Comet is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Comet had a population of 360 people.
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Geography
Comet is the oldest town in the Emerald area, established at the confluence of the Comet River with the Nogoa River.
The town is located on the Capricorn Highway, 859 kilometres (534 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane.
The Central Western railway line enters the locality from the east (Blackwater / Stewarton), passes through the town, and exits to the west (Emerald). No passenger services stop at the local stations, which, with the exception of that at Yamala, whose use is being expanded as the CQ Inland Port, are not in use:
Yamala railway station (23.5804°S 148.3719°E / -23.5804; 148.3719 (Yamala railway station))