Commissioners Flat

Commissioners Flat is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Commissioners Flat had a population of 28 people.[1]

Commissioners Flat
Queensland
Commissioners Flat
Coordinates26.8733°S 152.8416°E / -26.8733; 152.8416 (Commissioners Flat (centre of locality))
Population28 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.20/km2 (5.71/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4514
Area12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)Glass House
Federal Division(s)Longman
Suburbs around Commissioners Flat:
Cedarton Peachester Peachester
Cedarton Commissioners Flat Peachester
Stanmore Woodford Glass House Mountains

Geography

The eastern border is marked by the Stanley River. Peachester State Forest occupies the eastern half of Commissioners Flat.

Burgalba Lagoon is a waterhole (26.8605°S 152.8280°E / -26.8605; 152.8280 (Burgalba Lagoon)). The lagoon is significant for the Dallambara, who were a clan of the Jinibara people. It was a place of testing young men and making rain. It was the home of Gairwar the rainbow serpent and a source of magic stones. The name Burgalba means "box tree".[3]

History

It was named after Stephen Simpson, the Queensland commissioner of lands, who used the area as a camp site in the mid-19th century.[2] Although the normal rules of English grammar would suggest that the locality name should be spelled with a possessive apostrophe, the official titles of place names in Queensland do not include that particular punctuation.[4]

In the 2016 census Commissioners Flat had a population of 28 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Commissioners Flat (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Commissioners Flat – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45486)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Burgalba Lagoon – waterhole in Moreton Bay Regional (entry 48276)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. "(Place) Naming principles". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.


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