[3] National Route 1 (Brooker Highway) passes along the eastern boundary, from where several roads provide access to the locality.

[2][4] The key transport axis of the suburb is Main Road, which runs between Derwent Park to the north and New Town to the south.

[6] 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.

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

The data identified medium levels of air pollution in postcodes 7009 (Moonah, Lutana, Derwent Park, West Moonah) and 7010 (Glenorchy, Rosetta, Montrose, Goodwood, Dowsing Point) with average air contaminate readings of 40% NOx (nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2)), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) contributing 57% of airborne emissions.