New Town vs Moonah

Moonah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in New Town. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In New Town, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in New Town: a median of $893,000, against $670,000 in Moonah. New Town is closer to the city centre: 5.3 km, against 6.5 km. On these figures, Moonah tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

New Town

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 4)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Moonah has more separate houses rather than flats (85% vs 68%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Moonah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($670,000 vs $893,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

New Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 15%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • New Town returns a higher gross yield on units (6.0% vs 4.0%)
  • Moonah returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.9% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

New Town and Moonah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

New Town Moonah
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

New Town Moonah
Walkability 86 / 90
New Town — Walkability: 86/100 Moonah — Walkability: 90/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
New Town — Low fire risk: 100/100 Moonah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

New Town has higher household incomes ($82,992 vs $73,892); New Town skews older (38 vs 35).

New Town Moonah
Population 6,781
+13% vs other
 5,884
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.8% +8.5%
Median age 38 35
Median household income $82,992/yr
+11% vs other
 $73,892/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+3% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

New Town Moonah
0-4 4.1% / 5.4%
New Town — 0-4: 4.1% Moonah — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 9.1% / 10.1%
New Town — 5-14: 9.1% Moonah — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.9% / 4.4%
New Town — 15-19: 4.9% Moonah — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 6.3% / 6.3%
New Town — 20-24: 6.3% Moonah — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 19.5% / 23.7%
New Town — 25-34: 19.5% Moonah — 25-34: 23.7%
35-44 13.3% / 13.9%
New Town — 35-44: 13.3% Moonah — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 12.3% / 11.1%
New Town — 45-54: 12.3% Moonah — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 12.0% / 11.0%
New Town — 55-64: 12.0% Moonah — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 9.6% / 8.4%
New Town — 65-74: 9.6% Moonah — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 5.3% / 4.2%
New Town — 75-84: 5.3% Moonah — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 3.2% / 1.6%
New Town — 85+: 3.2% Moonah — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

New Town 47.2% lone person
New Town — Lone Person: 47.2% New Town — Couple Families: 30.9% New Town — One Parent Families: 12.3% New Town — Group Household: 8.3% New Town — Other Families: 1.4%
Moonah 42.5% lone person
Moonah — Lone Person: 42.5% Moonah — Couple Families: 30.3% Moonah — One Parent Families: 17.4% Moonah — Group Household: 7.4% Moonah — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

New Town 42.0% renting
New Town — Owned Outright: 31.1% New Town — Mortgage: 26.8% New Town — Renting: 42.0%
Moonah 40.2% renting
Moonah — Owned Outright: 28.1% Moonah — Mortgage: 31.7% Moonah — Renting: 40.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

New Town Moonah
Bachelor Degree 21.0% / 15.3%
New Town — Bachelor Degree: 21.0% Moonah — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 12.7%
New Town — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Moonah — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Postgraduate Degree 12.0% / 9.8%
New Town — Postgraduate Degree: 12.0% Moonah — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.4%
New Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Moonah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.5%
New Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Moonah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

New Town Moonah
Nepal 3.6% / 6.1%
New Town — Nepal: 3.6% Moonah — Nepal: 6.1%
India 4.1% / 4.1%
New Town — India: 4.1% Moonah — India: 4.1%
China 3.0% / 2.2%
New Town — China: 3.0% Moonah — China: 2.2%
England 3.0% / 2.0%
New Town — England: 3.0% Moonah — England: 2.0%
Vietnam 0.5% / 1.3%
New Town — Vietnam: 0.5% Moonah — Vietnam: 1.3%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.7%
New Town — New Zealand: 0.8% Moonah — New Zealand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

New Town 67.9% houses
New Town — Houses: 67.9% New Town — Flats / Apartments: 22.1% New Town — Townhouses: 10.0%
Moonah 84.8% houses
Moonah — Houses: 84.8% Moonah — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% Moonah — Townhouses: 8.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

