Clare is a rural town and
locality
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in the
Shire of Burdekin
The Shire of Burdekin is a Local government in Australia, local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen, Queensland, Bowen in the River delta, delta ...
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the the locality of Clare had a population of 196 people.
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Geography
Clare is low-lying flat land (approx 20 metres about sea level). The Burdekin River
The Burdekin River is a river located in North and Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the northern slopes of Boulder Mountain at Valley of Lagoons, part of the western slope of the Seaview Range, and flows into the Coral Sea a ...
forms the locality's eastern boundary. The land is used to grow sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...
growing area and there is a network of cane tramways
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to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills. The town is located in the east of the locality, near but not beside the river.
History
The town was originally named Mulgrave, but was changed by Surveyor-General to Clare on 20 July 1882.
A Burdekin receiving office
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was open by 1879. It was renamed Culburra in 1880. It became Mulgrave Post Office later that year, then Clare Post Office in 1882. It had closed by 1916.
Clare State School opened on 8 February 1950.
At the 2006 census
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In mathematics
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, Clare had a population of 410.
In the the locality of Clare had a population of 196 people.
Education
Clare State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Larkin Street (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 19 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).
There is no secondary school in Clare. The nearest secondary school is Home Hill State High School in Home Hill
Home Hill is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Home Hill had a population of 2,954 people.
At the delta of the Burdekin River, it is a sugarcane growing area with underground wa ...
to the north-east.
References
External links
Burdekin Online
Burdekin Shire Council
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Town map of Clare, 1978
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Towns in Queensland
North Queensland
Shire of Burdekin
Localities in Queensland