East Moonta flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of East Moonta (Copper Coast Council, SA) - 6.77 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Planning schematicEast Moonta

Constraint readout

6.77 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 0%

· #1 of 27 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 100%

≈ council avg (87%) · #1 of 27 mapped council suburbs

Environmental0%

below council avg (5%) · #8 of 27 in council

Heritage sites 2 Mostly Rural Bushfire 1st most affected of 27 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to East Moonta's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over East Moonta

Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

6,500 ft

averaging 7,000 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

East Moonta at a glance

Parcels 140 Median lot 11,312 m²

How East Moonta is zoned

Rural 69%

Rural Living 24%

Conservation 7%

Selling in East Moonta? The zone and overlays on this page are the Planning and Design Code controls a Form 1 vendor's statement has to disclose.

Across its 6.77 km², East Moonta is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 11,312 m² across 140 parcels.

Who lives in East Moonta

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the East Moonta suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

130

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,024

per week, Copper Coast Council suburb typical $1,073

Median rent

$250

per week, Copper Coast Council suburb typical $227

Median mortgage

$1,083

per month

Household size

2.3

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 902, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of East Moonta's 130 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.9%

5-14 10.0%

15-19 4.6%

20-24 0.0%

25-34 7.7%

35-44 6.9%

45-54 13.1%

55-64 27.7%

65-74 13.1%

75-84 10.0%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Moonta, the wider ABS statistical area containing East Moonta. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than East Moonta itself.

3,400 in 2001 to 5,858 in 2025, up 72%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

East Moonta data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

Dataset	Coverage	Publisher
Flood mapping	Mapped	the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mapping	Mapped	the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Zoning	Mapped	the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environment	Mapped where published	the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)	Not held	the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight paths	Observed	adsb.lol, under the Open Database License
Demographics	Available	Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 3 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific East Moonta address

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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East Moonta planning - frequently asked

Is East Moonta flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers East Moonta and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is East Moonta bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of East Moonta is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Copper Coast Council average of 87%.

Is East Moonta under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 4% of East Moonta in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in East Moonta?

The dominant planning zone in East Moonta is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Conservation.

Does East Moonta have heritage-listed places?

East Moonta has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in East Moonta?

Across 140 surveyed parcels in East Moonta, the median lot size is about 11,312 m².

What is the population of East Moonta?

At the 2021 Census East Moonta had 130 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Moonta statistical area, which contains East Moonta, went from 3,400 people in 2001 to 5,858 in 2025, up 72%.

Is East Moonta an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), East Moonta scores 902 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in East Moonta?

Median household income in East Moonta was $1,024 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,073 for the typical suburb in Copper Coast Council. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Moonta Mines	1.7 km	0%	100%
Yelta	1.9 km	0%	100%
North Yelta	2.1 km	0%	100%
Hamley	2.4 km	0%	100%
Cross Roads	3.0 km	0%	87%
Kooroona	4.1 km	0%	100%
Moonta	4.3 km	0%	86%
Paramatta	4.4 km	0%	100%
North Moonta	5.0 km	0%	96%
Port Hughes	6.3 km	0%	73%

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