$330 ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $231
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Moonah · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Moonah
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people rent their homes in Moonah than in most similar areas. This high proportion of renters and the fact that few residents own their homes outright set the area apart from both the state and national trends.
$330
▲ +42.9%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moonah — higher than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $330 are higher than most areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure. Monthly mortgage payments are about the same as the state average, but well below the national figure.
$1,387 ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,328
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,387
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Moonah, the largest group is $350–$549 at 42%, followed by $200–$349 (34%) and Under $200 (19%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Moonah, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up 39% of households, which is far above the state average. This is consistent with the area having a much lower proportion of outright homeowners compared to most other areas.
39.0% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
27.2% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Moonah, the largest group is Rented at 39%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Owned outright (27%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are common at 84.8%, though the area has far fewer homes with three or more bedrooms than the national average. This helps explain why there are more people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.8% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.2%
- 2016: 83.7%
- 2021: 84.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
61.2% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Moonah, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Moonah, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (30%) and 4 bedrooms (12%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Moonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60419/moonah/topic/housing-dwellings