| Risdon | |
| Coordinates: | -42.8244°N 147.3175°W |
| Alternative Location Map: | Australia Hobart |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
| State: | tas |
| Type: | suburb |
| Lga: | City of Clarence |
| City: | Hobart |
| Fedgov: | Franklin |
| Postcode: | 7017 |
| Pop: | 296 |
| Near-Nw: | (Bowen Bridge) |
| Near-N: | Otago |
| Near-Ne: | Risdon Cove |
| Near-W: | Derwent River |
| Near-E: | Risdon Vale |
| Near-Sw: | Derwent River |
| Near-S: | Geilston Bay |
Risdon is a suburb of Hobart, capital city of Tasmania. It is west of Risdon Vale.
It derives its name from Captain William Bellamy Risdon, second officer of the ship Duke of Clarence,[1] which visited the area as part of Sir John Hayes' expedition in 1793.[2] Risdon Post Office opened on 1 July 1864. It was named "Gregson" during 1911. Historical landmarks in Risdon include Cleburne Homestead, a house next to the Bowen Bridge built in the 1820s, Saracen's Head Inn, a charming sandstone hotel built in c. 1828, Risdon Brook Bridge, a sandstone-arched bridge over the Risdon Brook built in 1858, and finally St. Margaret's Church, an abandoned wooden church that opened in 1867.[3]
Between 1916 and 1920 Electrolytic Zinc developed a zinc refinery, known as the "Risdon works", and an eponymously named suburb.
In 1956, as part of the refinery complex, EZ started a sulphate of ammonia plant.
The owners of the plant in 1987 considered expansion of the refinery.
Currently the zinc works and former workers housing area[4] are found in Lutana.[5]
Eucalyptus risdonii is native to this location and was the emblem of Geilston Bay High School.