17-713: Download coordinates as: Chambers Flat is a rural locality in the City of Logan , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Chambers Flat had a population of 2,718 people. The locality is bounded to the east and south by the Logan River . 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. The school
34-617: A debate on school security. In 2018, Marsden was selected as School of the Year for South East Queensland by The South East Showcase Awards, and in 2020, it was named the 'best public school in the country' due to being the finalist in nine out of the twenty-five categories in the Australian Education Awards, an all-time record. A brawl between Marsden students and a member of the public occurred in 2020, with footage being uploaded to social media. A police investigation
51-601: A larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
68-559: A number of parks in the area, including Chambers Flat Cemetery is at 2-24 Sungold Road, but is accessed from Chambers Flat Road ( 27°44′06″S 153°05′13″E / 27.7349°S 153.0870°E / -27.7349; 153.0870 ( Chambers Flat Cemetery ) ). It is operated by the Logan City Council and offers monumental burials, lawn burials, and a garden for the scattering of ashes. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
85-658: A student, the student who was caught denied any wrongdoing of the incident and was promptly suspended in 2013. His suspension lasted three weeks, and he later "confronted her on radio to protest his innocence," the prime minister laughed it off and "sort of" sympathised, but did not help to appeal his suspension. On 9 November 2015, investigators started talking to students about the disappearance of student Tiahleigh Palmer . Approximately 70 students were questioned by police as of 11 November, with investigators encouraging students to speak up if they had any knowledge regarding her disappearance and eventual death. The incident prompted
102-601: Is administered by the Department of Education , with an enrolment of 3,702 students and a teaching staff of 271, as of 2023. The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12 , and is the largest high school by enrolments in Australia, exceeding 4,000 students in March 2024. The school opened on 27 January 1987, in the suburb's west. A vegemite sandwich was thrown at the then prime minister, Julia Gillard , by
119-526: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Marsden State High School Marsden State High School ( MSHS ) is a public co-educational secondary school located in the Logan City suburb of Waterford West , Queensland , Australia . It
136-1006: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
153-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
170-514: The names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
187-718: The next most common languages included 2.5% Hmong, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.1% Mandarin, 0.7% Khmer and 0.7% Spanish. In the 2021 census , 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;
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#1732787717778204-727: The next most common languages included 3.6% Hmong, 1.7% Vietnamese, 1.5% Khmer, 1.3% Arabic and 0.7% Samoan. King's Christian College (Logan Village campus) is a primary (Prep-6) campus at 38-112 Anzac Avenue ( 27°46′08″S 153°05′55″E / 27.7690°S 153.0987°E / -27.7690; 153.0987 ( King's Christian College campus ) ) of the independent King's Christian College school. In 2023, it had an enrolment of 418 students. 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 governent primary schools are Logan Reserve State School in neighbouring Logan Reserve to
221-587: The next most common languages were 2.3% Hmong, 1.3% Vietnamese, 1.2% Mandarin, 1.1% Mon-Khmer, nec , and 0.7% Khmer. In the 2016 census , 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;
238-603: 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. 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
255-729: The school refers to it as the Logan Village campus. It opened its first campus in Reedy Creek in 1980. It opened its second campus at Pimpama in 2015. In the 2011 census , 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;
272-505: Was on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) site at 33-51 Holloway Road ( 27°44′54″S 153°05′16″E / 27.7483°S 153.0879°E / -27.7483; 153.0879 ( Chambers Flat State School (former) ) ). 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
289-563: Was prompted by the incident. Student enrollment was recorded at 4,043 in March of 2024, even though the school's maximum enrollment capacity peaked at 3,444 students. It was estimated if current trends continue, student enrollment could reach 4,882 within four years (2028). Land in Logan Reserve was acquired by the state government to construct a new school in order to relieve the pressure on Marsden State High. The school's current sporting, academic and awareness programs are: This
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