| Type: | town |
| East Ridgley | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 103 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postcode: | 7322 |
| Region: | North-west and west |
| Location1: | Burnie |
| Dist1: | 18 |
| Dir1: | S |
| Lga: | Burnie |
| Stategov: | Braddon |
| Fedgov: | Braddon |
| Near-Nw: | Ridgley |
| Near-N: | Ridgley |
| Near-Ne: | Stowport |
| Near-E: | Upper Stowport |
| Near-W: | Ridgley |
| Near-Sw: | Highclere |
| Near-S: | Highclere |
| Near-Se: | Upper Stowport |
East Ridgley is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about south of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 103 for the state suburb of East Ridgley.[1]
East Ridgley is a confirmed locality.[2]
It is believed that the name “Ridgley” was conferred by surveyor Henry Hellyer in the 1820s.[3]
The Emu River forms the eastern boundary. The Pet River, a tributary of the Emu, forms most of the western boundary.
Route B18 (Ridgley Highway) passes to the north-west. From there, Circular Road provides access to the locality.[2] [4]