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Image Flat, Queensland

Image Flat is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Image Flat had a population of 457 people.[1]

Image Flat
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Image Flat is located in Queensland
Image Flat
Image Flat
Coordinates26°35′55″S 152°56′04″E / 26.5986°S 152.9344°E / -26.5986; 152.9344 (Image Flat (centre of locality))
Population457 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density48.62/km2 (125.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4560
Area9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Fairfax
Federal division(s)Nicklin
Suburbs around Image Flat:
Kiamba Kulangoor Kulangoor
Kureelpa Image Flat Parklands
Kureelpa Highworth Nambour

Geography

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The locality is on the outskirts of Nambour. The land use is a mix of rural residential housing and grazing on native vegetation.[3]

History

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A rural farming area, the locale was named prior to 1896. A government receiving office was opened in 1901.[4] During the 1910s, the area had market gardens.[5] Sugar cane was then complemented by a dairy industry, and later as free from frost, bananas.[6] There was a notable Finnish population at one time.[7][8]

In the late 1890s, a sugar cane tramway was constructed that terminated at Image Flat.[9][10] By 1903, the line had been extended, but having to address a 1:23 grade.[11][12] The cane trolleys were being drawn by horses until picked up further along by a locomotive, for the Moreton Central Sugar Cane Company Limited.[13] A line extension was still being sought by 1923.[14] Sugar cane pests and diseases had an impact in the local industry in 1924.[15] In 1954, the concern had crossed to the Panama disease in bananas.[16]

A committee was formed by 1951 seeking to bring electrical light and power to the area, although this had been proposed by a Nambour committee in 1923.[17][18]

Demographics

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In the 2011 census, Image Flat had a population of 462 people.[19]

In the 2016 census, Image Flat had a population of 443 people.[20]

In the 2021 census, Image Flat had a population of 457 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Image Flat. Nambour State College in neighbouring Nambour to the south-east is the nearest government primary and secondary school.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Image Flat (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Image Flat – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48677)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ "OFFICIAL ITEMS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVII, no. 13, 490. Queensland, Australia. 8 April 1901. p. 8. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Hail at Image Flat". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. XIII, no. 626. Queensland, Australia. 22 October 1915. p. 5. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Advertising". Daily Mail. No. 4426. Queensland, Australia. 5 May 1917. p. 12. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Fun amongst the Finns". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. 2, no. [?]. Queensland, Australia. 5 August 1904. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "The truth about the Finns". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. 5, no. 233. Queensland, Australia. 18 January 1908. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIV, no. 12, 598. Queensland, Australia. 28 May 1898. p. 8. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Moreton Central Mill Meeting". Moreton Mail. Vol. XIV, no. 711. Queensland, Australia. 3 March 1899. p. 5. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "The Dulong Tramway". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIX, no. 13, 960. Queensland, Australia. 9 October 1902. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Moreton Sugar Mill". The Telegraph. No. 9, 435. Queensland, Australia. 16 February 1903. p. 4 (Second edition). Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Mill Directors' Inspection". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. 6, no. 294. Queensland, Australia. 13 February 1909. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Maroochy Shire Council". Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. XX, no. 1028. Queensland, Australia. 20 July 1923. p. 5. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Cane diseases". The Queenslander. No. 5920. Queensland, Australia. 27 September 1924. p. 39. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Banana Inspections". Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Queensland, Australia. 16 July 1954. p. 4. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ^ "Nambour progress". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 346. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1923. p. 8. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ "Electric Light Development". Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. No. 2439. Queensland, Australia. 16 March 1951. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Image Flat". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 December 2012.  
  20. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Image Flat (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
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