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Claude Road, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°26′32″S 146°15′57″E / 41.4422°S 146.2658°E / -41.4422; 146.2658
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Claude Road
Tasmania
Claude Road is located in Tasmania
Claude Road
Claude Road
Coordinates41°26′32″S 146°15′57″E / 41.4422°S 146.2658°E / -41.4422; 146.2658
Population257 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7306
Location9 km (6 mi) SW of Sheffield
LGA(s)Kentish
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Claude Road:
West Kentish Sheffield Paradise
Staverton, Gowrie Park, Promised Land, Roland Claude Road Paradise, Mount Roland
Gowrie Park Gowrie Park, Mount Roland Mount Roland

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]

History

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Claude Road was gazetted as a locality in 1965. A post office of that name opened in 1906.[2]

Geography

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Most 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

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Route C136 (Claude Road) passes through from north-east to south-west.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Claude Road, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "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.