Ridgeway, Tasmania

Ridgeway
HobartTasmania
Ridgeway is located in Hobart
Ridgeway
Ridgeway
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Coordinates42°56′S 147°17′E / 42.933°S 147.283°E / -42.933; 147.283
Population175 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7054
Location7 km (4 mi) SW of Hobart
LGA(s)City of Hobart
RegionHobart
State electorate(s)Clark
Federal division(s)Clark
Suburbs around Ridgeway:
South Hobart Cascades Dynnyrne
Fern Tree Ridgeway Tolmans Hill
Neika Kingston 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 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) 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.

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Ridgeway (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Home". potn.com.au.
  3. ^ "Home". islandbonsai.com.au.