West Moonah, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
West Moonah is a residential suburb of Hobart, mostly within the City of Glenorchy, a short drive north of the city centre. Once known as Springfield, it has grown more sought-after as people have come to value its closeness to town — about a quarter of an hour from central Hobart and only minutes from New Town. The West Moonah Community Centre, set beside a park, anchors local life with a preschool, playgroups, a community garden, a computer lab and craft and walking groups. The suburb has two schools, the public Springfield Gardens Primary School and the independent Hilliard Christian School, and two parks, among them the Jim Bacon Reserve with its shared pathway. For larger shops, services, churches and sporting facilities, residents look to the neighbouring suburbs of Glenorchy, Derwent Park and Moonah.
Less advantaged than the national average
West Moonah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 27% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 944, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is West Moonah a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for West Moonah from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
27/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (27/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
34/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $340 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 34% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
West Moonah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,522
- Median age
- 34
- Median weekly household income
- $1,491
- SEIFA score
- 944
- Local government area
- Glenorchy
- Coordinates
- -42.8496, 147.2816
Map of West Moonah
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Housing & property in West Moonah
What it costs to live in West Moonah and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $340
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,430
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 57%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 41%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the West Moonah demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
West Moonah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile West Moonah using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 37% and 32% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 738 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 540 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,651 | 37% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 954 | 21% |
| Seniors (65+) | 625 | 14% |
Share of the 4,508 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 485 | 28% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 502 | 29% |
| Rented | 706 | 41% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,378 | 80% |
| Townhouses & semis | 133 | 8% |
| Flats & apartments | 209 | 12% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,720 occupied private dwellings in West Moonah.
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,712
- Median weekly personal income
- $727
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,402 (32%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,357 (31%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 159 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,200 (60%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.8%
- Employed full-time
- 1,249
- Employed part-time
- 942
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in West Moonah
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in West Moonah is January (average daytime high around 23.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.7°C). The area receives roughly 642 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.6°C | 12.5°C | 51 mm |
| Feb | 22.5°C | 11.8°C | 42 mm |
| Mar | 20.8°C | 10.5°C | 53 mm |
| Apr | 17.6°C | 8.3°C | 36 mm |
| May | 14.2°C | 5.9°C | 55 mm |
| Jun | 12.1°C | 4.3°C | 55 mm |
| Jul | 11.7°C | 3.7°C | 42 mm |
| Aug | 12.6°C | 3.6°C | 56 mm |
| Sep | 14.9°C | 5.1°C | 50 mm |
| Oct | 17°C | 6.9°C | 77 mm |
| Nov | 19.1°C | 9°C | 62 mm |
| Dec | 21.4°C | 10.6°C | 63 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about West Moonah
Is West Moonah a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, West Moonah rates 29/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in West Moonah?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in West Moonah was $340, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,430. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is West Moonah?
West Moonah is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia, in the Glenorchy local government area.
What is the population of West Moonah?
At the 2021 Census, West Moonah had a population of about 4,522.
Is West Moonah an advantaged area?
West Moonah has an ABS SEIFA score of 944, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 27 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 27% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in West Moonah?
West Moonah has average daytime highs of about 17.3°C and overnight lows of about 7.7°C, with roughly 642 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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