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Claremont is a rural / residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Glenorchy (75%) and Derwent Valley (25%) in the Hobart and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the town of Glenorchy. The 2016 census recorded a population of 7750 for the state suburb of Claremont.[1]

Claremont Hobart, Tasmania
Claremont
Coordinates	42°47′23″S 147°15′16″E
Population	7,750 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	433.0/km2 (1,121/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	7011
Area	17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Location	6 km (4 mi) N of Glenorchy
LGA(s)	City of Glenorchy (75%), Derwent Valley Council (25%)
Region	South-east, Hobart
State electorate(s)	Clark Lyons
Federal division(s)	Clark Lyons
Suburbs around Claremont: Granton Austins Ferry Derwent River Molesworth Claremont Derwent River Chigwell Berriedale Derwent River

History

Claremont was gazetted as a locality in 1960.[2] 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.[3] Claremont was the home of an Army training facility during World War I, but this was moved to Brighton some time before World War II. At that time Claremont consisted of only a few houses and farms. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, public housing was built in the suburb (as happened in the rest of the City of Glenorchy).

Geography

The River Derwent forms part of the eastern boundary.[4]

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Brooker Highway) runs through from north-east to south-east.[2][5]

Facilities

Claremont has a senior secondary college (Claremont College which also has a TAFE campus), two government primary schools (Windemere Primary School and Austins Ferry Primary School),[6] and one private primary school (Holy Rosary School).

Claremont has a shopping centre named Claremont Plaza,[7] and several churches. Claremont is home to a Retained Volunteer Fire Station whose members support career staff from Glenorchy Fire Station with fire incidents within the area. Sports teams include the Claremont Football Club, an Australian rules football team that plays in the Southern Football League, and Metro Claremont, a soccer team that plays in the Southern Premier League.

Claremont is also home to the Mount Faulkner Scout Group and the Claremont Guide Group.

Gallery

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  Cadbury's Claremont from Windermere Bay
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  Derwent River, near Claremont

References

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