Population 2,464 (2011 census) LGA(s) Logan City Chambers Flat Buccan Federal division Division of Forde | Postcode(s) 4133 State electorate(s) Albert Postal code 4133 | |
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Location 30 km (19 mi) south of Brisbane CBD | ||
Chambers Flat is a locality of Logan City, Queensland, Australia.
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Map of Chambers Flat QLD 4133, Australia
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.
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.
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, 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 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.