Chigwell, Tasmania

Chigwell Hobart, Tasmania
Chigwell
Coordinates	42°48′40″S 147°14′32″E
Population	2,050 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	7011
Location	6 km (4 mi) NW of Glenorchy
LGA(s)	Glenorchy
Region	Hobart
State electorate(s)	Clark
Federal division(s)	Clark
Suburbs around Chigwell: Claremont Claremont Claremont Glenlusk Chigwell Berriedale Glenlusk Berriedale Rosetta

Chigwell is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Glenorchy in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-west of the town of Glenorchy.

It is a suburb in the 'northern suburbs' area of Hobart. 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 suburb shares with adjacent suburbs a range of older houses and properties.[2]

The area was originally made up of public housing, however much of the public housing stock has now been sold to private owners.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 as a middle class socio-economic area, typical of many of the suburbs within Glenorchy City Council.

Chigwell primary school had its name changed to the Mt Faulkner primary school.[3][4]

It is the location of the Metro Claremont home ground.

The word "Chigga" (a synonym of "bogan") appears to be a reference to the suburb.[5]

History

Chigwell was gazetted as a locality in 1956.[6]

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.[7]

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Brooker Highway) runs along the eastern boundary.[6][8]

Notes

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chigwell (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Schaffer, Irene (2006), Historical homes and inns in nineteenth century Tasmania : Montrose, Rosetta, Berriedale, Chigwell, Claremont, I. Schaffer, retrieved 9 March 2017
3. Chigwell Primary School(Tas.) (1900), Newsletter, Chigwell Primary School, retrieved 9 March 2017
4. Chigwell Primary School TA2043 [Records], LINC Tasmania, 1958, retrieved 9 March 2017
5. Moore, Bruce: Of Boondies, Belgium Sausages and Boguns, (archive of dead link Archived 12 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine) Ozwords (Australian National University), November 1998.
6. "Placenames Tasmania – Chigwell". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "2550A", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
7. "Chigwell, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
8. "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.