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

  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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