West Hobart, Tasmania

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West Hobart
Hobart, Tasmania
Postcode: 7000
Coordinates: 42°53′1″S, 147°18′54″{{{8}}}Coordinates: 42°53′1″S, 147°18′54″{{{8}}}
LGA: City of Hobart
Federal Division: Denison
Suburbs around West Hobart:
Mt Stuart North Hobart Glebe
West Hobart Hobart
South Hobart Sandy Bay

West Hobart is an inner-city suburb of Hobart, Tasmania (Australia). It is located in the hills immediately west of the city centre, and shares the postcode 7000 with that district.


The area was first settled as a farming district, hosting poultry, dairy, hops, orchards and Chinese market gardens. Various industries have also served in the area, including a brickworks at the top of Arthur Street and coal mines below Summerhill Road. The side of Knocklofty Hill served as a sandstone quarry. The area around Goulburn and Harrington Streets was once a notorious red-light district.


Considered a 'working class' suburb until the 1960s, West Hobart has become increasingly a popular inner-city suburb. Many of the houses in the area are older federation era buildings, prized for their views of the Derwent River.


Schools in the area include Lansdowne Crescent Primary School, and the Hobart campus of Guilford Young College on Barrack Street.


[edit] References

  • Goodrick, Joan (1993). The West Hobart Story. Hobart, Tasmania: Shearwater Press. ISBN 0959018115. 
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