Chambers Flat, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Chambers Flat
City:Logan City
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.7466°N 153.0794°W
Pop:2718
Postcode:4133
Area:22.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:16.8
Dir1:SSW
Location1:Logan Central
Dist2:39.2
Dir2:S
Location2:Brisbane CBD
Lga:Logan City
Stategov:Logan
Fedgov:Forde
Near-N:Park Ridge
Near-Ne:Logan Reserve
Near-E:Buccan
Near-Se:Logan Village
Near-S:Stockleigh
Near-Sw:Stockleigh
Near-W:Munruben
Near-Nw:Park Ridge
Park Ridge South

Chambers Flat is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Chambers Flat had a population of 2,718 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east and south by 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.[2]

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. The school was on a 10acres site at 33-51 Holloway Road .[3]

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

King's Christian College opened its third campus in Chambers Flat in 2020, although the school refers to it as the Logan Village campus.[4] It opened its first campus in Reedy Creek in 1980. It opened its second campus at Pimpama in 2015.[5]

Demographics

In the, Chambers Flat had a population of 2,464 people, 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.

In the, Chambers Flat had a population of 2,331 people.

In the, Chambers Flat had a population of 2,718 people.

Education

King's Christian College (Logan Village campus) is a primary (Prep-6) campus at 38-112 Anzac Avenue of the independent King's Christian College school. In 2023, it had an enrolment of 418 students.[6] It will progressively offer more years of schools with full Prep-to-12 schooling available by 2029.

There are no government schools in Chambers Flat. The nearest governent primary schools are Logan Reserve State School in neighbouring Logan Reserve to the north-east, Logan Village State School in neighbouring Logan Village to the south-east, and Park Ridge State School in Park Ridge to the north-west.[7]

The nearest government secondary schools are Marsden State High School in Waterford West to the north-east, Yarrabilba State Secondary College in Yarrabilba to the south-east, and Park Ridge State High School in Park Ridge to the north-west.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area, including

Facilities

Chambers Flat Cemetery is at 2-24 Sungold Road, but is accessed from Chambers Flat Road (-27.7349°N 153.087°W).[9] It is operated by the Logan City Council and offers monumental burials, lawn burials, and a garden for the scattering of ashes.[10]

Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. 13 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Chambers Flat. Suburbs. Logan City Council. 10 February 2014. 21 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221225502/http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs/chambers-flat. live.
  3. Web site: 1916. Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 5 south. 15 February 2022. Queensland Government. Map. 12 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201012235113/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh5-south-1916.jpg. live.
  4. Web site: Logan Village Campus . 2024-06-30 . King's Christian College . 1 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240601090937/https://www.kingscollege.qld.edu.au/about-kings/campuses/logan-village . live .
  5. Web site: About King's. 2020-04-20. King's Christian College. en. 2020-04-20. 20 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420121616/https://www.kingscollege.qld.edu.au/about-kings. live.
  6. Web site: King's Christian College (Chambers Flat) . 2024-06-30 . Schools Directory . Queensland Government . 30 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240630081028/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/A713 . live .
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 30 June 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  8. Web site: 20 November 2020 . Land for public recreation - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  9. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Cemetery Areas - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b . 15 November 2020 . 12 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  10. Web site: Council managed cemeteries . 2024-06-30 . Logan City Council . 20 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120061223/https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/council-managed-cemeteries-1/council-managed-cemeteries/3 . live .