Long Pocket
Queensland
Long Pocket is located in Queensland
Long Pocket
Long Pocket
Coordinates18°31′03″S 145°58′33″E / 18.5176°S 145.9758°E / -18.5176; 145.9758 (Long Pocket (centre of locality))
Population198 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.510/km2 (11.68/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4850
Area43.9 km2 (16.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Long Pocket:
Abergowrie Abergowrie Abergowrie
Garrawalt Long Pocket Dalrymple Creek
Lannercost Lannercost Lannercost

Long Pocket is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Long Pocket had a population of 198 people.[1]

History

Long Pocket State School opened on 26 July 1915 and closed on 14 February 1994.[3][4] It was at 2062 Abergowrie Road (18°32′31″S 146°01′10″E / 18.5419°S 146.0194°E / -18.5419; 146.0194 (Long Pocket State School (former))), now in neighbouring Lannercost.[5][6]

In the 2016 census, Long Pocket had a population of 198 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Long Pocket. The nearest primary school is Trebonne State School in neighbouring Trebonne to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-east.[7]

Community groups

The Abergowrie-Long Pocket branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 2346 Abergowrie Road (18°31′17″S 146°00′12″E / 18.5215°S 146.0033°E / -18.5215; 146.0033 (Abergowrie-Long Pocket CWA)).[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Long Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Long Pocket – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 20014)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Parish of Lannercost" (Map). Queensland Government. 1978. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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