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Moonta vs Whyalla

Name: Moonta vs Whyalla — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 113 km apart · Moonta profile · Whyalla profile

Moonta Whyalla

Whyalla and Moonta are two distinct South Australian hubs with very different layouts and populations. Whyalla is a larger, very walkable center where most homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, groceries and schools. In contrast, Moonta is mostly car-dependent and has a much older population; its typical resident is 59, which is 18 years older than the typical person in Whyalla. Housing also differs sharply, with 50.7% of Moonta homes owned outright compared to 26.6% in Whyalla, while renting is far more common in Whyalla at 39.6%.

Both areas share a similar unemployment rate and almost identical levels of education and job skills. They also have nearly the same share of people who speak little or no English. However, the gaps between them are often widening. Since 2011, the age difference has grown, and Moonta has seen much stronger population growth, rising 10.5% since 2021 while Whyalla fell by 1.0%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 15,937 larger in Whyalla Median age: 18 yrs older in Moonta Separate houses: 35.3 pts higher in Moonta Owned outright: 24.1 pts higher in Moonta Aged 65+: 20.9 pts higher in Moonta

Demographics & Identity

Population in Moonta in Whyalla +15,937 larger in Whyalla gap narrowing

5,217 24th pct 21,154 90th pct

Median age in Moonta in Whyalla +18 yrs older in Moonta gap widening

59 yrs 100th pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

39.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +20.9 pts 18.7%

27.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.1 pts 27.8%

14.5% Young adults (25–44) +9.5 pts ▸ 23.9%

12.0% Children (0–14) +5.9 pts ▸ 17.9%

6.1% Youth (15–24) +5.4 pts ▸ 11.5%

Marital status

54.7% Married ◂ +15.2 pts 39.5%

22.5% Never married +17.5 pts ▸ 40.0%

10.9% Divorced ◂ +1.3 pts 9.6%

8.8% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 6.7%

3.0% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Moonta Whyalla

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.9% Australia ◂ +3.5 pts 75.4%

6.8% England ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

0.2% Philippines +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% India +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.8% English ◂ +5.0 pts 41.8%

39.6% Australian ◂ +0.5 pts 39.1%

9.3% Scottish +1.5 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.9% German ◂ +1.8 pts 7.1%

7.6% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 7.3%

2.2% Italian even 2.2%

0.3% Filipino +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.7% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.6% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Chinese even 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.0% English only ◂ +3.0 pts 87.0%

0.0% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Italian even 0.4%

0.1% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.5% No religion +7.0 pts ▸ 53.4%

43.4% Christianity ◂ +7.8 pts 35.6%

9.3% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 8.5%

0.2% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Moonta in Whyalla +10 more in Whyalla

1 0th pct 11 90th pct

Schools/1k kids in Moonta in Whyalla +1.30 more in Whyalla

1.59 35th pct 2.90 67th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Moonta in Whyalla +10 more in Whyalla

1 2nd pct 11 29th pct

Students in Moonta in Whyalla +3,189 more in Whyalla

253 8th pct 3,442 84th pct

Avg size in Moonta in Whyalla +60 larger in Whyalla

253 26th pct 313 34th pct

ICSEA in Moonta in Whyalla +5 higher in Whyalla

924 12th pct 929 13th pct

Highest year of school

30.8% Year 12 +8.0 pts ▸ 38.8%

24.0% Year 10 ◂ +5.7 pts 18.3%

22.4% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 23.5%

13.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.9 pts 10.6%

Highest qualification level

40.2% Certificate III / IV +4.4 pts ▸ 44.6%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.4 pts 10.8%

12.4% Bachelor degree +1.6 pts ▸ 14.0%

2.4% Certificate I / II +1.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.3% Postgraduate degree +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

17.6% Engineering & related +7.9 pts ▸ 25.5%

11.8% Management & commerce +0.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.9% Health ◂ +2.1 pts 9.8%

