Ridgeway, Tasmania
Suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Ridgeway is a suburb in Hobart, Tasmania Australia. It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south-west of the Hobart central business district. The 2016 census recorded a population of 175.[1] .
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| Coordinates: 42°56′S 147°17′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||
| City | Hobart | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 175 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7054 | ||||||||||||
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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.[5]