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Wivenhoe Pocket

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Wivenhoe Pocket
Somerset RegionQueensland
Wivenhoe Pocket is located in Queensland
Wivenhoe Pocket
Wivenhoe Pocket
Coordinates27°25′55″S 152°37′04″E / 27.4319°S 152.6177°E / -27.4319; 152.6177 (Wivenhoe Pocket (centre of locality))
Population417 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density20.14/km2 (52.18/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4306
Area20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 13.2 km (8 mi) NE of Lowood
  • 35.6 km (22 mi) SE of Esk
  • 31.5 km (20 mi) NNW of Ipswich
  • 68.1 km (42 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Wivenhoe Pocket:
Lake Wivenhoe Lake Wivenhoe Split Yard Creek
Patrick Estate Wivenhoe Pocket England Creek
Lowood Vernor Fernvale

Wivenhoe Pocket is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 417 people.[1]

History

Wivenhoe Pocket was named after an early pastoral run managed by Edmund Blucher Uhr, who named it after the town of Wivenhoe in Essex, England.[2]

In 1877, 5,500 acres (2,200 ha) were resumed from the Wivenhoe pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877.[3]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 498 people.[4]

In the 2016 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 440 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 417 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Wivenhoe Pocket. The nearest government primary school is Fernvale State School in neighbouring Fernvale to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in neighbouring Lowood to the south-west.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wivenhoe Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wivenhoe Pocket – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44936)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wivenhoe Pocket (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wivenhoe Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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