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 km south-west of the town of Hobart. The 2016 census recorded 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.