Chambers Flat, Queensland

Chambers Flat is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Chambers Flat had a population of 2,331 people.[1]

Chambers Flat
Logan City, Queensland
Tamborine Mountain seen from Chambers Flat, 2014
Chambers Flat
Coordinates27.7466°S 153.0794°E / -27.7466; 153.0794
Population2,331 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density105.95/km2 (274.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4133
Area22.0 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location30 km (19 mi) S of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)Logan City
State electorate(s)Logan
Federal Division(s)Forde
Suburbs around Chambers Flat:
Park Ridge South Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Munruben Chambers Flat Buccan
Stockleigh Stockleigh Logan Village

Geography

The southern and eastern boundary of Chambers Flat follows the Logan River.

History

Pastoral runs were established in the district from the early 1840s. John Chambers took up land in the area in 1848, and the district is presumably named after him.[3]

Chambers Flat Provisional School opened on 27 October 1890 under head teacher Miss Mary Curran. It became Chambers Flat State School in 1909. It closed on 3 August 1921.[4]

Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Chambers Flat became part of Logan City following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.

In the 2011 census Chambers Flat had a population of 2,464 people.[5]

King's Christian College opened its third campus in Chambers Flat in 2020. It opened its first campus in Reedy Creek in 1980. It opened its second campus at Pimpama in 2015.[6]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Chambers Flat was 2,464 with 50.2% of the population female and 49.8% male. The median/average age of the Chambers Flat population recorded a population of 42 people years of age, 5 years above the Australian average. 75.3% of people living in Chambers Flat were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6%, New Zealand 4.2%, Taiwan 1.1%, Laos 1.1%, Vietnam 1%. 86.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.3% Hmong, 1.3% Vietnamese, 1.2% Mandarin, 1.1% Mon-Khmer, nec, 0.7% Khmer.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chambers Flat (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Chambers Flat – locality in City of Logan (entry 45259)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. "Chambers Flat". Suburbs. Logan City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. "Agency ID 8795, Chambers Flat State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Chambers Flat (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  6. "About King's". King's Christian College. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

Further reading
  • Logan Village State School (1975), Centenary souvenir booklet, Logan Village — includes information on Chambers Flat State School
  • "Chambers Flat". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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