Claude Road is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 257 for the state suburb of Claude Road.[1]
| Claude Road Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Claude Road | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°26′32″S 146°15′57″E / 41.4422°S 146.2658°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 257 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7306 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 9 km (6 mi) SW of Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Kentish | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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History
editClaude Road was gazetted as a locality in 1965. A post office of that name opened in 1906.[2]
Geography
editMost boundaries are survey lines. The Dasher River, a tributary of the Mersey River, flows through from south-west to north-east where it briefly follows the northern boundary.[3]
Road infrastructure
editRoute C136 (Claude Road) passes through from north-east to south-west.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Claude Road (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Claude Road". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "953G", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Claude Road, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.