Moonta flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Moonta (Copper Coast Council, SA) - 4.6 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 schematicMoonta

Constraint readout

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

Flood overlay 0%

· #1 of 27 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 86%

≈ council avg (87%) · #18 of 27 mapped council suburbs

Environmental0%

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

Heritage sites 10 Mostly Rural Bushfire 18th most affected of 27 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to 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 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

15%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

4,000 ft

averaging 5,000 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.

Moonta at a glance

Parcels 656 Median lot 656 m² Bus stops 6

How Moonta is zoned

Rural 36%

Community Facilities 31%

Conservation 19%

Neighbourhood 9%

Township Activity Centre 5%

Employment 0%

Selling in 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 4.6 km², Moonta is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 656 m² across 656 parcels.

Who lives in Moonta

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

Population

624

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$717

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

Median rent

$200

per week, Copper Coast Council suburb typical $227

Median mortgage

$867

per month

Household size

1.7

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 1

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 842, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Moonta's 624 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 1.4%

5-14 6.9%

15-19 3.2%

20-24 2.7%

25-34 7.1%

35-44 7.1%

45-54 10.6%

55-64 20.6%

65-74 20.0%

75-84 13.2%

85+ 7.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

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 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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Moonta planning - frequently asked

Is Moonta flood-prone?

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

Is Moonta bushfire-prone?

Around 86% of Moonta is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Copper Coast Council average of 87%.

Is Moonta under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 15% of Moonta in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,000 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 Moonta?

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

Does Moonta have heritage-listed places?

Moonta has 10 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Moonta?

Across 656 surveyed parcels in Moonta, the median lot size is about 656 m².

Does Moonta have a train station?

There is no train station inside Moonta itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.

What is the population of Moonta?

At the 2021 Census Moonta had 624 usual residents, with a median age of 60 and an average household size of 1.7 people. The wider Moonta statistical area, which contains Moonta, went from 3,400 people in 2001 to 5,858 in 2025, up 72%.

Is Moonta an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moonta scores 842 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Moonta?

Median household income in Moonta was $717 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,073 for the typical suburb in Copper Coast Council. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Kooroona	1.9 km	0%	100%
Hamley	2.3 km	0%	100%
Moonta Bay	2.4 km	0%	30%
Port Hughes	2.6 km	0%	73%
Moonta Mines	2.8 km	0%	100%
North Moonta	2.9 km	0%	96%
Cross Roads	3.1 km	0%	87%
Yelta	3.4 km	0%	100%
East Moonta	4.3 km	0%	100%
North Yelta	4.7 km	0%	100%

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