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
Coordinates	26.5986°S 152.9344°E / -26.5986; 152.9344 (Image Flat (centre of locality))
Population	457 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	48.62/km2 (125.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4560
Area	9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.0 km (4 mi) NW of Nambour 21.7 km (13 mi) NW of Maroochydore 36.3 km (23 mi) NNW of Caloundra 113 km (70 mi) N of Brisbane
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

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

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

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

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

1. 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. "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.