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]
Clemant Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Clemant | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°07′09″S 146°25′57″E / 19.1191°S 146.4325°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 13 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4816 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 114.6 km2 (44.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]