West Moonah vs Glenorchy

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Moonah, most households own their home. In Glenorchy, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. West Moonah is closer to the city centre: 8.4 km, against 10.7 km. On these figures, Glenorchy tends to suit people living alone.

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

Glenorchy

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 4)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Glenorchy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($560,000 vs $650,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Moonah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

West Moonah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (8.4 km vs 10.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Glenorchy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.5% vs 5.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

West Moonah Glenorchy
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.

West Moonah Glenorchy
Walkability 58 / 60
West Moonah — Walkability: 58/100 Glenorchy — Walkability: 60/100
Low fire risk 46 / 4
West Moonah — Low fire risk: 46/100 Glenorchy — Low fire risk: 4/100

Demographics

Glenorchy has more residents (12,013 vs 4,522); West Moonah has higher household incomes ($77,532 vs $59,436).

West Moonah Glenorchy
Population 4,522 12,013
+166% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.7% +10.9%
Median age 34 35
Median household income $77,532/yr
+23% vs other
 $59,436/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+6% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Moonah Glenorchy
0-4 6.0% / 5.5%
West Moonah — 0-4: 6.0% Glenorchy — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 10.3% / 9.8%
West Moonah — 5-14: 10.3% Glenorchy — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 5.0% / 4.6%
West Moonah — 15-19: 5.0% Glenorchy — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 6.9% / 6.4%
West Moonah — 20-24: 6.9% Glenorchy — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 21.7% / 21.9%
West Moonah — 25-34: 21.7% Glenorchy — 25-34: 21.9%
35-44 14.8% / 12.2%
West Moonah — 35-44: 14.8% Glenorchy — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 10.8% / 10.2%
West Moonah — 45-54: 10.8% Glenorchy — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 10.3% / 10.8%
West Moonah — 55-64: 10.3% Glenorchy — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 8.2% / 9.1%
West Moonah — 65-74: 8.2% Glenorchy — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 4.3% / 6.2%
West Moonah — 75-84: 4.3% Glenorchy — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.3% / 3.2%
West Moonah — 85+: 1.3% Glenorchy — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

West Moonah 36.4% lone person
West Moonah — Lone Person: 36.4% West Moonah — Couple Families: 37.1% West Moonah — One Parent Families: 16.4% West Moonah — Group Household: 8.2% West Moonah — Other Families: 1.9%
Glenorchy 45.3% lone person
Glenorchy — Lone Person: 45.3% Glenorchy — Couple Families: 27.0% Glenorchy — One Parent Families: 20.0% Glenorchy — Group Household: 5.6% Glenorchy — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

West Moonah 41.7% renting
West Moonah — Owned Outright: 28.6% West Moonah — Mortgage: 29.7% West Moonah — Renting: 41.7%
Glenorchy 45.4% renting
Glenorchy — Owned Outright: 26.8% Glenorchy — Mortgage: 27.8% Glenorchy — Renting: 45.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

West Moonah Glenorchy
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 10.5%
West Moonah — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Glenorchy — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 12.9%
West Moonah — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Glenorchy — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / 7.5%
West Moonah — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Glenorchy — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 5.8%
West Moonah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Glenorchy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.1%
West Moonah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Glenorchy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

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.

West Moonah Glenorchy
Nepal 6.7% / 7.4%
West Moonah — Nepal: 6.7% Glenorchy — Nepal: 7.4%
India 5.3% / 4.2%
West Moonah — India: 5.3% Glenorchy — India: 4.2%
England 1.8% / 1.8%
West Moonah — England: 1.8% Glenorchy — England: 1.8%
China 2.0% / 1.4%
West Moonah — China: 2.0% Glenorchy — China: 1.4%
Philippines 1.4% / 0.9%
West Moonah — Philippines: 1.4% Glenorchy — Philippines: 0.9%
Pakistan 1.0% / 1.0%
West Moonah — Pakistan: 1.0% Glenorchy — Pakistan: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

West Moonah 80.1% houses
West Moonah — Houses: 80.1% West Moonah — Flats / Apartments: 12.2% West Moonah — Townhouses: 7.7%
Glenorchy 78.0% houses
Glenorchy — Houses: 78.0% Glenorchy — Flats / Apartments: 16.0% Glenorchy — Townhouses: 5.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

West Moonah Glenorchy
Median house price $660,000 $620,000
Median unit price $515,000 $489,000
Median land price $650,000 $560,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 48 sales
 27 days
from 101 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.

