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 canetramway 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]
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^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
