Moonta Mines SA 5558
146 addresses · 26 streets
Grey Electorate › Copper Coast LGA › Moonta Mines · 131 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Moonta Mines is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 177 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,053 a week, with median rent near $165 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
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 Mines itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 cafés & restaurants
1 supermarket
1 post office
1 service station
2 golf clubs
2 bakeries
1 butcher
1 hardware store
1 beauty salon
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 15.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 40.1%
Population by age in Moonta Mines
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 16 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 14 |
| 35-44 | 10 |
| 45-54 | 31 |
| 55-64 | 37 |
| 65-74 | 35 |
| 75-84 | 15 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Moonta Mines
| House | 72 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Moonta Mines
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 33 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Moonta Mines
| English | 87 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 68 |
| Ancestry NS | 24 |
| Dutch | 17 |
| German | 11 |
| Scottish | 11 |
Housing tenure in Moonta Mines
| Owned | 34 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 29 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Moonta Mines
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 23 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Moonta Mines
| Car | 43 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Top countries of birth in Moonta Mines
| England | 23 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,839 bird observations recorded near Moonta Mines — most often seen:
- Common Starling (119)
- Rock Dove (113)
- House Sparrow (88)
- Silver Gull (85)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (79)
- Eurasian Blackbird (70)
- Pacific Gull (68)
- Red Wattlebird (67)
- Crested Pigeon (66)
- Welcome Swallow (66)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (65)
- Singing Honeyeater (58)
- Magpie-lark (57)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Moonta Mines
- Australian Magpie (55)
- Galah (54)
- Pied Cormorant (54)
- Red-capped Plover (53)
- Western Red Wattlebird (53)
- Crested Tern (52)
- Sooty Oystercatcher (51)
- South-eastern Singing Honeyeater (50)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (50)
- Willie Wagtail (48)
- Little Raven (47)
- White-browed Babbler (47)
- Giinbaywarraymal (46)
- Little Pied Cormorant (46)
- Australian Pelican (45)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (44)
- Nankeen Kestrel (43)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Moonta Mines:
- Hamley (0.7 km)
- Kooroona (1.4 km)
- East Moonta (1.6 km)
- Moonta (1.7 km)
- Cross Roads (1.9 km)
- Yelta (2 km)
- North Moonta (2.5 km)
- North Yelta (3 km)
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Streets
- Barkla Street (1)
- Bower Street (9)
- Browning Road (2)
- Burnside Terrace (10)
- Creswell Terrace (2)
- East Moonta Road (1)
- Elder Street (8)
- Gum Grove (1)
- Harvey Street (4)
- Karkarilla Road (8)
- Lloyd Street (5)
- Maitland Road (2)
- Marshall Road (6)
- Military Road (3)
- Milne Street (6)
- Mitchell Street (5)
- Morcombe Road (10)
- Prisk Lane (8)
- Ryan Road (1)
- Shepherdson Road (5)
- Smith Street (9)
- Spencer Highway (6)
- Tonkin Way (11)
- Verco Street (8)
- Verran Terrace (9)
- Wyatts Flat Lane (6)
