Long Flat, Queensland

Long Flat
Queensland
Long Flat; Queensland
	Long Flat
Coordinates	26°16′00″S152°39′45″E / 26.2666°S 152.6625°E
Population	98 (2021 census)
• Density
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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Last updated July 26, 2024

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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

The Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) runs through from north to south.^[3]

History

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″S152°40′04″E / 26.2729°S 152.6679°E / -26.2729; 152.6679 ).^[5]

Demographics

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

Long Flat has the following heritage listings:

Lagoon Pocket Methodist Church, 735 Mary Valley Road ( 26°16′09″S152°39′48″E / 26.26910°S 152.66344°E / -26.26910; 152.66344 )^[7]
Long Flat Hall, 705 Mary Valley Road ( 26°15′58″S152°39′48″E / 26.26611°S 152.66341°E / -26.26611; 152.66341 (Long Flat Hall) )^[8]

Education

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]

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References

1 2 3 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.
↑ Google (20 August 2021). "Long Flat, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. 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.