New Town Moonah
Median house price $893,000 $670,000
Median unit price $455,000 $482,500
Median land price $500,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 61 sales
 27 days
from 53 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

New Town Moonah
1 bed $405K / $315K
New Town — 1 bed: $405K (15 sales) Moonah — 1 bed: $315K (7 sales)

15 vs 7 sales

2 bed $459K / $484K
New Town — 2 bed: $459K (30 sales) Moonah — 2 bed: $484K (24 sales)

30 vs 24 sales

3 bed $695K / $669K
New Town — 3 bed: $695K (9 sales) Moonah — 3 bed: $669K (6 sales)

9 vs 6 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

New Town Moonah
2 bed $745K / $646K
New Town — 2 bed: $745K (15 sales) Moonah — 2 bed: $646K (12 sales)

15 vs 12 sales

3 bed $868K / $662K
New Town — 3 bed: $868K (64 sales) Moonah — 3 bed: $662K (78 sales)

64 vs 78 sales

4 bed $1.06M / $720K
New Town — 4 bed: $1.06M (26 sales) Moonah — 4 bed: $720K (16 sales)

26 vs 16 sales

5 bed $1.29M / $862K
New Town — 5 bed: $1.29M (8 sales) Moonah — 5 bed: $862K (6 sales)

8 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Moonah has more industrially zoned land (18% vs 0%); Moonah has more commercially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

New Town Moonah
Residential 61% 59%
Infrastructure and transport 20% 7%
Industrial 0% 18%
Parks and recreation 14% 3%
Commercial 0% 11%
Other and special use 4% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

New Town Moonah
New dwellings approved 163
across Hobart
 227
across Glenorchy
Approvals change year on year -76% +157%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

New Town Moonah
Houses 3.9%
$650/wk on $870K
 4.9%
$650/wk on $695K
Units 6.0%
$500/wk on $435K
 4.0%
$400/wk on $525K

Ranking within TAS

New Town Moonah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of TAS Higher than 62% of TAS
Schools Higher than 44% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 99% of TAS
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of TAS Higher than 79% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 84% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 24% of TAS

Liveability

New Town Moonah
Grade A+
same for both
Score 79/100 78/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

New Town Moonah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood — Not mapped
no mapped data here
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

New Town Moonah
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 6.7 km
 1
Hobart, 8.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.5% 1.5%

Schools in New Town

  • Hobart City High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • New Town Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Hobart City High School Sub-Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Moonah

  • Bowen Road Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Therese's Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

New Town Moonah
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 5 16
Parks & reserves 10 4
Childcare 5 2
GPs 3
same for both
Pharmacies 3 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 2 3
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

New Town Moonah
Walkability score 86/100 90/100
Distance to Hobart 5.3 km 6.5 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 11 min
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 158.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 84.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 7008
 1.0%
postcode 7009
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 7008
 19
postcode 7009

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

New Town Moonah
Car (driver) 58.9% / 64.7%
New Town — Car (driver): 58.9% Moonah — Car (driver): 64.7%
Bus 10.5% / 11.6%
New Town — Bus: 10.5% Moonah — Bus: 11.6%
Worked from Home 9.5% / 7.4%
New Town — Worked from Home: 9.5% Moonah — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 8.6%
New Town — Car (passenger): 8.2% Moonah — Car (passenger): 8.6%
Walked Only 9.3% / 5.6%
New Town — Walked Only: 9.3% Moonah — Walked Only: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

New Town Moonah
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 908 m
4.8 km to a named beach
 1.6 km

NBN connectivity

New Town Moonah
Connectivity score 85/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
3,502 premises
 81%
3,295 premises

Climate

New Town Moonah
Annual rainfall 507 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

New Town Moonah
Average residential rate $2,818/yr $1,562/yr
Council Hobart Glenorchy

Federal electorate

New Town Moonah
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

New Town Moonah
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

New Town

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

Moonah

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Transport Hub

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