Moonah TAS 7009
Moonah sits 6 km from Hobart CBD in Tasmania, around 11 minutes by car. Census data records 5,884 residents with a median age of 35 and a median household income of $73,892 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 8.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $330 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,387. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Moonah a good suburb?
Moonah scores a A+ (78/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and safety.
Mixed results
2 schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 90/100 · 6.5 km · 11 min drive to Hobart
Median available
Median $670K
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 35 · 5,884 residents
Liveability Rating
78 / 100 · Ranked #8 in TASEach bar is Moonah's rank among TAS suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No crime data is published for Tasmania — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
Flood data for Tasmania covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
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Our score
78 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMoonah's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $670,000, roughly 10% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$670,000
In line with its 6 neighbours (median $660,000)
Based on 115 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 27 days — median across 53 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 12 sales $646K
- 3 bed 78 sales $662K
- 4 bed 16 sales $720K
- 5 bed 6 sales $862K
Units
$482,500
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $489,000)
Based on 37 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 38 days — median across 12 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 7 sales $315K
- 2 bed 24 sales $484K
- 3 bed 6 sales $669K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Moonah are currently listed at around $695,000 on average. Based on 25 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$695K
25 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$525K
9 units listed in the last 6 months.
34 of the suburb's 2,343 dwellings (1.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Moonah rent for around $650 a week on average, based on 27 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$650/wk
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $650/wk)
27 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$400/wk
3 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
30 rentals advertised against an estimated 942 rented homes (3.2%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Sep 2025–Aug 2026- 3-bed houses
- $610/wk
- 80 bonds
- +19% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $498/wk
- 46 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025105 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7009.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$650/week ($34,000 a year) on a $695,000 median
$400/week ($21,000 a year) on a $525,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
27 active Airbnb listings: 24 whole homes and 3 rooms. Whole homes are about 1.0% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Crime in the Glenorchy council area
Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Moonah alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 3,753 | 74.4 |
| Assault | 367 | 7.3 |
| Assault in a public place | 100 | 2.0 |
| Home burglary | 124 | 2.5 |
| Stolen vehicles | 220 | 4.4 |
| Robbery | 34 | 0.7 |
| Serious crime | 120 | 2.4 |
| Public order incidents | 2,438 | 48.3 |
| Family violence order breaches | 221 | 4.4 |
| Police family violence order breaches | 153 | 3.0 |
Rates use the council’s 50,450 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20257 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Two schools serve Moonah, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 419 students across 2 schools (avg 210)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 973-1035, median 1004 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Bowen Road Primary School (212 students)
Primary
Universities nearby
1.5% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Moonah is exceptionally walkable on foot — at 90/100, daily errands don't require a car at all. Within the suburb there are 3 supermarkets, 4 parks and 16 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Moonah.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 84.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 62.6 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 24.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 17.3 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 1 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Moonah.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 81%
- Premises covered
- 3,295
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Glenorchy: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 12 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Moonah is home to about 5,900 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $74,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
5,884
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$73,892/yr
Census Median Rent
$330/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,387/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$38,116/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.3%
Total Dwellings
2,343
Owner-Occupier Rate
59.8%
Houses
84.8%
Rental Stress
23.2%
Mortgage Stress
22.5%
Work From Home
7.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
123 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 37 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 914 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 68.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 70.8%
- Employment Rate
- 61%
- Completed Year 12
- 49.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
614 residents (10.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 5,564 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
47% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,434 of 3,042).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 6,132 people work here; 3,042 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 2.0 jobs for every working resident. At least 50% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,562 a year through Glenorchy based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 59%
- Industrial 18%
- Commercial 11%
- Infrastructure and transport 7%
- Parks and recreation 3%
- Zones under 1% 1%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Glenorchy
In the year to August 2026, 227 new dwellings were approved across Glenorchy. That mix is 148 houses and 79 units. Approvals are up 157.1% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Hobart Botanical Gardens, 3.8 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 27 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 1.6 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 0.3% of addresses
- 12 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 507 mm
- 85 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
15 facilities within 5 km- 1.6 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 1.9 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 2.1 kmFertiliser ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Fluoride compounds · Carbon monoxide
- 2.2 kmCopper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and RefiningTop reported: Sulfur dioxide · Zinc and compounds · Carbon monoxide
- 2.3 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
EV adoption
In postcode 7009, 122 of 12,444 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.9% (481 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 7009, 1,099 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,745 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 104 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$20,000 for new homes.
$20,000 for transactions commencing 1 July 2026 - 30 June 2027. THE AMOUNT MOVES EVERY YEAR AND THE SRO PUBLISHES THE TABLE: $30,000 (FY2025-26), $10,000 (FY2024-25), $30,000 (Apr 2021 - Jun 2024). We held $10,000 until 2026-09-18, which was the FY2024-25 figure — two years stale, and wrong in both directions in between. Nothing is published beyond 30 June 2027, so this is due again then regardless of the 1 July sweep. No purchase-price cap is STATED on the eligibility pages (an absence, not an explicit "no cap"); the Grant Guideline PDF was not read. Eligible new builds include substantially renovated homes and kit homes. Completion within 24 months of the transaction start date, or the grant drops to $10,000. Separate from the grant: the first home buyer duty exemption on ESTABLISHED homes up to $750,000 closed for settlements after 30 June 2026.
Mortgage repayments
10 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 13 across postcode 7009.
Property transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office of Tasmania
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Andrew Wilkie Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrew Wilkie | 70.9% | 29.1% | +3.6 |
| 2022 | Andrew Wilkie | 67.2% | 32.8% | -1.1 |
| 2019 | Andrew Wilkie | 66.2% | 33.8% | -0.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Elected at the 2025 election:
- Kristie Johnston Independent
- Vica Bayley Tasmanian Greens
- Ella Haddad Australian Labor Party
- Josh Willie Australian Labor Party
- Helen Burnet Tasmanian Greens
- Marcus Vermey Liberal Party
- Madeleine Ogilvie Liberal Party
| Year | Seats won |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 Tasmanian Greens · 2 Australian Labor Party · 2 Liberal Party · 1 Independent |
| 2024 | 2 Australian Labor Party · 2 Tasmanian Greens · 2 Liberal Party · 1 Independent |
A vacancy here is filled by a recount of the original votes, not a by-election, so a member listed may since have been replaced. Results: Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
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Nearby suburbs
Glenorchy TAS 7010
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Lutana TAS 7009
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Common questions about Moonah
Is Moonah a safe place to live?
TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Moonah.
What natural hazards affect Moonah?
Moonah has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Moonah a good place to live?
Moonah has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A+ (78/100), ranked against other TAS suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Moonah?
Moonah, TAS had a population of 5,884 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Moonah, TAS?
The postcode for Moonah, TAS is 7009.
How far is Moonah from Hobart?
Moonah is 6 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 11 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Moonah?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Moonah was $73,892 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Moonah?
The median advertised rent in Moonah is $650 a week for houses (27 listings) and $400 a week for units (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Moonah?
The median age of residents in Moonah was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Moonah?
There are 2 schools inside the Moonah boundary: 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Moonah walkable?
Moonah scores 90/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it exceptionally walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Moonah?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Moonah, Hobart Botanical Gardens (3.8 km away), 507 mm of rain a year over 85 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Moonah?
First-home buyers in TAS may be eligible for $20,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office of Tasmania; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Moonah belong to?
Moonah sits within the Glenorchy local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Moonah?
The average residential rates bill through Glenorchy is $1,562 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Moonah?
Across Glenorchy, 227 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 157.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Moonah in?
Moonah sits within the federal Division of Clark, currently held by Andrew Wilkie (Independent).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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