West Hobart, Tasmania

West Hobart, Tasmania

Infobox Australian Place
name = West Hobart


caption =
loc-x =
loc-y =
coordinates = coord|42|53|1|S|147|18|54|E|region:AU-TAS_type:city|display=inline,title
state = tas
type = suburb
lga = City of Hobart
city = Hobart
postcode = 7000
fedgov = Denison
near-nw = Mt Stuart
near-n = North Hobart
near-ne = Glebe
near-w =
near-e = Hobart
near-sw =
near-s = South Hobart
near-se = 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.

References

*cite book|last=Goodrick|first=Joan|title=The West Hobart Story|location=Hobart, Tasmania|publisher=Shearwater Press |year=1993|isbn=0959018115


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