North Moonta | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:34°03′21″S137°35′30″E / 34.055820°S 137.591660°E /-34.055820; 137.591660 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 605 (SAL2021)[4] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5558[5] | ||||||||||||
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North Moonta is a locality in the Australian state ofSouth Australia located at the northern end of theYorke Peninsula on the north side of the town ofMoonta.[5]
North Moonta is located within the federaldivision of Grey, the stateelectoral district of Narungga and the local government area of theCopper Coast Council.[2][1][6] It was originally a private subdivision, and the boundaries of the modern locality were established in January 1999. It includes the former Moonta Hospital in Majors Road, which closed in December 2013.[7][8] The former hospital operators, Moonta Health & Aged Care Services, continue to operate the adjacent Parkview Aged Hostel.[9] The Moonta Lifestyle Village in Barbary Court and the Copper Coast Lifestyle Village in James Place are also located at North Moonta.[10] The south end of the locality includes a residential-zoned area to the west of the main Moonta-Wallaroo Road, bounded by Haylock Road, and an industrial-zoned area to the east of the main road. It also includes a "rural living" area to the west of the residential area, bounded by Haylock Road, Muddy Lane and Binney Road. The remaining two-thirds of the locality is zoned for primary production.[5] On 14 August 2014, it received additional territory fromWarburto andCross Roads as part of a boundary realignment of the local area.[6]