Moonah, Tasmania
Moonah is a suburb in the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia located approximately 5 km north of the central business district of Hobart, and lying directly north of the inner city suburb New Town. In the 2016 Australian census, the population of Moonah was 5,421.[1]
| Moonah Hobart, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 Moonah, looking roughly north-east out towards the Derwent River. | |||||||||||||||
  Moonah | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°50′35″S 147°18′7″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,421 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7009 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Glenorchy | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Clark | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Clark | ||||||||||||||
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History
West Moonah and Moonah in 1954
Originally land given free to settlers along the banks of the New Town Rivulet, this area eventually became known as the suburbs of New Town and Moonah.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moonah (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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