Moonta Bay, South Australia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Moonta Bay, in the Copper Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | Moonta Bay |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Copper Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.05066 |
| Longitude | 137.56849 |
| Population | 2,279 |
| Density | 307.1 /km² |
| Area | 7.4 km² |
| Elevation | 8 m |
| Postcode | 5558 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 136 km northwest |
Moonta Bay is a locality in the Copper Coast Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2,279. The locality covers an area of 7.4 km², giving a population density of about 307.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 8 m above sea level. It lies approximately 136 km northwest of Adelaide. Moonta Bay is located at 34.0507°S, 137.5685°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5558. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Moonta Bay exhales a salt-laced breath, a gentle curve of coastline where ochre earth meets the pale, restless sea. It lies 124.0 km west-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 13.7 km south-south-west of Wallaroo. The air, often still and carrying the scent of sun-baked scrub, can stir into a brash wind that whips the fine sand across the foreshore, blurring the edges between the land and the wide, watery expanse. Low-slung holiday houses, painted in cheerful blues and yellows, huddle against the prevailing breeze, their verandas open to the broad, luminous sky. Beyond the immediate bay, the land flattens into a mosaic of paddocks, some green with pasture, others the dusty brown of a long, dry spell, all stretching towards a horizon that seems to hold the promise of endless, sun-drenched days.
This stretch of coast, once a vibrant hub of copper mining, still carries the echoes of a boisterous past. The rich veins of ore that once pulsed beneath the earth have long since been exhausted, leaving behind a legacy of stone walls and the faint, mineral tang that sometimes rises from the soil after rain. The local economy, now largely sustained by tourism and the bounty of the sea, hums with a quieter energy than its mining heyday. Fishermen mend their nets by the small harbour, their weathered faces reflecting the steady, unhurried rhythm of life here, while visitors stroll along the jetty, their laughter carried on the breeze. The old smelting works, though silent, stand as a stoic monument to the industry that shaped Moonta Bay, a stark reminder of the labour and fortunes that once defined this sun-kissed corner of the peninsula.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Moonta Bay, South Australia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Moonta Bay, in the Copper Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Moonta Bay includes the postcode (5558), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Copper Coast Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Moonta Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |