Netherlands: 0.6% Moonta — Netherlands: 0.5%
Germany 0.5% / 0.5%
Moonta Bay — Germany: 0.5% Moonta — Germany: 0.5%
China — / 1.0%
Moonta Bay — China: not among its largest Moonta — China: 1.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moonta Bay 95.3% houses
Moonta Bay — Houses: 95.3% Moonta Bay — Townhouses: 4.0% Moonta Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Moonta 76.2% houses
Moonta — Houses: 76.2% Moonta — Townhouses: 18.5% Moonta — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moonta Bay Moonta
Median house price $674,000 $458,500
Median unit price $475,000 —
Median land price $240,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 50 sales
 72 days
from 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Moonta Bay Moonta
2 bed $488K / $440K
Moonta Bay — 2 bed: $488K (8 sales) Moonta — 2 bed: $440K (11 sales)

8 vs 11 sales

3 bed $640K / $454K
Moonta Bay — 3 bed: $640K (49 sales) Moonta — 3 bed: $454K (20 sales)

49 vs 20 sales

4 bed $710K / $640K
Moonta Bay — 4 bed: $710K (53 sales) Moonta — 4 bed: $640K (6 sales)

53 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Moonta has more rural and farming land (36% vs 13%); Moonta has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 2%).

Moonta Bay Moonta
Residential 83% 9%
Rural and farming 13% 36%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 31%
Environmental 2% 19%
Commercial 1% 5%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Moonta Bay Moonta
Houses 3.7%
$520/wk on $732K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Moonta Bay Moonta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% 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 81% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of SA —

Liveability

Moonta is more walkable (57 vs 6); Moonta Bay scores higher overall (43 vs 32).

Moonta Bay Moonta
Grade C D
Score 43/100 32/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Moonta carries more crime risk (80 vs 40).

Moonta Bay Moonta
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 High
80/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Moonta Bay 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 Moonta Bay

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

Moonta Bay Moonta
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 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 Bay sits further from the CBD (165 km vs 162.9 km).

Moonta Bay Moonta
Walkability score 6/100 57/100
Distance to Adelaide 165 km
+1% vs other
 162.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 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.

Moonta Bay Moonta
Car (driver) 85.2% / 74.7%
Moonta Bay — Car (driver): 85.2% Moonta — Car (driver): 74.7%
Worked from Home 7.7% / 8.9%
Moonta Bay — Worked from Home: 7.7% Moonta — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Walked Only 2.4% / 13.0%
Moonta Bay — Walked Only: 2.4% Moonta — Walked Only: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.4%
Moonta Bay — Car (passenger): 4.3% Moonta — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus 0.4% / —
Moonta Bay — Bus: 0.4% Moonta — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Moonta Bay Moonta
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 852 m 2.8 km

NBN connectivity

Moonta Bay Moonta
Connectivity score 68/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
2,082 premises
 20%
543 premises

Climate

Moonta Bay 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

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

Federal electorate

Moonta Bay Moonta
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Moonta Bay

Coastal Large Blocks Quiet Retirees

Moonta

Affordable Coastal Parks Retirees

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