coastalflower
Reviews
"Knocklofty Tce - vibrant community spirit with nature at doorstep"
A suburb that cares, West Hobart is the suburb where you still hear kids walking home from school at 3pm. There is still the traditional corner shops, doctor's surgeries, chemist and butcher - not to mention cafes, Pizza restaurant, independent video store and art galleries that are all within walking distance. Not to mention the fantastic Knocklofty Reserve which West Hobart backs on to with frog ponds and forested walking tracks that are frequented by locals. West Hobart is a one stop shop suburb which has a communtiy where houses are homes not real estate.
Great for
- Fantastic public transport
- Walkability
- People centred
- Close To The City
- Life Style
- Safe Friendly Community
Not great for
- Commuters park in streets during the day
- The steep hill
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- Tourists
- LGBT+
- Hipsters
- Students
- Trendy & Stylish
"Rosny is good if you like being alone"
An un-friendly, commuter suburb, with no community spirit, the sewage treatment plant stinks when on cyclepath, the footpaths are either non-existent or lack maintenance.It would be a great suburb for people who drive everywhere and don't like people. I lived in Hobart and I felt safe on the streets and could walk to the shops and talk to neighbours, Rosny is the opposite, you have to drive everywhere no shops or cafes, that is why I left and moved back to civilisation.
Great for
- Has good access to the foreshore
- Decent parks
- Wildlife
Not great for
- No transport
- Must have car
- Not family friendly
Who lives here?
- Retirees
We are a young couple in our 30's and recently moved to Rosny. In the first week of moving in, our neighbours invited us over for drinks! Which definitely didn't happen in our former locale. Rosny is a beautiful suburb, we have lovely views of the Derwent and also Mt Wellington. There are numerous coastal paths to walk and the streets are tidy.. but I will admit some footpaths could do with a spruce up! It is a very quiet suburb (but who wants noisy!). You can easily walk to Bellerive and Eastlands shopping centre so I don't necessarily think you need a car - I don't have one! You can also walk to one of the best primary school's in Hobart (Montagu Primary). Nearly forgot all the great sporting facilities such as the indoor swimming centre, tennis centre and ovals. Rosny has everything you need. We love it here!
Having lived in Rosny for 30 years I must reply to the above comment. Rosny would be the best suburb in Hobart to live, close to all the amenities and the neighbourhood is very friendly - if you are friendly. We are discerning! I grant that the council can improve some of the pathways - just as other councils can improve their roads and pathways. We are close to the best primary school in the south and Clarence pool - great place to bring young children up. The sewage will now smell on occasions in the summer - but only since Southern Water has taken over, there is something in that. Coastalflower I think you have your blinkers on. I enjoy champers with my neighbour on quite a few occasions but never borrow a bowl of sugar, we don't do that in Rosny!