Claude Road, Tasmania

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
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
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

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.^[3]

Road infrastructure

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