Commissioners Flat
| Commissioners Flat Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Commissioners Flat | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°52′23″S 152°50′29″E / 26.87306°S 152.84139°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 23 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4514 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Glass House | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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Commissioners Flat is a locality of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia.[2]
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.[3]
Geography
The eastern border is marked by the Stanley River. Peachester State Forest occupies the eastern half of Commissioners Flat.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Commissioners Flat (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Commissioners Flat (entry 45486)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "(Place) Naming principles". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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