North Moonta flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of North Moonta
(Copper Coast Council, SA) - 13.01 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
13.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North 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 North 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 26 Sep 2026
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.
North Moonta at a glance
How North Moonta is zoned
Selling in North 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 13.01 km², North Moonta is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% 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 3,204 m² across 416 parcels.
Who lives in North Moonta
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Moonta suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 849, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of North Moonta's 605 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moonta, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Moonta. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North 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.
North 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 26 September 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 North Moonta address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a North Moonta lot.
See what's in the $9 report →North Moonta planning - frequently asked
Is North Moonta flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers North Moonta and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is North Moonta bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of North Moonta is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Copper Coast Council average of 87%.
Is North Moonta under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of North Moonta in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 North Moonta?
The dominant planning zone in North Moonta is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Strategic Employment.
Does North Moonta have heritage-listed places?
North Moonta has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in North Moonta?
Across 416 surveyed parcels in North Moonta, the median lot size is about 3,204 m².
What is the population of North Moonta?
At the 2021 Census North Moonta had 605 usual residents, with a median age of 68 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Moonta statistical area, which contains North Moonta, went from 3,400 people in 2001 to 5,858 in 2025, up 72%.
Is North Moonta an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Moonta scores 849 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 North Moonta?
Median household income in North Moonta was $831 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,073 for the typical suburb in Copper Coast Council. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Roads | 2.1 km | 0% | 87% |
| Moonta Bay | 2.5 km | 0% | 30% |
| Moonta | 2.9 km | 0% | 86% |
| Yelta | 3.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Paramatta | 3.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| North Yelta | 4.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moonta Mines | 4.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hamley | 4.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kooroona | 4.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| East Moonta | 5.0 km | 0% | 100% |