Clemant is a rural coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Clemant had a population of 13 people.

Geography

The ''

Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fren ...

'' forms most of the north-eastern boundary, but is interrupted by the locality of Toomulla. The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Nat ...

enters the locality from the south-east ( Bluewater) and exits to the north-west (

Rollingstone Rollingstone may refer to several locations: * Rollingstone, Queensland, Australia * Rollingstone, Minnesota, U.S. * Rollingstone Creek Rollingstone Creek is a stream in Winona County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Rollingstone Creek is the ...

). The North Coast railway line also enters the locality from the south-east (Bluewater) and exits to the north-west (Rollingsone). There are two sections of the

Paluma Range National Park Paluma Range is a national park located between Ingham and Townsville, in north Queensland, Australia. The park is 1188 km north of Brisbane. Geography The park contains the Jourama Falls, Crystal Creek and Lake Paluma. Ecology Most of ...

in the locality, one section in the north-east and nother 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

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on native vegetation.

History

The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991. In the , Clemant had a population of 0 people. In the , Clemant had a population of 13 people.

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

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References

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