Median price trend for houses
Based on 85 sales in the preceding 12 months
$712,000
Up 13.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $612k
- 3 bed
- $698k
- 4 bed
- $775k
- 5+ bed
- $834k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Moonah
TAS 7009 · Glenorchy
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $712,000
- Median unit
- $485,000
- Population
- 5,884
- Postcode
- 7009
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ABS 2021
Moonah, Tasmania
Property market insights for Moonah
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Moonah TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 89 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Up 13.6% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Moonah, TAS is currently $712,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Moonah has a 12-month growth rate of 13.7% for houses and 10.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $612,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $698,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $775,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $834,000 in Moonah.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Moonah is $625 per week. The median house rent has increased 13.6% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Moonah is $485,000, which has increased 10.1% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $342,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $485,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $741,000 in Moonah. The median rent for units and apartments in Moonah is $475 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Moonah safe?
The overall rate for Moonah is 9,180 offences per 100,000 residents — 13% below the Greater Hobart benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Moonah.
Overall crime rate
9,180
offences per 100,000 residents
13% belowGreater Hobart
MoonahGreater Hobart: 10,537
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Moonah?
Moonah TAS 7009 is in Tasmania, within Greater Hobart.
5,884 people call Moonah home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,421 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,884
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,387 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $330 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Hobart benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.5%Below
15–3434.4%Above
35–5425.0%In line
55–7419.4%Below
75 and over5.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses84.7%In line
Townhouses8.9%Above
Apartments5.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright28.1%Below
Paying a mortgage31.7%Below
Renting40.2%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car12.3%Above
One car41.5%Above
Two cars30.1%Below
Three or more16.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.3%Below
Drove to work55.2%Below
Train, tram or bus8.4%Above
Walked or cycled6.7%Above
What stands out in Moonah
6.3% of workers in Moonah worked from home on Census day.
4.1% of Moonah residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Hobart.
44.9% of people in Moonah described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Moonah
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Moonah TAS 7009.
Is Moonah family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.5% of Moonah's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
1,474 family households lived in Moonah; 37.3% were couple families and 21.4% were one-parent families.
37.0% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Hobart.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Moonah?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Moonah had 5,884 residents at the 2021 Census.
37.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
25.2% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Hobart average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Moonah?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 84.7% of occupied private dwellings in Moonah.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 5.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Moonah?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
28.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
31.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
40.2% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Moonah?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Moonah had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 33.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Hobart average.
Two-person households represented 30.0%, while 21.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Moonah?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
55.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Hobart average.
8.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Moonah?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
12.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Hobart average.
One-car households formed 41.5% of the total.
46.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Moonah, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
55.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.4% reported a different address.
27.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Moonah?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
70.8% of residents used only English at home.
24.7% used a language other than English at home.
2.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Moonah residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
27.5% of Moonah's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 72.5% was born in Australia.
2.2% of residents were born in China.
4.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 75.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Moonah?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 35.8% of ancestry responses in Moonah.
Australian ancestry made up 31.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Moonah?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
22.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
Managers accounted for 8.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.9% of workers, and education and training employed 9.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Moonah?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.0%, compared with 61.6% across Greater Hobart.
32.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.5%, compared with 6.2% across Greater Hobart.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Moonah show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.1% reported asthma, 9.6% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Moonah?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
28.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 27.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Moonah?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,421 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,387.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $330 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Moonah compare with Greater Hobart?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.3% in Moonah, compared with 8.1% across Greater Hobart.
Outright ownership was 28.1% locally and 34.9% across Greater Hobart. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
Renting accounted for 40.2% in Moonah, against 29.6% across Greater Hobart.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Moonah
Is Moonah expensive?
The median house price is $712,000, while units and apartments sit at $485,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Moonah good for families?
The Census counted 1,474 local families, and 15.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Moonah?
Larger houses have a median around $834,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Moonah
76 streets in Moonah
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albert Rd
- Amiens Ave
- Amy St
- Bayswater Rd
- Beresford Pl
- Birdwood Ave
- Bowen Rd
- Brooker Hwy
- Brownells Ln
- Browning Rd
- Burgess Ave
- Burrows Ave
- Butler Ave
- Camden Cr
- Cavendish Rd
- Central Ave
- Charles St
- Chesterman St
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- Christie Ave
- Clifford St
- Coleman St
- Cotswold Pl
- Creek Rd
- Derwent Park Rd
- Dorset St
- Dumas Pl
- Effingham St
- Ewens Ct
- Fleet St
- Fletcher Ave
- Fleurs St
- Florence St
- Garden Rd
- Gatehouse St
- Gerrard St
- Gormanston Rd
- Hamel St
- Highfield St
- Homer Ave
- Hopkins St
- Hurlstone Cr
- Johnston St
- Keats Ave
- Kelvin Ave
- Kiewa
- Lawson St
- Leonard Ave
- Lindsay St
- Loscombe Ct
- Main Rd
- Maple Ave
- Mavis Ct
- Maxwell St
- Milton Cr
- Mirool Pl
- Nerida Pl
- Nerida Place
- Northcote Rd
- Orchard Rd
- Patterson St
- Peronne Ave
- Pierce St
- Pippin Ct
- Reid St
- Risdon Rd
- Rocklyn Ave
- Sinclair Ave
- Slater Ct
- Springfield Ave
- Station St
- St Aubyn Sq
- Sunderland St
- Tregear St
- Walch Ave
- Webber St
- Windsor St
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