Ridgeway TAS 7054
100 addresses · 7 streets
Clark Electorate › Hobart LGA › Ridgeway · 6 km from Hobart
Living Here
Ridgeway is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 222 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,555 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the South Hobart - Fern Tree statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ridgeway itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 parks
1 medical clinic
1 physiotherapist
3 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
3 hardware stores
1 mechanic
1 electrician
2 plumbers
Getting around. Bus interchange: Hobart Transit Centre, 5.4 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Derwent Ferry, Brooke Street Pier, 5.9 km north-east · Airport: Hobart Airport, 20.5 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 93.3% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 7.5% · Labour-force participation 67.9%
Population by age in Ridgeway
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 57 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 15 |
| 35-44 | 36 |
| 45-54 | 34 |
| 55-64 | 26 |
| 65-74 | 21 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Ridgeway
| House | 70 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Ridgeway
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 14 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 22 |
| $3,000+ | 34 |
Top ancestries in Ridgeway
| English | 103 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 81 |
| Scottish | 30 |
| Other | 22 |
| German | 21 |
| Ancestry NS | 14 |
Housing tenure in Ridgeway
| Owned | 27 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 28 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Ridgeway
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 39 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Ridgeway
| Car | 63 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 5 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in Ridgeway
| England | 18 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 8 |
| China | 5 |
| United States | 5 |
| Scotland | 4 |
Languages used at home in Ridgeway
| Spanish | 8 |
|---|---|
| German | 4 |
| Mandarin | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
123,421 bird observations recorded near Ridgeway — most often seen:
- Forest Raven (8,877)
- Eurasian Blackbird (7,664)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (6,497)
- Superb Fairy-wren (5,603)
- Yellow Wattlebird (5,461)
- Silvereye (5,437)
- Brown Thornbill (4,827)
- Kelp Gull (4,535)
- Green Rosella (4,511)
- Tasmanian Scrubwren (4,399)
- House Sparrow (4,315)
- Clinking Currawong (4,306)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (4,156)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ridgeway
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (3,939)
- Crescent Honeyeater (3,821)
- New Holland Honeyeater (3,686)
- Black Currawong (3,589)
- Grey Fantail (3,578)
- Southern Forest Raven (3,503)
- Black-headed Honeyeater (3,320)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (3,264)
- Common Starling (3,198)
- Little Wattlebird (3,037)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,797)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (2,697)
- Eastern Spinebill (2,638)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (2,560)
- Grey Currawong (2,485)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (2,397)
- Masked Lapwing (2,324)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Ridgeway:
- Fern Tree (2.2 km)
- Tolmans Hill (2.5 km)
- Mount Nelson (3.2 km)
- South Hobart (3.5 km)
- Dynnyrne (3.6 km)
- Sandy Bay (4.6 km)
- West Hobart (5.3 km)
- Taroona (5.4 km)
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Streets
- Bramble Street (32)
- Chimney Pot Hill Road (1)
- Hall Street (46)
- Old Proctors Road (1)
- Ridgeway Road (10)
- Tagg Street (8)
- Waterworks Road (2)