| Wivenhoe Pocket Somerset Region, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Wivenhoe Pocket | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°25′55″S 152°37′04″E / 27.4319°S 152.6177°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 440 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 21.26/km2 (55.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4306 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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Wivenhoe Pocket is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 440 people.[1]
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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]
In the 2011 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 498.[4]
In the 2016 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 440 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wivenhoe Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Wivenhoe Pocket – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44936)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wivenhoe Pocket (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
External links
Media related to Wivenhoe Pocket, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
This page was last edited on 22 July 2022, at 05:58