Average rent in Moonta, SA — 2026

Moonta sits below the South Australia median, with the typical renter paying $250/week — 12% less than the state-wide $283/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 76% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 19% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (91%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 5,217, the median age is 59, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 12% of residents were born overseas. Moonta is 130km from Adelaide, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.