Long Flat, Queensland

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Long Flat
Queensland
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Long Flat
Coordinates 26°16′00″S152°39′45″E / 26.2666°S 152.6625°E / -26.2666; 152.6625 (Long Flat (centre of locality))
Population98 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density17.82/km2 (46.1/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Area5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Long Flat:
McIntosh Creek Jones Hill The Dawn
McIntosh Creek Long Flat The Dawn
McIntosh Creek Calico Creek Lagoon Pocket

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]

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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 (Lagoon Pocket State School (former)) ). [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:

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. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Long Flat (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Long Flat – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46354)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "Long Flat, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "County of Lennox sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Long Flat (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. "Lagoon Pocket Methodist Church" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. "Long Flat Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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