Upper Flagstone, Queensland

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Coordinates: 27°37′57″S 152°00′06″E / 27.6325°S 152.0016°E / -27.6325; 152.0016 (Upper Flagstone (centre of locality))
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Upper Flagstone
Federal division(s)
Wright
Suburbs around Upper Flagstone:
Middle Ridge Silver Ridge Silver Ridge
Preston Upper Flagstone Flagstone Creek
Preston Rockmount Stockyard

Upper Flagstone is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Upper Flagstone had a population of 171 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is dominated by an east/west valley containing Flagstone Creek. The valley remains mostly covered in natural vegetation. Flagstone Creek Conservation Park is in the south-east of the locality (27°38′32″S 152°02′02″E / 27.6422°S 152.0339°E / -27.6422; 152.0339 (Flagstone Creek Conservation Park)).[3][4]

History

In 1840, the penal colony at

Flagstone Creek in the east was marked by blazing a line of trees. It became the first gazetted road in Queensland. Today, the road no longer officially exists and is overgrown but can still be followed. There are three monuments along the route, one at each end and the other along the route at Camel's Hump where Gorman took his compass bearing.[5][6][7]

In the

2011 census, Flagstone was included within the count for neighbouring Preston which had a population of 763 people.[8]

In the 2016 census Upper Flagstone had a population of 171 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Upper Flagstone. The nearest government primary schools are Middle Ridge State School in neighbouring Middle Ridge to the north-west, Gabbinbar State School in Centenary Heights to the north-west, and Flagstone Creek State School in neighbouring Flagstone Creek to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Flagstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Upper Flagstone – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 47619)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Flagstone Creek Conservation Park – conservation park in the Lockyer Valley Region (entry 39457)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Flagstone Creek Regional Park Management Statement" (PDF). Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. Government of Australia. Archived
    from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  6. ISSN 1447-1345, archived
    from the original on 28 February 2020, retrieved 13 May 2014
  7. ^ "Gormans Gap". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Preston (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 May 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. State of Queensland
    . Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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