10.9% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.3% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 7.2%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services even 5.7%

5.4% Architecture & building ◂ +1.7 pts 3.7%

2.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

1.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.6% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Natural & physical sciences even 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Moonta in Whyalla +$105 higher in Whyalla gap widening

$536 7th pct $641 18th pct

Household income in Moonta in Whyalla +$223 higher in Whyalla gap steady

$965 1st pct $1,188 13th pct

Family income in Moonta in Whyalla +$423 higher in Whyalla gap widening

$1,256 4th pct $1,679 24th pct

Household income distribution

39.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.0 pts 29.6%

25.6% Under $650 ◂ +0.4 pts 25.2%

18.5% $1,500–$2,999 +6.1 pts ▸ 24.6%

4.4% $3,000–$3,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.1% $4,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

Personal income distribution

53.0% Under $650 ◂ +6.9 pts 46.1%

27.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 26.4%

8.4% $1,500–$2,999 +8.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

1.4% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

18.1% Arthritis ◂ +6.0 pts 12.2%

10.7% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.1% Mental health +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.5% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 9.0%

9.3% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 8.2%

7.8% Heart disease ◂ +2.7 pts 5.1%

5.5% Cancer ◂ +2.2 pts 3.3%

4.9% Lung condition ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

1.2% Stroke even 1.2%

0.7% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

48.8% None +6.7 pts ▸ 55.6%

23.5% One condition ◂ +1.7 pts 21.8%

10.6% Two conditions ◂ +2.5 pts 8.1%

7.1% Three or more ◂ +1.7 pts 5.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Moonta in Whyalla +988 larger in Whyalla

174 49th pct 1,162 87th pct

Median age in Moonta in Whyalla +2 yrs older in Moonta

25 yrs 57th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Moonta in Whyalla +$2 higher in Moonta

$450 11th pct $448 11th pct

Household income in Moonta in Whyalla +$367 higher in Moonta

$1,269 21st pct $902 1st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Moonta in Whyalla +0.1 larger in Whyalla gap steady

2.1 11th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

52.0% Couples without children ◂ +21.7 pts 30.2%

34.7% Couples with children +13.6 pts ▸ 48.3%

12.2% One-parent families +8.1 pts ▸ 20.3%

1.2% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Household size

47.6% 2 people ◂ +13.5 pts 34.1%

31.6% 1 person +4.8 pts ▸ 36.4%

9.4% 3 people +3.6 pts ▸ 13.0%

7.2% 4 people +3.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

2.4% 5 people +2.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Moonta in Whyalla +$70 higher in Moonta gap widening

$250 14th pct $180 4th pct

Mortgage in Moonta in Whyalla +$117 higher in Moonta gap narrowing

$1,200 11th pct $1,083 7th pct

People / bedroom in Moonta in Whyalla even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.7% Owned outright ◂ +24.1 pts 26.6%

18.8% Rented +20.9 pts ▸ 39.6%

25.1% Owned with a mortgage +5.8 pts ▸ 31.0%

4.1% Other tenure ◂ +3.2 pts 0.9%

1.7% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

91.2% Separate house ◂ +35.3 pts 55.8%

7.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +31.8 pts ▸ 39.1%

0.5% Flat or apartment +4.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

49.0% 3 bedrooms +12.6 pts ▸ 61.6%

26.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.3 pts 16.2%

16.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 14.7%

3.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

2.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

62.0% $200–$349 ◂ +28.2 pts 33.7%

27.5% Under $200 +30.2 pts ▸ 57.7%

4.5% $350–$549 ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

1.0% $550–$749 ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.0% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.7 pts 39.1%

35.9% Under $1,000 +4.1 pts ▸ 40.0%

12.7% $1,800–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

4.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Moonta in Whyalla +184 more in Whyalla

