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
Coordinates	26.8733°S 152.8416°E / -26.8733; 152.8416 (Commissioners Flat (centre of locality))
Population	28 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	2.20/km2 (5.71/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4514
Area	12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	40.2 km (25 mi) W of Caloundra 41.4 km (26 mi) NNW of Caboolture 89.6 km (56 mi) N of Brisbane CBD
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]

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