Long Flat, Queensland
| Long Flat Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Long Flat | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°16′00″S 152°39′45″E / 26.2666°S 152.6625°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 98 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 17.82/km2 (46.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Long Flat is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Long Flat had a population of 98 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) runs through from north to south.[3]
History
[edit]Lagoon Pocket Provisional School opened on 25 September 1882 but closed in December 1899 to allow a new building to be constructed. It reopened on 6 June 1900 as Lagoon Pocket State School. It closed on 3 July 1970.[4] It was at 57 Lagoon Pocket Road (26°16′22″S 152°40′04″E / 26.2729°S 152.6679°E).[5]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Long Flat had a population of 80 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Long Flat had a population of 98 people.[1]
Heritage listings
[edit]Long Flat has the following heritage listings:
- Lagoon Pocket Methodist Church, 735 Mary Valley Road (26°16′09″S 152°39′48″E / 26.26910°S 152.66344°E)[7]
- Long Flat Hall, 705 Mary Valley Road (26°15′58″S 152°39′48″E / 26.26611°S 152.66341°E)[8]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Long Flat. The nearest government primary schools are Jones Hill State School in neighbouring Jones Hill to the north and Dagun State School in Dagun to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Long Flat (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Long Flat – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46354)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Long Flat, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "County of Lennox sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Long Flat (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Lagoon Pocket Methodist Church" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Long Flat Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Scougall, J. (1985). Gympie South & district schools : 75th anniversary. Gympie South State School – via State Library of Queensland. — includes other schools including Calico Creek, Lagoon Pocket, Pie Creek, Langshaw (Eel Creek), Mooloo (Mooloo Road), Warrawee, Glastonbury, Scrubby Creek, and Greendale