Moculta

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Moculta

Total population

127

Air quality index

18Good

Elevation370 m

WeatherAvg high 68.2°F

Coordinates-34.47°, 139.12°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Moculta is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-east of the municipal seat of Angaston. At the 2016 census, Moculta shared a population of 227 with part of Truro).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Gordon Freeth

Australian politician and diplomat (1914–2001)

K

Kerry Argent

illustrator of children's books (born 1960)

O.P. Heggie

American actor (1877-1936)

John Shannon

farmer and politician in South Australia (1862-1926)

M

Max Schubert

Australian wine maker (1915-1994)

Paddy Crick

Politician, solicitor and newspaper proprietor in New South Wales, Australia

P

Peter Lehmann

Australian winemaker (1930–2013)

Shannon Hurn

Australian rules footballer

W

Wyndham Hill-Smith

Australian cricketer (1909-1990)

P

Percy Pollard

Australian politician

William Hague

politician and storekeeper in South Australia (1864-1924)

B

Brian Hurn

cricketer (1939-2015)

C

Chelsea Brook

Australian basketball player (born 1998)

F

Frederick Lang

photographer (1901–1993)

Robert Cowan

Australian cricketer (1880-1962)

R

Reg Ellis

Australian cricketer (1917-2015)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Australia

• Penrice
  3.6 mi away
• Keyneton
  5.9 mi away
• Greenock
  10.7 mi away · pop. 1,045
• Alma Vale
  14.2 mi away
• Kapunda
  14.6 mi away · pop. 2,633
• Springton
  16.4 mi away · pop. 398
• Shea-Oak Log
  17.5 mi away
• Eudunda
  20.6 mi away · pop. 601
• Roseworthy
  21.6 mi away · pop. 987
• Hamilton
  22.1 mi away · pop. 23
• Hampden
  22.6 mi away
• Tungkillo
  24.4 mi away · pop. 146

Browse all places in South Australia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Wood-rush

Luzula meridionalis

Seen 2026-08-24

veined helmet-orchid

Corybas diemenicus

Seen 2026-08-22

Red-banded Greenhood

Pterostylis sanguinea

Seen 2026-08-22

African flag

Chasmanthe floribunda

Seen 2026-08-21

Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes

Seen 2026-08-19

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-08-19

Noisy Miner

Manorina melanocephala

Seen 2026-08-19

common reed

Phragmites australis

Seen 2026-08-15

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-08-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Moculta, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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