East Moonta, South Australia

East Moonta is a rural locality at the northern end of the Yorke Peninsula and a satellite village to the town of Moonta. It is located in the Copper Coast Council.^[2]

East Moonta South Australia
East Moonta
Coordinates	34°05′00″S 137°37′32″E / 34.083380°S 137.625580°E / -34.083380; 137.625580
Population	130 (SAL 2021)^[1]
Postcode(s)	5558^[2]
LGA(s)	Copper Coast Council
State electorate(s)	Narungga^[3]
Federal division(s)	Grey^[2]
Localities around East Moonta: Yelta North Yelta Boors Plain Moonta Mines East Moonta Boors Plain Agery Agery Agery
Footnotes	Coordinates^[4]

Description

The modern locality was established when the name and boundaries were selected in January 1999.^[4] Land use within East Moonta is divided between cultural heritage conservation, primary production and residential use. Part of a historic site known as the Moonta Mines State Heritage Area occupies land on the western side of the locality which is zoned to ensure that any land use and associated built development meets statutory planning objectives for the promotion, conservation, enhancement and maintenance of the state heritage area's "historic character and cultural significance". Land on the north-east side of the locality is zoned for “agricultural production and the grazing of stock on relatively large holdings". Land on the south-west side of the locality to the south side of Arthurton Road is largely zoned for residential use "consisting of detached dwellings on large allotments".^[5][6] The Moonta Gun Club is located on Arthurton Road in East Moonta.^[4]

History

East Moonta was connected to Moonta and Moonta Bay by a horse-drawn tramway from 1869 to 1930.^[7] The disused East Moonta Methodist Church in Deeble Street dates from 1872, and was listed on the Register of the National Estate, and was the first church in South Australia to provide amphitheatre seating.^[8][9] It formerly had its own school; however, this has long since closed.^[10] It also once had its own football and cricket teams.^[11][12]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Moonta (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
2. "Search result(s) for East Moonta, 5558". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
3. Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
4. . Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
5. "Development Plan - Copper Coast Council Consolidated – 28 August 2014" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 154–156, 187, 214 and 394–398. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
6. "Moonta Mines State Heritage Area". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
7. "Area History". National Trust of Australia Moonta Branch. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
8. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
9. "East Moonta Wesleyan Methodist Church (former), Deeble St, Moonta, SA, Australia". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
10. "Public School, Moonta". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
11. "East Moonta Club". Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser. Vol. XXXII, no. 2435. South Australia. 4 May 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
12. "EAST MOONTA". The Kadina And Wallaroo Times. Vol. XXIX, no. 3271. South Australia. 12 December 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.