Moonta vs North Moonta

Moonta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 60 against 68 in North Moonta. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Moonta tends to suit people living alone, while North Moonta suits 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

North Moonta

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 22%)
  • 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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moonta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Moonta

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 80/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 40%)
  • But Moonta is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

North Moonta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.0% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Moonta 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.

Moonta 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.

Moonta North Moonta
Walkability 57 / 0
Moonta — Walkability: 57/100 North Moonta — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 73
Moonta — Safety: 20/100 North Moonta — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moonta — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Moonta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

North Moonta has higher household incomes ($43,212 vs $37,284); North Moonta rents higher ($230/wk vs $200/wk).

Moonta North Moonta
Population 624
+3% vs other
 605
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.3% +12.0%
Median age 60 68
Median household income $37,284/yr $43,212/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $230/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moonta North Moonta
0-4 1.4% / 3.5%
Moonta — 0-4: 1.4% North Moonta — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 6.9% / 7.4%
Moonta — 5-14: 6.9% North Moonta — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 3.2% / 1.7%
Moonta — 15-19: 3.2% North Moonta — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 2.7% / 2.3%
Moonta — 20-24: 2.7% North Moonta — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 7.1% / 4.6%
Moonta — 25-34: 7.1% North Moonta — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 7.1% / 5.8%
Moonta — 35-44: 7.1% North Moonta — 35-44: 5.8%
45-54 10.6% / 6.4%
Moonta — 45-54: 10.6% North Moonta — 45-54: 6.4%
55-64 20.5% / 13.9%
Moonta — 55-64: 20.5% North Moonta — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 19.9% / 23.5%
Moonta — 65-74: 19.9% North Moonta — 65-74: 23.5%
75-84 13.1% / 19.5%
Moonta — 75-84: 13.1% North Moonta — 75-84: 19.5%
85+ 7.1% / 11.7%
Moonta — 85+: 7.1% North Moonta — 85+: 11.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moonta 71.6% lone person
Moonta — Lone Person: 71.6% Moonta — Couple Families: 10.8% Moonta — One Parent Families: 11.2% Moonta — Other Families: 3.6% Moonta — Group Household: 2.8%
North Moonta 57.7% lone person
North Moonta — Lone Person: 57.7% North Moonta — Couple Families: 25.4% North Moonta — One Parent Families: 16.9% North Moonta — Other Families: 0.0% North Moonta — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moonta 34.2% renting
Moonta — Owned Outright: 42.9% Moonta — Mortgage: 23.0% Moonta — Renting: 34.2%
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

Qualifications

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

Moonta North Moonta
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 18.0%
Moonta — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% North Moonta — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.6%
Moonta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% North Moonta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 3.5%
Moonta — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% North Moonta — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.5%
Moonta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% North Moonta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 0.7%
Moonta — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% North Moonta — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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 North Moonta
England 9.3% / 9.1%
Moonta — England: 9.3% North Moonta — England: 9.1%
New Zealand 1.6% / —
Moonta — New Zealand: 1.6% North Moonta — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / 0.7%
Moonta — Scotland: 0.5% North Moonta — Scotland: 0.7%
China 1.0% / —
Moonta — China: 1.0% North Moonta — China: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Moonta — Germany: 0.5% North Moonta — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.5%
Moonta — South Africa: not among its largest North Moonta — South Africa: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moonta 76.2% houses
Moonta — Houses: 76.2% Moonta — Townhouses: 18.5% Moonta — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
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

Moonta North Moonta
Median house price $458,500 $450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 8 sales
 113 days
from 5 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 North Moonta
3 bed $454K / $500K
Moonta — 3 bed: $454K (20 sales) North Moonta — 3 bed: $500K (7 sales)

20 vs 7 sales

4 bed $640K / $432K
Moonta — 4 bed: $640K (6 sales) North Moonta — 4 bed: $432K (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

North Moonta has more industrially zoned land (29% vs 0%); North Moonta has more rural and farming land (57% vs 36%).

Moonta North Moonta
Rural and farming 36% 57%
Infrastructure and transport 31% 0%
Industrial 0% 29%
Environmental 19% 0%
Residential 9% 14%
Commercial 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

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

Ranking within SA

Moonta North Moonta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% 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 76% of SA Higher than 73% of SA

Liveability

Moonta is more walkable (57 vs 0); North Moonta scores higher overall (38 vs 32).

Moonta North Moonta
Grade D C
Score 32/100 38/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Moonta carries more crime risk (80 vs 27).

Moonta North Moonta
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 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

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

Schools in Moonta

  • Moonta Area School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in North Moonta

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Moonta North Moonta
Walkability score 57/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 162.9 km 163.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min
same for both
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 North Moonta
Car (driver) 74.7% / 83.8%
Moonta — Car (driver): 74.7% North Moonta — Car (driver): 83.8%
Walked Only 13.0% / 3.4%
Moonta — Walked Only: 13.0% North Moonta — Walked Only: 3.4%
Worked from Home 8.9% / 6.8%
Moonta — Worked from Home: 8.9% North Moonta — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 6.0%
Moonta — Car (passenger): 3.4% North Moonta — Car (passenger): 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Moonta North Moonta
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km 2.5 km

NBN connectivity

Moonta North Moonta
Connectivity score 55/100 46/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
543 premises
 5%
397 premises

Climate

Moonta 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Moonta

Affordable Coastal Parks Retirees

North Moonta

Affordable Coastal Retirees Townhouses

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