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Moonta Bay SA 5558

2,773 addresses · 100 streets

Grey Electorate › Copper Coast LGA › Moonta Bay · 135 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Moonta Bay is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,633 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $1,033 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,633Population
59Median age
$1,033Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.2Avg 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 Bay itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 7.3% · Labour-force participation 40.7%

Population by age in Moonta Bay
Population by age, Moonta Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4109
5-14232
15-1999
20-2475
25-34198
35-44171
45-54291
55-64409
65-74642
75-84337
85+68
Dwelling types in Moonta Bay
Dwelling types, Moonta Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,054
Townhouse44
Apartment0
Other8
Households by weekly income in Moonta Bay
Households by weekly income, Moonta Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650263
$650-1,499451
$1,500-2,999201
$3,000+106
Top ancestries in Moonta Bay
Top ancestries, Moonta Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,207
Australian1,081
Scottish254
German253
Irish206
Ancestry NS136
Housing tenure in Moonta Bay
Housing tenure, Moonta Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned603
Mortgage279
Rented196
Other10
Cars per household in Moonta Bay
Cars per household, Moonta Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
028
1366
2482
3149
4+66
Commute to work in Moonta Bay
Commute to work, Moonta Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car643
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked17
Bicycle0
Home55
Top countries of birth in Moonta Bay
Top countries of birth, Moonta Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
England149
New Zealand18
Scotland16
Netherlands15
Germany13
Italy9
Languages used at home in Moonta Bay
Languages used at home, Moonta Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian9
Urdu7
Australian Indigenous5
Gujarati4
Mandarin3
Punjabi3

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