Commissioners Flat, Queensland
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°51′38″S 152°49′41″E / 26.8605°S 152.8280°E). 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".
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. 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.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Commissioners Flat had a population of 28 people.
In the 2021 census, Commissioners Flat had a population of 23 people.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Commissioners Flat (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Commissioners Flat – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45486)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Burgalba Lagoon – waterhole in Moreton Bay Regional (entry 48276)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "(Place) Naming principles". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Commissioners Flat (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
