Claremont is a rural / residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of
Glenorchy (75%) and
Derwent Valley (25%) in the
Hobart
Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...
and
South-east LGA regions of
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. The locality is about north of the town of
Glenorchy. The
2021 census recorded a population of 8,397 for the state suburb of Claremont.
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History
Claremont was gazetted as a locality in 1960.[History of Claremont House]
Claremont House, 2012.
Claremont was the home of an Army training facility during World War I, but this was moved to Brighton
Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
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
Glenorchy City Council (or City of Glenorchy) is a local government body in Tasmania, and one of the five municipalities that constitutes the Greater Hobart Area. The Glenorchy local government area has a population of 50,411, covering the sub ...
).
Cadbury's Estate
Following the completion of the newly constructed chocolate factory, the Cadbury's Estate was established at Claremont in 1922 as a means to facilitate housing for Cadbury factory workers. Based upon the model village
A model village is a mostly self-contained community, built from the late 18th century onwards by landowners and business magnates to house their workers. "Model" implies an ideal to which other developments could aspire. Although the villages ...
of Cadbury's Bournville
Bournville () is a 19th century model village on the southwest side of Birmingham, England, founded by the Quaker Cadbury family for employees at its Cadbury's factory, and designed to be a "garden" (or "model") village where the sale of alc ...
estate in Birmingham, the estate embodied the company's Quaker
Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations. Members refer to each other as Friends after in the Bible, and originally, others referred to them as Quakers ...
ideology, providing housing for workers, shops, sporting facilities, a school, a Friends meeting house
A Friends meeting house is a meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), where meeting for worship is usually held.
Typically, Friends meeting houses are simple and resemble local residential buildings. Ornamentation, spires, a ...
and parkland, complete with purple benches.
Bound by Bilton Bay to the north and Windermere Bay to the south upon the River Derwent, the site, comprised the model village occupying of the peninsula, the factory covering , recreational and shore reserves consisting of , and supporting infrastructure occupying a further .Old Gold
Old gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow, generally on the darker side of this range.
The first recorded use of ''old gold'' as a color name in English was in the early 19th century (exact ...
and Freddo Frog, acquired by Cadburys in 1967.
Geography
The River Derwent forms part of the eastern boundary.
Infrastructure
Rail
Tasman Limited previously operated 26 weekday services along the North–South corridor until its closure in 1974. The former rail corridor has since been repurposed as a cycle track
A cycle track or cycleway (''British'') or bikeway (''mainly North American''), sometimes historically referred to as a sidepath, is a separate route for cycles and not motor vehicles. In some cases cycle tracks are also used by other users such ...
. Although Claremont Station has been demolished, several surrounding buildings including the Railway Crossing Operator’s cottage and the Station Master's house (constructed in 1915) survive along the rail corridor.
Cadbury's station
Cadbury's station was operational by September 1921.
The spur line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. Branch lines may serve one or more industries, or a city or town not located ...
terminated directly outfront the chocolate factory within the Cadbury Estate.
Claremont Station
Claremont Station was constructed by the Tasmanian Government Railways
The Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) was the former operator of the mainline railways in Tasmania, Australia. Formed in 1872, the railway company was managed by the Government of Tasmania, and existed until absorption into the Australian Nat ...
in 1890. Following the closure of Tasman Limited passenger rail services in 1974, the station was demolished for the creation of the Claremont Village Shopping Centre.
Road
National Route 1 (Brooker Highway
The Brooker Highway is a highway in the Australian state of Tasmania. As one of Hobart's three major radials, the highway connects traffic from the Hobart central business district, city centre with the northern suburbs and is the major road con ...
) runs through from north-east to south-east.[
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Facilities
Claremont has a senior secondary college, two government primary schools (Windemere Primary School and Austins Ferry Primary School),[New Schools in Claremont]
, Tasmanian Department of Education, 2010. and one private primary school (Holy Rosary School).
Claremont has a shopping centre named Claremont Plaza,Claremont Football Club
The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed Tigers, is an Australian rules football club based in Claremont, Western Australia, that currently plays in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). Its official colours are na ...
, an Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
team that plays in the Southern Football League
The Southern League is a football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven a ...
, and Metro Claremont, a soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
team that plays in the Southern Premier League.
Claremont is also home to the Mount Faulkner Scout Group and the Claremont Guide Group.
Gallery
Cadbury factory Claremont 20171120-075.jpg, Cadbury's Claremont from Windermere Bay
DERWENT RIVER.jpg, Derwent River, near Claremont
References
{{Hobart suburbs
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of City of Glenorchy
Localities of Derwent Valley Council
Populated places on the River Derwent