New Town, Tasmania
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New Town is a suburb of the city of Hobart
, Tasmania
, Australia
, located about 4 km north of the central business district of Hobart. One of the city's oldest suburbs, it is now an inner city residential suburb. Many of its streets are lined with Federation style cottages. It is surrounded by the suburbs of North Hobart
, Mount Stuart, Lenah Valley
and Moonah
, with the Queen's Domain
just to the south east.
At the time of Hobart's re-settlement on the western shore of the Derwent River in 1804, the first free settlers were landed at New Town Bay a day after the military and convict landing on Hunter Island on 20/21 February. Some early buildings remain including Pitt Farm which is the second oldest farmhouse in Australia.
New Town has the only two single-sex public schools in Tasmania - Ogilvie High School
, for girls, and New Town High School for boys. There is also a third main school in New Town, which is the Catholic
, Sacred Heart College, New Town Campus having in excess of over 1000 students. New Town Primary School is over a hundred years old. The major shopping centre is Centro New Town Plaza
, which houses a Kmart
, a Coles Supermarket and several smaller specialty shops.
New Town is well known for its beautiful leafy streets flanked by Colonial, Georgian
, Federation
, Italianate
and Art Deco
residences, with many lovely large homes and mansions scattered throughout the suburb . Architects that have worked on New Town homes include Thomas Reibey Atkinson, the grandson of Mary Reibey
shown on the Australian $20 note, Henry Hunter
one of Hobart's most prominent early colonial architects
The Hobart bike track passes directly through the suburb, on its course from Claremont
to the city.
In the 1990s, New Town saw a large increase in the number of Sudan
ese refugees living in the area.
The main road in New Town is known as "New Town Road" and follows on from Elizabeth St in Hobart. The road connects Hobart with the neighbouring city of Glenorchy
. Other main roads in New Town are Augusta Road, which leads into Lenah Valley, and Giblin Street which becomes Forster Street, continuing down to the Brooker Highway.
The most recent median house price for New Town is A$
625,000 (April 2011)
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...
, 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...
, located about 4 km north of the central business district of Hobart. One of the city's oldest suburbs, it is now an inner city residential suburb. Many of its streets are lined with Federation style cottages. It is surrounded by the suburbs of North Hobart
North Hobart, Tasmania
North Hobart is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. As its name suggests, it lies directly north of the CBD.The main street of North Hobart is Elizabeth Street, which extends northward from the Elizabeth Street Mall in the city, through North Hobart, and then becomes the Main Road...
, Mount Stuart, Lenah Valley
Lenah Valley, Tasmania
Lenah Valley is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania. It is situated in the foothills of Mount Wellington, north of the CBD between Mount Stuart, New Town and the City of Glenorchy....
and Moonah
Moonah, Tasmania
Moonah is a central business district and a large suburb within the greater area of Hobart, Tasmania. Moonah lies in the Local government area of City of Glenorchy. It was originally land given free to settlers along the banks of the New Town Rivulet. These areas eventually became known as the...
, with the Queen's Domain
Queens Domain
The Queens Domain, also known as The Domain to locals, is a small hilly area of bushland just north-east of the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, alongside the Derwent River...
just to the south east.
At the time of Hobart's re-settlement on the western shore of the Derwent River in 1804, the first free settlers were landed at New Town Bay a day after the military and convict landing on Hunter Island on 20/21 February. Some early buildings remain including Pitt Farm which is the second oldest farmhouse in Australia.
New Town has the only two single-sex public schools in Tasmania - Ogilvie High School
Ogilvie High School
Ogilvie High School is an all girls public high school in New Town, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the only public all girls school in the state, the only other public single-sex school being New Town High School for boys....
, for girls, and New Town High School for boys. There is also a third main school in New Town, which is the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, Sacred Heart College, New Town Campus having in excess of over 1000 students. New Town Primary School is over a hundred years old. The major shopping centre is Centro New Town Plaza
CentrO
CentrO is part of a large commercial development in Oberhausen, Germany, called the "Neue Mitte" or "new center". A large steel production plant used to occupy the site until the late 1980s. Besides the CentrO shopping mall the area today houses attractions such as a children's theme park and a...
, which houses a Kmart
Kmart Australia
Kmart Australia Limited is a discount department store chain owned by Wesfarmers. It operates 172 stores in Australia and 15 in New Zealand, with its head office located in Mulgrave, Victoria. Wesfarmers uses the Kmart name under licence from Sears Holdings Corporation.-History:Kmart Australia...
, a Coles Supermarket and several smaller specialty shops.
New Town is well known for its beautiful leafy streets flanked by Colonial, Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
, Federation
Federation architecture
Federation architecture refers to the architectural style in Australia, which was prevalent from around 1890 to 1920. The period refers to the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, when the Australian colonies collectively became the Commonwealth of Australia...
, Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
and Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
residences, with many lovely large homes and mansions scattered throughout the suburb . Architects that have worked on New Town homes include Thomas Reibey Atkinson, the grandson of Mary Reibey
Mary Reibey
Mary Reibey was an Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney.-Early life:...
shown on the Australian $20 note, Henry Hunter
Henry Hunter
Henry Hunter was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. He was played by actor Tobi Atkins from 2004 to 2005.....
one of Hobart's most prominent early colonial architects
The Hobart bike track passes directly through the suburb, on its course from Claremont
Claremont, Tasmania
Claremont is a suburb of the City of Glenorchy, part of the greater Hobart area, Tasmania, Australia. It is named after Claremont House, which was built in the 1830s by local settler Henry Bilton, who named it after one of the royal homes of England. Claremont was the home of an Army training...
to the city.
In the 1990s, New Town saw a large increase in the number of Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
ese refugees living in the area.
The main road in New Town is known as "New Town Road" and follows on from Elizabeth St in Hobart. The road connects Hobart with the neighbouring city of Glenorchy
Glenorchy, Tasmania
Glenorchy is a business district and suburb in the northern part of greater Hobart, capital of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The land was originally used for agriculture but is now a largely suburban, working-class area...
. Other main roads in New Town are Augusta Road, which leads into Lenah Valley, and Giblin Street which becomes Forster Street, continuing down to the Brooker Highway.
The most recent median house price for New Town is A$
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
625,000 (April 2011)