Flagstone, Queensland

Flagstone is situated in the Bundjalung traditional Indigenous Australian country.{{Cite web|title=Bundjalung – Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative|url=https://muurrbay.org.au/languages/bundjalung/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=muurrbay.org.au|archive-date=21 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921022551/https://muurrbay.org.au/languages/bundjalung/|url-status=live}} Towards the north of Flagstone is the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions.{{Cite web|title=AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul|url=https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang/language/e66|access-date=31 July 2020|website=Federal government|publisher=Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813095617/https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang/language/e66|url-status=live}}

The suburb is named after Flagstone Creek which flows into the Logan River just south of Chadwick Drive in South Maclean.File:FlagstoneQLD.jpg

Suburban development started in Flagstone in 1996, with the development of nearby infrastructure and roads. On 24 April 1997, Flagstone was named by the Minister for Natural Resources as a neighbourhood within the Undullah and Jimboomba areas, though is now a bounded suburb and district in its own right, along with the Greater Flagstone district suburbs and developments of Flinders Lakes, Monarch Glen, Silverbark Ridge, Riverbend and Glenlogan.

Flagstone State School opened on 22 January 1998.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}

Flagstone State Community College opened on 1 January 2002.

On 8 October 2010, a PDA was declared detailing the expansion and development of Greater Flagstone. Expected to take approximately 30–40 years to complete, the plan is for 50,000 dwellings to house a population of up to 120,000 people.{{cite web|url=http://www.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/resources/plan/pda/greater-flagstone-development-scheme.pdf|title=Greater Flagstone PDA Development Scheme|publisher=The State of Queensland (Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning)|accessdate=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412074336/http://www.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/resources/plan/pda/greater-flagstone-development-scheme.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2019|url-status=live}}

Development on the west section of the Sydney–Brisbane railway line began post-2011. On 20 May 2016, it was gazetted as a separate locality within the City of Logan.{{cite web|url=https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs/flagstone|title=Flagstone|website=Logan City Council|accessdate=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324215615/https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs/flagstone|archive-date=24 March 2019|date=19 June 2017}}

In late-2018, a large adventure playground was built. The Playground includes an 11m tower, and a skybridge. The project was reported to have cost $12 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.jimboombatimes.com.au/story/5231593/fly-over-flagstones-adventure-playground/|title=Flagstone to get massive adventure playground|publisher=The Jimboomba Times|date=15 February 2018|accessdate=25 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mustdobrisbane.com/kids-parks/flagstone-adventure-park|website=MustDoBrisbane.com|title=Flagstone Adventure Park|accessdate=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725034527/https://www.mustdobrisbane.com/kids-parks/flagstone-adventure-park|archive-date=25 July 2019}}

In 2018, the estimated population of Flagstone was 5,651 people.{{Cite web|url=https://profile.id.com.au/logan/about?WebID=220|title=Flagstone|last=|first=|date=|website=.idcommunity|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115045151/https://profile.id.com.au/logan/about?WebID=220|archive-date=15 November 2019|access-date=15 November 2019}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Flagstone had a population of 7,087 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31047|name=Flagstone (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}} This was the first Australian census taken of Flagstone.

Flagstone is accessible via Teviot Road. Planned transportation links that would service Flagstone, the Greater Flagstone development areas and district includes proposed passenger railway links between Salisbury and Beaudesert.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Projects/Name/S/Salisbury-to-Beaudesert-Rail-Corridor-Study|title=Salisbury to Beaudesert Rail Corridor Study|last=|first=|date=2019-03-05|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728231959/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Projects/Name/S/Salisbury-to-Beaudesert-Rail-Corridor-Study|archive-date=28 July 2019|access-date=15 November 2019}}

Flagstone is serviced by public transport buses to and from Browns Plains.{{Cite web|url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/88883|title=Greater Flagstone community hails a ride on new 535 bus service|last=|first=}}

The Village Shopping Centre, originally a simply corner store, was built as early as 2008. Further expansion was planned for late-2019, relaunching as 'Flagstone Central'.{{cite web|url=https://www.stockwell.com.au/flagstone|title=Flagstone Central|website=Stockwell|accessdate=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307165006/https://www.stockwell.com.au/flagstone|archive-date=7 March 2019|url-status=live}}

Another shopping centre built on the corner of Homestead and Wild Mint Drive contains: Coles, BWS, hairdressers, health services, Domino's Pizza, Supa IGA, 7-Eleven, Subway, McDonald's, and other specialty stores.{{cite web|url=https://www.peet.com.au/news-and-events/big-retail-brands-head-to-flagstone|title=Big retail brands head to Flagstone|website=Peet|date=23 March 2018|accessdate=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424110236/https://www.peet.com.au/news-and-events/big-retail-brands-head-to-flagstone|archive-date=24 April 2018|url-status=live}}

File:Flagstone State School, 2024.jpg

File:Aerial view of Flagstone State School, 2024.jpg

Flagstone State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Poinciana Drive ({{coord|-27.8071|152.9573|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Flagstone State School}}).{{Cite web |date=2020-11-29 |title=Flagstone State School |url=https://flagstonss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Flagstone State School |language=en |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021222812/https://flagstonss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 696 students with 48 teachers (45 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent).

Flagstone State Community College is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Cnr Homestead Drive & Poinciana Drive ({{coord|-27.8072|152.9563|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Flagstone State Community College}}).{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=Queensland Government|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-29 |title=Flagstone State Community College |url=https://flagstonescc.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Flagstone State Community College |language=en |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020040112/https://flagstonescc.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 884 students with 77 teachers (74 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archivedate=22 November 2018|accessdate=22 November 2018}}

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• {{cite web |title=Jimboomba, Flagstone and Stockleigh |url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/jimboomba,-flagstone-and-stockleigh |website=Queensland Places |publisher=University of Queensland}}

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