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Moana

Ranked #80 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for safety. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
14
#262 of 299
Safety
73
#80 of 299
Wealth
51
#146 of 299
Value
50
#145 of 299
Parks
5
#269 of 299
Cafés
68
#92 of 299
Transit
41
#62 of 299
Green space
67
#82 of 299
Active & healthy
42
#215 of 299

The numbers

Population3,316
Area2.54 km²
Median household income$1,631/wk
Median rent$330/wk
Crime rate27.7 incidents per 1,000 people
Within 400m of a park73.4% of the suburb
Cafés1

Who lives in Moana

Population
3,316
Median age
40 years
Median household income
$1,631/wk
Median rent
$330/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Moana — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Moana

Is Moana safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 73/100 for safety and ranking #80 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 28 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Moana good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 73/100, parks 5/100 and green space 67/100, with a median age of 40. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Moana expensive to live in?

Median rent is $330 a week, and household income ranks #146 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 50/100 for value.

Does Moana have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #62 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Moana?

73% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 12.9 hectares per 1,000 residents — 67/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Seaford RiseSeafordOld NoarlungaSeaford MeadowsPort Noarlunga SouthNoarlunga Downs

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated September 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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