Ridgeway, Tasmania
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 provides a population of 175 for the state suburb of Ridgeway. It is a suburb of Hobart, located south of Dynnyrne. In Ridgeway there are two plant nurseries (Plants of Tasmania Nursery and Island Bonsai), 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 (Huon Road) runs along the western boundary, from where Chimney Pot Hill Road provides access to the locality.