Ridgeway, Tasmania


Ridgeway is a suburb in Hobart, Tasmania Australia. It is south-west of the Hobart central business district. The 2016 census recorded a population of 175..
In Ridgeway there are two plant nurseries, 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.

Geography

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

Road infrastructure

Route B64 runs along the western boundary, from where Chimney Pot Hill Road provides access to the locality.