Clemant, Queensland
Suburb of City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Clemant is a rural coastal locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Clemant had "no people or a very low population".[1]
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Looking from the North Coast railway bridge towards the Bruce Highway road bridge over Saltwater Creek | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 19.1191°S 146.4325°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 114.6 km2 (44.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4816 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The Coral Sea forms most of the north-eastern boundary, but is interrupted by the locality of Toomulla.[3]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Bluewater) and exits to the north-west (Rollingstone).[4]
The North Coast railway line also enters the locality from the south-east (Bluewater) and exits to the north-west (Rollingsone).[4]
There are two sections of the Paluma Range National Park in the locality, one section in the north-east and another in the south-west. Between these two sections is the Clemant State Forest and, to the south, part of the Clemant Park pastoral property which is used for grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Clemant had "no people or a very low population".[5]
In the 2021 census, Clemant had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Education
There are no schools in Clemant. The nearest government primary schools are Rollingstone State School in neighbouring Rollingstone to the north-west and Bluewater State School in neighbouring Bluewater to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun in Townsville.[4]
