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Moonta SA 5558

830 addresses · 26 streets

Grey Electorate › Copper Coast LGA › Moonta · 133 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Moonta is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 624 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $717 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

624Population
60Median age
$717Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
1.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Moonta statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Moonta itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.4% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 12.2% · Labour-force participation 32.8%

Population by age in Moonta
Population by age, Moonta SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1443
15-1920
20-2417
25-3444
35-4444
45-5466
55-64128
65-74124
75-8482
85+44
Dwelling types in Moonta
Dwelling types, Moonta SA (ABS Census 2021)
House256
Townhouse62
Apartment7
Other3
Households by weekly income in Moonta
Households by weekly income, Moonta SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650145
$650-1,499105
$1,500-2,99949
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Moonta
Top ancestries, Moonta SA (ABS Census 2021)
English310
Australian242
Scottish56
German51
Irish48
Ancestry NS44
Housing tenure in Moonta
Housing tenure, Moonta SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned138
Mortgage74
Rented110
Other3
Cars per household in Moonta
Cars per household, Moonta SA (ABS Census 2021)
054
1155
282
330
4+13
Commute to work in Moonta
Commute to work, Moonta SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car114
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Moonta
Top countries of birth, Moonta SA (ABS Census 2021)
England58
New Zealand10
China6
Germany3
Netherlands3
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Moonta
Languages used at home, Moonta SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous6
Mandarin6
Spanish3

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