Warburto vs North Moonta

Warburto is the younger of the two, with a median age of 58 against 68 in North Moonta. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warburto, most households are couple families. In North Moonta, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Warburto tends to suit couples, while North Moonta 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

Warburto

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 42%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 81%)
  • But North Moonta carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

Warburto

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Warburto

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 28%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

North Moonta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 127 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (163.1 km vs 167.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Moonta

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 90/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 38%)

Weighs 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 -15.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Warburto 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.

Warburto 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.

Warburto North Moonta
Walkability 0 / 0
Warburto — Walkability: 0/100 North Moonta — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 73
Warburto — Safety: 10/100 North Moonta — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Warburto — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Moonta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

North Moonta has more residents (605 vs 58); Warburto has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $43,212).

Warburto North Moonta
Population 58 605
+943% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.9% +12.0%
Median age 58 68
Median household income $71,500/yr
+40% vs other
 $43,212/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $230/wk
+53% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warburto North Moonta
0-4 — / 3.5%
Warburto — 0-4: not among its largest North Moonta — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 12.1% / 7.4%
Warburto — 5-14: 12.1% North Moonta — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 6.9% / 1.7%
Warburto — 15-19: 6.9% North Moonta — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 — / 2.3%
Warburto — 20-24: not among its largest North Moonta — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 — / 4.6%
Warburto — 25-34: not among its largest North Moonta — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 12.1% / 5.8%
Warburto — 35-44: 12.1% North Moonta — 35-44: 5.8%
45-54 17.2% / 6.4%
Warburto — 45-54: 17.2% North Moonta — 45-54: 6.4%
55-64 32.8% / 13.9%
Warburto — 55-64: 32.8% North Moonta — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 29.3% / 23.5%
Warburto — 65-74: 29.3% North Moonta — 65-74: 23.5%
75-84 8.6% / 19.5%
Warburto — 75-84: 8.6% North Moonta — 75-84: 19.5%
85+ — / 11.7%
Warburto — 85+: not among its largest North Moonta — 85+: 11.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warburto 70.0% couple families
Warburto — Couple Families: 70.0% Warburto — Lone Person: 30.0% Warburto — One Parent Families: 0.0%
North Moonta 25.4% couple families
North Moonta — Couple Families: 25.4% North Moonta — Lone Person: 57.7% North Moonta — One Parent Families: 16.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warburto 28.6% renting
Warburto — Owned Outright: 71.4% Warburto — Mortgage: 0.0% Warburto — Renting: 28.6%
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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warburto 100.0% houses
Warburto — Houses: 100.0% Warburto — Townhouses: 0.0%
North Moonta 80.7% houses
North Moonta — Houses: 80.7% North Moonta — Townhouses: 20.2%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Warburto North Moonta
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 18.0%
Warburto — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% North Moonta — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.6%
Warburto — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest North Moonta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.5%
Warburto — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest North Moonta — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Warburto — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest North Moonta — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Warburto — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest North Moonta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

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

Property market

Warburto 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 0%); Warburto has more rural and farming land (86% vs 57%).

Warburto North Moonta
Rural and farming 86% 57%
Industrial 0% 29%
Environmental 14% 0%
Residential 0% 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

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

Ranking within SA

Warburto North Moonta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 73% of SA

Liveability

Warburto North Moonta
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Warburto carries more crime risk (90 vs 27).

Warburto North Moonta
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
90/100
 Low
27/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
48/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Warburto 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

Warburto sits further from the CBD (167.6 km vs 163.1 km).

Warburto North Moonta
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 167.6 km
+3% vs other
 163.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 117 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5556
 0.1%
postcode 5558
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 5556
 75
postcode 5558

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.

Warburto North Moonta
Car (driver) 52.9% / 83.8%
Warburto — Car (driver): 52.9% North Moonta — Car (driver): 83.8%
Worked from Home 47.1% / 6.8%
Warburto — Worked from Home: 47.1% North Moonta — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Warburto — Car (passenger): not among its largest North Moonta — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 3.4%
Warburto — Walked Only: not among its largest North Moonta — Walked Only: 3.4%

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

Setting

Warburto North Moonta
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.7 km 2.5 km

NBN connectivity

Warburto North Moonta
Connectivity score 30/100 46/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 5%
397 premises

Climate

Warburto 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Warburto

Retirees Rural

North Moonta

Affordable Coastal Retirees Townhouses

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