West Moonah Glenorchy
1 bed $315K / $346K
West Moonah — 1 bed: $315K (7 sales) Glenorchy — 1 bed: $346K (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

2 bed $511K / $483K
West Moonah — 2 bed: $511K (19 sales) Glenorchy — 2 bed: $483K (58 sales)

19 vs 58 sales

3 bed $575K / $515K
West Moonah — 3 bed: $575K (8 sales) Glenorchy — 3 bed: $515K (10 sales)

8 vs 10 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.

West Moonah Glenorchy
2 bed $595K / $515K
West Moonah — 2 bed: $595K (17 sales) Glenorchy — 2 bed: $515K (33 sales)

17 vs 33 sales

3 bed $662K / $622K
West Moonah — 3 bed: $662K (52 sales) Glenorchy — 3 bed: $622K (125 sales)

52 vs 125 sales

4 bed $722K / $680K
West Moonah — 4 bed: $722K (18 sales) Glenorchy — 4 bed: $680K (37 sales)

18 vs 37 sales

5 bed $850K / $770K
West Moonah — 5 bed: $850K (5 sales) Glenorchy — 5 bed: $770K (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Glenorchy has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 0%).

West Moonah Glenorchy
Residential 85% 42%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 21%
Environmental 0% 20%
Parks and recreation 8% 10%
Industrial 0% 5%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

West Moonah Glenorchy
New dwellings approved 227
across Glenorchy
same for both
Approvals change year on year +157%
same for both

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.

West Moonah Glenorchy
Houses 4.9%
$650/wk on $695K
 5.0%
$620/wk on $650K
Units 5.0%
$540/wk on $562K
 5.5%
$520/wk on $495K

Ranking within TAS

West Moonah Glenorchy
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of TAS Higher than 36% of TAS
Schools — Higher than 40% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 94% of TAS
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of TAS Higher than 71% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of TAS Higher than 94% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 84% of TAS Higher than 88% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 67% of TAS Higher than 86% of TAS

Liveability

West Moonah scores higher overall (58 vs 38).

West Moonah Glenorchy
Grade B C
Score 58/100 38/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Glenorchy carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 54).

West Moonah Glenorchy
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 High
96/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

West Moonah Glenorchy
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 8.5 km
 1
Hobart, 9.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.3% 1.2%

Schools in West Moonah

  • Hilliard Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Springfield Gardens Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Glenorchy

  • Dominic College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Cosgrove High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Glenorchy Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Indie School - Glenorchy Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers
  • Guilford Young College Catholic · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

West Moonah Glenorchy
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 4 10
Childcare 2 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Glenorchy sits further from the CBD (10.7 km vs 8.4 km).

West Moonah Glenorchy
Walkability score 58/100 60/100
Distance to Hobart 8.4 km 10.7 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 17 min
Public transport score 85/100
Bus
 93/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 24.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 239.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 7009
 0.7%
postcode 7010
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7009
 18
postcode 7010

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.

West Moonah Glenorchy
Car (driver) 72.2% / 72.8%
West Moonah — Car (driver): 72.2% Glenorchy — Car (driver): 72.8%
Car (passenger) 9.7% / 9.2%
West Moonah — Car (passenger): 9.7% Glenorchy — Car (passenger): 9.2%
Bus 8.8% / 9.3%
West Moonah — Bus: 8.8% Glenorchy — Bus: 9.3%
Worked from Home 6.4% / 4.9%
West Moonah — Worked from Home: 6.4% Glenorchy — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Walked Only 2.1% / 3.2%
West Moonah — Walked Only: 2.1% Glenorchy — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

West Moonah Glenorchy
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km 4.1 km

NBN connectivity

West Moonah Glenorchy
Connectivity score 97/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 95%
1,934 premises
 97%
6,206 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

West Moonah Glenorchy
Average residential rate $1,562/yr
same for both
Council Glenorchy
same for both

Federal electorate

West Moonah Glenorchy
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

West Moonah

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Transport Hub

Glenorchy

Easy Commute Inner Parks Transport Hub

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