Moonah is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Glenorchy in the

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LGA region of

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. The locality is about south-east of the town of Glenorchy. The 2016 census recorded a population of 5421 for the state suburb of Moonah. It is a suburb in the city of

, located approximately 5 km north of the central business district of Hobart, and lying directly north of the inner city suburb

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History

Moonah was gazetted as a locality in 1961. The name has been in use since 1895. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for "gum tree". Hobart aerial survey 1954 map10-11

Originally land given free to settlers along the banks of the

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, this area eventually became known as the suburbs of

and Moonah.

Geography

New Town Rivulet forms most of the southern boundary.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (

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) passes along the eastern boundary, from where several roads provide access to the locality.

Today

The key transport axis of the suburb is Main Road, which runs between

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to the north and

to the south.

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routes run along this corridorformerly a tram routewith several stops in Moonah. The Moonah shopping district is located largely between Florence Street and Amy Street, and includes a range of retail shops, restaurants and cafes, offices, banks, service stations, a newsagent, an auction house and a post office. Large areas of the suburb are residential. Industrial zones are found along Charles St, Sunderland St and Gormanston Rd. Moonah is home to a major office of the state water company

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's Moonah Arts Centre opened in 2015 and hosts exhibitions, events and classes.

References

{{Hobart suburbs Towns in Tasmania Localities of City of Glenorchy