{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Moonta Bay | state = sa | image = MoontaBayJetty.JPG | caption = Jetty | pop = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata--> | postcode = 5558<ref name=postcode>{{cite web|title= Moonta Bay, South Australia (Postcode) |url= http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/sa/adelaide/moonta+bay |publisher= postcodes-australia.com |accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref> | est = 1999<ref name=Localities/> | elevation = | elevation_footnotes = | timezone = [[UTC9:30|ACST]] | utc = +9:30 | timezone-dst = [[UTC10:30|ACST]] | utc-dst = +10:30 | coordinates = {{coord|34.058020|S|137.569120|E|display=inline,title}} | maxtemp = 23.8 | mintemp = 9.8 | rainfall = 330.1 | dist1 = 136 | dir1 = NW | location1= [[Adelaide city centre]] | dist2 = | dir2 = | location2= | lga = [[Copper Coast Council]] | stategov = [[Electoral district of Narungga|Narungga]]<ref name=EDBC>{{cite map |url=http://edbc.sa.gov.au/redistributions/2016/2016-electoral-district-maps/narungga-map-2016-pdf/download.html |title=Narungga |publisher=Electoral District Boundaries Commission |date=2016 |accessdate=1 March 2018}}</ref>
| fedgov = [[Division of Grey|Grey]]<ref name=AEC/> | near-n = [[Warburto, South Australia|Warburto]] | near-ne = [[North Moonta, South Australia|North Moonta]] | near-e = North Moonta<br/>Moonta | near-se = [[Moonta, South Australia|Moonta]] | near-s = [[Port Hughes, South Australia|Port Hughes]] | near-sw = ''Spencer Gulf'' | near-w = ''[[Spencer Gulf]]'' | near-nw = ''Spencer Gulf'' | footnotes = Distances<ref name=postcode/><br/>Coordinates<ref name=Localities/><br/> Climate<ref>{{cite web|title=Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics KADINA AWS (nearest station) |url= http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_022050.shtml |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology|accessdate=6 April 2016}}</ref><br/>Adjoining localities<ref name=Localities>{{cite web|title=Search result for "Moonta Bay (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0046039) with the following layer being selected – "Suburbs and Localities"|url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/#|publisher=Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure|accessdate=5 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} [[File:Seagate Motel Moonta Bay.jpg|thumb|Seagate Motel Moonta Bay]] '''Moonta Bay''' is located in the [[Copper Coast]] region of Northern [[Yorke Peninsula]] [[South Australia]], adjacent to the historic town of [[Moonta, South Australia|Moonta]] and [[Port Hughes, South Australia|Port Hughes]].
==Description== At the [[Census in Australia#2006|2006 census]], Moonta Bay had a population of 2,042.<ref name=Census2006Y>{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC44231|name=Moonta Bay (State Suburb) |accessdate=11 October 2011|quick=on}}</ref> The area is a popular tourist destination, with attractions including the beach and jetty where children are able to swim in a netted area. The area is supposed to be shark proof but there has been a hole in the net for 20 years. The area is more popular to jump from the jetty into the deeper water. The jetty is also a popular fishing area particularly for those wanting to catch squid.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} The historic [[Rossiters Point Saltwater Intake and Pumping Station]] is listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=13523 | title=Saltwater Intake and Pumping Station, Rossiters Point | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=7 April 2016}} </ref>
==Governance== Moonta Bay is located within the federal [[Division of Grey]], the state [[electoral district of Goyder]] and the local government area known as the [[Copper Coast Council]].<ref name=ECSA>{{cite web|title=Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2014|url=http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?task=document.download&id=222&Itemid=0 |publisher=ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA|accessdate=23 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=AEC>{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Grey|url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-grey.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref>
==Local economy== {{unreferenced section|date=April 2016}} Accommodation is available for tourists at the beachside [[caravan park]] and motel. There are a range of restaurants, cafes and a functions venue. During January the town's population increases significantly as holiday home owners spend the school holidays at Moonta Bay. Many farmers throughout the district migrate to Moonta Bay in January for their yearly holiday. Historically commercial fishing and abalone diving were important industries for the area but throughout the years the numbers of fishermen and catch numbers have decreased. The town is still popular with recreational fisherman catching fish from the jetty or their own boats. There is a small industry of boat chartering in the area catering to tourists.
==Notes and references== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110406193309/http://www.southaustralia.com/9002740.aspx Yorke Peninsula: Moonta Bay] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100215181022/http://www.southaustralia.com/Yorke_Fishing_Guide.pdf Yorke Peninsula Fishing Guide] * [http://www.coppercoast.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm Council website]
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[[Category:Coastal towns in South Australia]] [[Category:Beaches of South Australia]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in South Australia]] [[Category:Spencer Gulf]]