Long Flat, Queensland

Long Flat is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Long Flat had a population of 80 people.[1]

Long Flat
Queensland
Long Flat is located in Queensland
Long Flat
Long Flat
Coordinates26.2666°S 152.6624°E / -26.2666; 152.6624
Population80 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density14.5/km2 (37.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (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

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 (26.2729°S 152.6679°E / -26.2729; 152.6679 (Lagoon Pocket State School (former))).[5]

Heritage listings

Long Flat has the following heritage listings:

  • Mary Valley Road: Lagoon Pocket Methodist Church[6]
  • 705 Mary Valley Road: Long Flat Hall[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Long Flat (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Long Flat – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46354)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. Google (20 August 2021). "Long Flat, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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. "Lagoon Pocket Methodist Church" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. "Long Flat Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.


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