Chambers Flat, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chambers Flat Logan City, Queensland
Fields at Chambers Flat, 2014
Chambers Flat Location in Queensland
Population	2,718 (2021 census)
• Density	123.55/km2 (320.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4133
Area	22.0 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	16.8 km (10 mi) SSW of Logan Central 39.2 km (24 mi) S of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Logan City
State electorate(s)	Logan
Federal Division(s)	Forde
Suburbs around Chambers Flat: Park Ridge Park Ridge South Park Ridge Logan Reserve Munruben Chambers Flat Buccan Stockleigh Stockleigh Logan Village

Chambers Flat is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Chambers Flat had a population of 2,718 people.

Geography

Looking across the Logan River towards Chambers Flats where cattle are grazing, 2021

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.

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 10-acre (4.0 ha) site at 33-51 Holloway Road (27°44′54″S 153°05′16″E / 27.7483°S 153.0879°E / -27.7483; 153.0879 (Chambers Flat State School (former))).

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. It opened its first campus in Reedy Creek in 1980. It opened its second campus at Pimpama in 2015.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, 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 2016 census, Chambers Flat had a population of 2,331 people.

In the 2021 census, 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 (27°46′08″S 153°05′55″E / 27.7690°S 153.0987°E / -27.7690; 153.0987 (King's Christian College campus)) of the independent King's Christian College school. In 2023, it had an enrolment of 418 students. 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.

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

• Chambers Creek Park (27°44′43″S 153°06′12″E / 27.7452°S 153.1034°E / -27.7452; 153.1034 (Chambers Creek Park))
• Chambers Flat Logan Reser (27°45′28″S 153°05′35″E / 27.7577°S 153.0930°E / -27.7577; 153.0930 (Chambers Flat Logan Reser))

• Chambers Flat Road Park (27°44′29″S 153°03′58″E / 27.7413°S 153.0661°E / -27.7413; 153.0661 (Chambers Flat Road Park))

• Chambers Road Flat Park (27°45′15″S 153°05′14″E / 27.7541°S 153.0871°E / -27.7541; 153.0871 (Chambers Road Flat Park))

• Kings Way Park (27°44′42″S 153°03′07″E / 27.7449°S 153.0520°E / -27.7449; 153.0520 (Kings Way Park))

• Wendt Park (27°45′38″S 153°04′05″E / 27.7605°S 153.0681°E / -27.7605; 153.0681 (Wendt Park))

Facilities

Chambers Flat Cemetery is at 2-24 Sungold Road, but is accessed from Chambers Flat Road (27°44′06″S 153°05′13″E / 27.7349°S 153.0870°E / -27.7349; 153.0870 (Chambers Flat Cemetery)). It is operated by the Logan City Council and offers monumental burials, lawn burials, and a garden for the scattering of ashes.