Chambers Flat, Queensland

Chambers Flat is a locality of Logan City, Queensland, Australia.^[2]

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.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of 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 is 42 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 speak English as their first language 2.3% Hmong, 1.3% Vietnamese, 1.2% Mandarin, 1.1% Mon-Khmer, nec, 0.7% Khmer.^[1]

References

Further reading

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• * Logan Village State School (1975), Centenary souvenir booklet, Logan Village  — includes information on Chambers Flat State School

Coordinates: 27°45′12″S 153°05′28″E / 27.7534°S 153.091°E / -27.7534; 153.091