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 | ||||||||||||||
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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Claude Road was gazetted as a locality in 1965. A Post Office of that name opened in 1906.[2]
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]
Route C136 (Claude Road) passes through from north-east to south-west.[2][4]