Moonta is a small community in South Australia within the Copper Coast local government area (postcode 5558). It is home to about 624 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 60. Households earn a median income of $37K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Units have a median price of $335,000 (+2.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $400. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.
Moonta is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 924, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Copper Coast LGA is higher than average at 11,538 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 6.2% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($335K/$980K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.0x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +2.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.