Moonah TAS 7009
3,742 addresses · 70 streets
Clark Electorate › Glenorchy LGA › Moonah · 5 km from Hobart
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Living Here
Moonah is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 5,884 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,421 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Moonah statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Moonah itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 physiotherapist
2 golf clubs
1 butcher
2 hairdressers
2 electricians
2 plumbers
Getting around. Bus interchange: Metro Springfield, 800 m north-west · Ferry wharf: Derwent Ferry, Brooke Street Pier, 5.3 km south-east · Airport: Hobart Airport, 17.1 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 10.4% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 7.5% · Labour-force participation 66%
Population by age in Moonah
| 0-4 | 320 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 593 |
| 15-19 | 256 |
| 20-24 | 373 |
| 25-34 | 1,394 |
| 35-44 | 820 |
| 45-54 | 651 |
| 55-64 | 650 |
| 65-74 | 493 |
| 75-84 | 247 |
| 85+ | 92 |
Dwelling types in Moonah
| House | 1,988 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 209 |
| Apartment | 126 |
| Other | 20 |
Households by weekly income in Moonah
| <$650 | 488 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 679 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 744 |
| $3,000+ | 309 |
Top ancestries in Moonah
| English | 2,104 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,840 |
| Other | 1,110 |
| Irish | 611 |
| Scottish | 487 |
| Ancestry NS | 278 |
Housing tenure in Moonah
| Owned | 638 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 721 |
| Rented | 914 |
| Other | 32 |
Cars per household in Moonah
| 0 | 284 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 959 |
| 2 | 695 |
| 3 | 249 |
| 4+ | 121 |
Commute to work in Moonah
| Car | 1,902 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 257 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 146 |
| Bicycle | 57 |
| Home | 191 |
Top countries of birth in Moonah
| Nepal | 358 |
|---|---|
| India | 244 |
| China | 129 |
| England | 115 |
| Vietnam | 77 |
| Pakistan | 63 |
Languages used at home in Moonah
| Nepali | 372 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 138 |
| Punjabi | 116 |
| Vietnamese | 84 |
| Urdu | 62 |
| Hindi | 56 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
74,490 bird observations recorded near Moonah — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (5,103)
- Forest Raven (4,539)
- Kelp Gull (4,122)
- House Sparrow (3,398)
- Silver Gull (3,338)
- Little Wattlebird (3,226)
- Common Starling (3,194)
- Noisy Miner (3,141)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,741)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (2,659)
- Eastern Rosella (2,609)
- Masked Lapwing (2,572)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (2,350)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Moonah
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (2,274)
- Southern Forest Raven (2,181)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,181)
- Green Rosella (2,093)
- Clinking Currawong (2,077)
- Yellow Wattlebird (2,054)
- Silvereye (1,971)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,966)
- Brown Thornbill (1,956)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,876)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,794)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (1,621)
- Grey Fantail (1,596)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (1,585)
- European Goldfinch (1,538)
- Tasmanian Yellow Wattlebird (1,374)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,361)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Moonah:
- West Moonah (1.2 km)
- Derwent Park (1.2 km)
- Lutana (1.4 km)
- New Town (1.9 km)
- Goodwood (2 km)
- Lenah Valley (2.3 km)
- Glenorchy (2.3 km)
- Dowsing Point (2.6 km)
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Streets
- Albert Road (221)
- Amiens Avenue (109)
- Amy Street (25)
- Bayswater Road (72)
- Beresford Place (31)
- Birdwood Avenue (22)
- Bowen Road (51)
- Brooker Highway (62)
- Brownells Lane (1)
- Browning Road (17)
- Burgess Avenue (23)
- Burrows Avenue (27)
- Butler Avenue (92)
- Camden Crescent (35)
- Cavendish Road (14)
- Central Avenue (134)
- Charles Street (175)
- Chesterman Street (62)
- Christie Avenue (26)
- Clifford Street (30)
- Coleman Street (164)
- Cotswold Place (12)
- Derwent Park Road (39)
- Dorset Street (6)
- Dumas Place (13)
- Effingham Street (4)
- Fleet Street (19)
- Fletcher Avenue (96)
- Fleurs Street (7)
- Florence Street (48)
- Garden Road (92)
- Gatehouse Street (30)
- Gerrard Street (67)
- Gormanston Road (118)
- Hamel Street (20)
- Highfield Street (82)
- Homer Avenue (43)
- Hopkins Street (306)
- Hurlstone Crescent (13)
- Johnston Street (59)
- Keats Avenue (20)
- Kelvin Avenue (29)
- Lawson Street (25)
- Leonard Avenue (110)
- Lindsay Street (6)
- Loscombe Court (6)
- Main Road (294)
- Maple Avenue (54)
- Maxwell Street (5)
- Milton Crescent (49)
- Mirool Place (28)
- Nerida Place (59)
- Northcote Road (18)
- Orchard Road (22)
- Patterson Street (5)
- Peronne Avenue (26)
- Pierce Street (20)
- Pippin Court (5)
- Reid Street (29)
- Risdon Road (1)
- Rocklyn Avenue (28)
- Sinclair Avenue (89)
- Slater Court (6)
- Springfield Avenue (51)
- St Aubyn Square (46)
- Station Street (29)
- Sunderland Street (90)
- Tregear Street (63)
- Walch Avenue (47)
- Webber Street (15)
