Claude Road, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Claude Road
State:tas
Pop:257
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7306
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Sheffield
Dist1:9
Dir1:SW
Lga:Kentish
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:West Kentish
Near-N:Sheffield
Near-Ne:Paradise
Near-E:Paradise, Mount Roland
Near-W:Staverton, Gowrie Park, Promised Land, Roland
Near-Sw:Gowrie Park
Near-S:Gowrie Park, Mount Roland
Near-Se: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 south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 257 for the state suburb of Claude Road.[1]

History

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

Geography

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.

Road infrastructure

Route C136 (Claude Road) passes through from north-east to south-west.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Claude Road (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Claude Road . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "953G", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 13 September 2020 .