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West Moonah TAS 7009

2,242 addresses · 58 streets

Clark Electorate › Glenorchy LGA › West Moonah · 5 km from Hobart

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Living Here

West Moonah is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 4,522 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,491 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 41% 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.

4,522Population
34Median age
$1,491Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the West Moonah statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: West Moonah itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Metro Springfield, 1.2 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Derwent Ferry, Brooke Street Pier, 5.7 km south-east · Airport: Hobart Airport, 18.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 11.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in West Moonah

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, West Moonah TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.8% · Labour-force participation 66.5%

Population by age in West Moonah
Population by age, West Moonah TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4271
5-14467
15-19228
20-24312
25-34980
35-44671
45-54489
55-64465
65-74370
75-84194
85+61
Dwelling types in West Moonah
Dwelling types, West Moonah TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House1,378
Townhouse133
Apartment209
Other0
Households by weekly income in West Moonah
Households by weekly income, West Moonah TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650293
$650-1,499514
$1,500-2,999544
$3,000+251
Top ancestries in West Moonah
Top ancestries, West Moonah TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English1,464
Australian1,374
Other959
Irish399
Scottish329
Ancestry NS214
Housing tenure in West Moonah
Housing tenure, West Moonah TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned485
Mortgage502
Rented706
Other17
Cars per household in West Moonah
Cars per household, West Moonah TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0130
1686
2577
3198
4+109
Commute to work in West Moonah
Commute to work, West Moonah TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,619
Train0
Bus135
Tram/ferry0
Walked42
Bicycle14
Home127
Top countries of birth in West Moonah
Top countries of birth, West Moonah TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Nepal302
India239
China92
England83
Philippines62
Pakistan46
Languages used at home in West Moonah
Languages used at home, West Moonah TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali349
Mandarin124
Punjabi106
Hindi62
Greek55
Vietnamese44

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

73,485 bird observations recorded near West Moonah — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near West Moonah

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.