Clemant
Queensland
Looking from the North Coast railway bridge towards the Bruce Highway road bridge over Saltwater Creek
Clemant is located in Queensland
Clemant
Clemant
Coordinates19°07′09″S 146°25′57″E / 19.1191°S 146.4325°E / -19.1191; 146.4325 (Clemant (centre of locality))
Population13 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4816
Area114.6 km2 (44.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Townsville
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Clemant:
Rollingstone Balgal Beach
Coral Sea		 Toomulla
Coral Sea
Crystal Creek Clemant Bluewater
Paluma Lynam Bluewater Park

Clemant is a rural coastal locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Clemant had a population of 13 people.[3]

Geography

The Coral Sea forms most of the north-eastern boundary, but is interrupted by the locality of Toomulla.[4]

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Bluewater) and exits to the north-west (Rollingstone).[5]

The North Coast railway line also enters the locality from the south-east (Bluewater) and exits to the north-west (Rollingsone).[5]

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.[5]

History

The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991.[2]

In the 2016 census, Clemant had a population of 0 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Clemant had a population of 13 people.[3]

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. [5]

References

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  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Clemant (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. 1 2 "Clemant – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44583)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Clemant (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Google (29 August 2021). "Clemant, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clemant (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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