Ridgeway, Tasmania Explained

Ridgeway
Coordinates:-42.9333°N 164°W
Alternative Location Map:Australia Hobart
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
State:tas
Type:suburb
Lga:City of Hobart
Stategov:Clark
Fedgov:Clark
City:Hobart
Postcode:7054
Pop:175
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Region:Hobart
Location1:Hobart
Dist1:7
Dir1:SW
Near-Nw:South Hobart
Near-N:Cascades
Near-Ne:Dynnyrne
Near-W:Fern Tree
Near-E:Tolmans Hill
Near-Sw:Neika
Near-S:Kingston
Near-Se:Mount Nelson

Ridgeway is a rural / residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Hobart in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Hobart. The 2016 census recorded a population of 175 for the state suburb of Ridgeway.[1] It is a suburb of Hobart, located south of Dynnyrne.

In Ridgeway there are two plant nurseries (Plants of Tasmania Nursery[2] and Island Bonsai[3]), and a small number of homes. Prior to the 1967 bushfires, Ridgeway was a market garden area with its own school and church. There also used to be another nursery next to Plants of Tasmania.

History

Ridgeway was gazetted as a locality in 1963.[4]

Geography

Sandy Bay Rivulet forms the north-western boundary, while Dunns Creek forms part of the south-eastern.

Road infrastructure

Route B64 (Huon Road) runs along the western boundary, from where Chimney Pot Hill Road provides access to the locality.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Ridgeway (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Home . potn.com.au.
  3. Web site: Home . islandbonsai.com.au.
  4. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Ridgeway . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select "Search", enter "1207T", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details".
  5. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 2 April 2021 .