Chigwell, Tasmania
Encyclopedia
Chigwell is a suburb
in the 'northern suburbs' area of Hobart
, the capital city of Tasmania
, Australia
. The suburb is situated between the suburbs of Berriedale
, Claremont
and Glenlusk
. The suburb shares its border with Berriedale along the Brooker Highway
and the streets north of Berriedale Rd. Until the late 1990s, the suburb boundary was closer to the main road.
The area was originally made up of public housing, however much of the public housing stock has now been sold to private owners. The suburb is considered both a lower and middle class socio-economic area, typical of many of the suburbs within Glenorchy City Council
Named after frank chigwell
Frank is so not cool
full of bogans stay away
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
in the 'northern suburbs' area of Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, the capital city of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The suburb is situated between the suburbs of Berriedale
Berriedale, Tasmania
Berriedale is a suburb in the northern suburbs of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the local government area of City of Glenorchy. The suburb is situated between the suburbs of Chigwell and Rosetta. There are no educational institutions within Berriedale, however there are primary...
, Claremont
Claremont, Tasmania
Claremont is a suburb of the City of Glenorchy, part of the greater Hobart area, Tasmania, Australia. It is named after Claremont House, which was built in the 1830s by local settler Henry Bilton, who named it after one of the royal homes of England. Claremont was the home of an Army training...
and Glenlusk
Glenlusk, Tasmania
Glenlusk is a semi-rural suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is in the City of Glenorchy Local Government Area. It is west of Chigwell.-Sources:...
. The suburb shares its border with Berriedale along the Brooker Highway
Brooker Highway
The Brooker Highway is a highway in the State of Tasmania, Australia. Also known as the Northern Outlet, the highway is the major arterial route through Hobart's northern suburbs and is Hobart's major road connection to the cities and towns of Northern Tasmania...
and the streets north of Berriedale Rd. Until the late 1990s, the suburb boundary was closer to the main road.
The area was originally made up of public housing, however much of the public housing stock has now been sold to private owners. The suburb is considered both a lower and middle class socio-economic area, typical of many of the suburbs within Glenorchy City Council
Retail/facilities of Chigwell
- Post officePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
/Tattersalls Outlet - ChemistChemistA chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
- Convenience store
- Mount Faulkner primary schoolPrimary educationA primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
- Chigwell Community House
- Soccer field / Metro ClaremontMetro ClaremontMetro FC is a football club formed in 1941 in the northern suburb of Claremont, Hobart, Tasmania. They play at North Chigwell oval. It has a range of teams for all ages and genders playing in competitions run by the Football Federation Tasmania. Its teams range from under 7s right through to seniors...
home ground
Named after frank chigwell
Frank is so not cool
full of bogans stay away