Camdale is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of

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, in the

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. It is located about west of the town of

. The Cam River forms its western boundary,

Bass Strait Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterwa ...

the northern boundary, and the Bass Highway follows the northern boundary. The 2016 census determined a population of 72 for the state suburb of Camdale.

History

The locality of

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, to the west of the Cam River, was originally known as Port Maldon. An 1858 map shows Port Maldon to the east of the river, on part of the current locality of Camdale. In 1960 the then Municipality of Burnie proposed the name “Maldon” for the locality.

Road infrastructure

The C109 route (East Cam Road) terminates at the Bass Highway in Camdale. It runs south to , and from there provides access to many localities, including .

Native wildlife

The coast of Bass Strait at Camdale is a location where

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s come ashore. Local volunteers build and maintain fences to prevent them from attempting to cross the Bass Highway, where some have been killed.

Sporting facilities

The Burnie Golf Club, whose course occupies land in East Cam to the south, is accessed from Camdale.

References

Suburbs of Burnie, Tasmania Towns in Tasmania {{Burnie-geo-stub