9 18th pct 193 94th pct

Stops/1k in Moonta in Whyalla +7.40 more in Whyalla

1.73 18th pct 9.12 87th pct

Departures/1k in Moonta in Whyalla +611.6 more in Whyalla

12.7 9th pct 624.3 43rd pct

PT routes in Moonta in Whyalla +7 more in Whyalla

4 29th pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Moonta in Whyalla +67 longer in Moonta

68 98th pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Moonta in Whyalla

98 88th pct —

How people get to work

69.4% Car (driver) ◂ +1.1 pts 68.4%

8.0% Worked at home ◂ +6.1 pts 1.9%

3.8% Car (passenger) +1.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.4% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

0.5% Bus +1.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.2% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.9 pts 31.5%

36.4% 1 vehicle +2.3 pts ▸ 38.7%

13.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 11.4%

4.5% No vehicle +7.9 pts ▸ 12.4%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.6 pts 15.3%

3.3% Manufacturing +12.5 pts ▸ 15.8%

11.8% Construction ◂ +3.3 pts 8.5%

11.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 9.9%

10.7% Education & training ◂ +1.6 pts 9.1%

7.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 6.6%

3.4% Mining +4.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +6.1 pts 0.4%

4.3% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.5% Administrative & support +1.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%

4.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

Occupations people work in

16.4% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 17.4%

15.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.5 pts 13.3%

7.1% Machinery operators & drivers +8.1 pts ▸ 15.2%

14.2% Professionals ◂ +0.2 pts 14.1%

13.1% Managers ◂ +4.7 pts 8.5%

11.8% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 11.6%

10.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 9.0%

9.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Moonta in Whyalla +1 higher in Moonta

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Moonta in Whyalla +1 higher in Moonta

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Moonta in Whyalla +2 higher in Moonta

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Moonta in Whyalla even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Moonta in Whyalla +36 higher in Moonta

904 13th pct 868 7th pct

ERP in Moonta in Whyalla +15,783 higher in Whyalla

5,858 25th pct 21,641 87th pct

Growth in Moonta in Whyalla +11.5 pts higher in Moonta

10.5% 82nd pct -1.0% 7th pct

Businesses in Moonta in Whyalla +340 higher in Whyalla

338 15th pct 678 36th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Moonta in Whyalla +85 higher in Moonta

348 3rd pct 263 0th pct

Max temp in Moonta in Whyalla +1.3 higher in Whyalla

23.4 46th pct 24.7 61st pct

Min temp in Moonta in Whyalla +0.9 higher in Whyalla

10.5 28th pct 11.4 45th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Moonta in Whyalla +4.6 higher in Whyalla

2.2 13th pct 6.8 71st pct

Types ≤15 min in Moonta in Whyalla +4.7 more in Whyalla

2.1 11th pct 6.8 73rd pct

15-min city in Moonta in Whyalla +68.9 pts higher in Whyalla

18.8% 12th pct 87.7% 69th pct

Walk to shops in Moonta in Whyalla +59.0 pts higher in Whyalla

18.9% 12th pct 77.9% 63rd pct

Walk to transit in Moonta in Whyalla +71.9 pts higher in Whyalla

24.5% 16th pct 96.4% 60th pct

Walk to school in Moonta in Whyalla +76.3 pts higher in Whyalla

15.0% 8th pct 91.2% 69th pct

Walk to a park in Moonta in Whyalla +43.3 pts higher in Whyalla

51.3% 14th pct 94.5% 42nd pct

Walk to health in Moonta in Whyalla +73.8 pts higher in Whyalla

0.0% 0th pct 73.8% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Moonta in Whyalla +10.0 more in Whyalla

8.6 14th pct 18.6 70th pct

Intersections/km² in Moonta in Whyalla +62 higher in Whyalla

3 16th pct 65 44th pct

Mean slope in Moonta in Whyalla +0.7 pts higher in Moonta

3.5% 18th pct 2.8% 7th pct

Compare Moonta with nearby areas

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Compare Whyalla with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Moonta vs Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/405041125/moonta/vs/406011136/whyalla