Chambers Flat, Queensland

File:Looking across the Logan River (not visible) from Paget Parkway, Logan Village, towards Chambers Flats where cattle are grazing, 2021.jpg

The locality is bounded to the east and south by the Logan River.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=15 February 2022}}

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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.{{cite web|title=Chambers Flat|url=http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs/chambers-flat|work=Suburbs|publisher=Logan City Council|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-date=21 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221225502/http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs/chambers-flat|url-status=live}}

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.{{cite QSA Agency|8795|Chambers Flat State School|13 May 2014}} The school was on a {{Convert|10|acre|adj=on}} site at 33-51 Holloway Road ({{Coord|-27.7483|153.0879|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Chambers Flat State School (former)}}).{{Cite web|date=1916|title=Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 5 south|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh5-south-1916.jpg|access-date=15 February 2022|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012235113/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh5-south-1916.jpg|url-status=live}}

Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Chambers Flat became part of Logan City following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.

King's Christian College opened its third campus in Chambers Flat in 2020, although the school refers to it as the Logan Village campus.{{Cite web |title=Logan Village Campus |url=https://www.kingscollege.qld.edu.au/about-kings/campuses/logan-village |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=King's Christian College |archive-date=1 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601090937/https://www.kingscollege.qld.edu.au/about-kings/campuses/logan-village |url-status=live }} It opened its first campus in Reedy Creek in 1980. It opened its second campus at Pimpama in 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kingscollege.qld.edu.au/about-kings|title=About King's|date=2020-04-20|website=King's Christian College|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=20 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420121616/https://www.kingscollege.qld.edu.au/about-kings|url-status=live}}

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Chambers Flat had a population of 2,464 people, with 50.2% of the population female and 49.8% male. The median age of the Chambers Flat population recorded 42, 5 years above the Australian average of 37. 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, and 0.7% Khmer.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30348|name=Chambers Flat (State Suburb)|accessdate=16 February 2014|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Chambers Flat had a population of 2,331 people, with 48.8% of the population being female and 51.2% male. The median age of the Chambers Flat population recorded 44, 6 years above the Australian average of 38. 73.6% of people living in Chambers Flat were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.4%, New Zealand 4.0%, Laos 1.0%, Netherlands 1.0% and Taiwan 0.9%. 82.5% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages included 2.5% Hmong, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.1% Mandarin, 0.7% Khmer and 0.7% Spanish.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30581|name=Chambers Flat (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Chambers Flat had a population of 2,718 people, with 50.0% of the population being female and 50.0% male. The median age of the Chambers Flat population recorded 47 years, which is 9 years above the Australian average of 38. 70.6% of people living in Chambers Flat were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 4.6%, Laos 1.4%, Vietnam 1.2% and Cambodia 1.0%. 78.9% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages included 3.6% Hmong, 1.7% Vietnamese, 1.5% Khmer, 1.3% Arabic and 0.7% Samoan.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30577|name=Chambers Flat (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

King's Christian College (Logan Village campus) is a primary (Prep-6) campus at 38-112 Anzac Avenue ({{Coord|-27.7690|153.0987|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=King's Christian College campus}}) of the independent King's Christian College school. In 2023, it had an enrolment of 418 students.{{Cite web |title=King's Christian College (Chambers Flat) |url=https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/A713 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Schools Directory |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630081028/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/A713 |url-status=live }} It will progressively offer more years of schools with full Prep-to-12 schooling available by 2029.

There are no government schools in Chambers Flat. The nearest government primary schools are Logan Reserve State School in neighbouring Logan Reserve to the north-east, Logan Village State School in neighbouring Logan Village to the south-east, and Park Ridge State School in Park Ridge to the north-west.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

The nearest government secondary schools are Marsden State High School in Waterford West to the north-east, Yarrabilba State Secondary College in Yarrabilba to the south-east, and Park Ridge State High School in Park Ridge to the north-west.

There are a number of parks in the area, including

• Chambers Creek Park ({{coord|-27.7452|153.1034|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Chambers Creek Park}}){{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Land for public recreation - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Chambers Flat Logan Reser ({{coord|-27.7577|153.0930|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Chambers Flat Logan Reser}})

• Chambers Flat Road Park ({{coord|-27.7413|153.0661|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Chambers Flat Road Park}})

• Chambers Road Flat Park ({{coord|-27.7541|153.0871|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Chambers Road Flat Park}})

• Kings Way Park ({{coord|-27.7449|153.0520|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Kings Way Park}})

• Wendt Park ({{coord|-27.7605|153.0681|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wendt Park}})

Chambers Flat Cemetery is at 2-24 Sungold Road, but is accessed from Chambers Flat Road ({{coord|-27.7349|153.0870|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Chambers Flat Cemetery}}).{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Cemetery Areas - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}} It is operated by the Logan City Council and offers monumental burials, lawn burials, and a garden for the scattering of ashes.{{Cite web |title=Council managed cemeteries |url=https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/council-managed-cemeteries-1/council-managed-cemeteries/3 |access-date=2024-06-30 |publisher=Logan City Council |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120061223/https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/council-managed-cemeteries-1/council-managed-cemeteries/3 |url-status=live }}

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• {{Citation | author1=Logan Village State School | title=Centenary souvenir booklet | publication-date=1975 | publisher=Logan Village | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12454896 }} — includes information on Chambers Flat State School

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• {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/chambers-flat|title=Chambers Flat|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
• {{Cite web|title=Chambers Flat|url=https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/chambers-flat|website=Logan City Council}}

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