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Moonah, Tasmania
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| Moonah Hobart, Tasmania |
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| Postcode: | 7009 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Glenorchy | ||||||||||||
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Moonah is a Central business district and a large suburb within the greater area of Hobart, Tasmania. Moonah lies in the Local government area of Glenorchy. It was originally land given free to settlers along the banks of the New Town Rivulet. These areas eventually became known as the suburbs of New Town and South Glenorchy, which was later changed to Moonah. Until Glenochy became a city (or a shopping hub), Moonah was the main shopping district for the people of the northern suburbs of Hobart. Today it is one of the main shopping places in outer Hobart. It is advertised as the "Moonah it's right up your street" and is home to several shops, bakeries and other businesses and is one of the main shopping areas in the City of Glenorchy area along with Glenorchy and Claremont. It is also home to Moonah Arts Centre along with Putters Mini Golf and the Moonah Bowling Alley providing a wealth of entertainment in the area. As of 2001 the official population of Moonah was 5,150 and 3,883 in West Moonah making a total of 9,033. In july 2007 a new shopping center and Woolworths will be opened There is also going to be a Spotlight store.
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