Moonah Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Moonah (7009) is a suburb of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania. It is about 5 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Moonah is in the federal electorate of Denison.

In the 2011 census the population of Moonah was 5,126 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Moonah is 37 years of age.

78.5% of people living in the suburb of Moonah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.4% England, 0.8% Italy, 0.8% Philippines, 0.8% Sudan, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.7% India, 0.7% Poland, 0.7% Bhutan, 0.6% Nepal, 0.6% China , 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Ethiopia, 0.3% Burma , 0.3% Greece.

82.2% of people living in Moonah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Other, 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 1.2% Italian, 1.0% Polish, 0.8% Arabic, 0.8% Greek, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Moonah is 27.7% No religion, 24.4% Catholic, 21.7% Anglican, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Uniting Church, 1.7% Islam, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Hinduism, 1.5% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Pentecostal.

36.5% of people are married, 40.0% have never married and 11.5% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 329 widowed people living in Moonah.

53.3% of the people living in Moonah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.8% are working on a part time basis. Moonah has an unemployment rate of 6.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Moonah are 18.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 18.3% Professionals, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 12.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.8% Sales workers, 10.4% Labourers, 7.4% Managers, 5.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Moonah work in are 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 12.0% Public administration and safety, 11.3% Retail trade, 9.4% Accommodation and food services, 9.0% Education and training, 6.7% Manufacturing, 6.3% Construction, 4.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.5% Other services.

31.0% of homes are fully owned, and 32.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 33.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $483 per week and the median household income is $869 per week.

The median rent in Moonah is $231 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1328 per month.

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