Moores Pocket, Queensland

Moores Pocket is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Moores Pocket had a population of 736 people.[1]

Moores Pocket
Ipswich, Queensland
Moores Pocket Road, 2023
Moores Pocket is located in Queensland
Moores Pocket
Moores Pocket
Coordinates27.5988°S 152.7825°E / -27.5988; 152.7825 (Moores Pocket (centre of suburb))
Population736 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density820/km2 (2,120/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4305
Area0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)Ipswich West
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Moores Pocket:
Tivoli North Booval North Booval
Basin Pocket Moores Pocket North Booval
East Ipswich North Booval North Booval

Geography

As the name suggests, Moores Pocket is bounded by the winding Bremer River on all sides except the north-west where it is separated from the suburb of Tivoli by Boundary Road.[3]

History

The origin of the suburb name is from Thomas Moore, an early blacksmith in the area.[2]

The suburb was greatly damaged in the 1893 Brisbane River flood.[4]

The suburb was flooded in the 2011 Queensland floods.[5]

In the 2016 census, Moores Pocket had a population of 736 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moores Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Moores Pocket – suburb in City of Ipswich (entry 45057)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. "MOORE'S POCKET". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXIV, no. 4932. Queensland, Australia. 11 February 1893. p. 5. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Aerial view of flood waters at Bremer Waters Residential Resort, Moore's Pocket Road, Tivoli, Ipswich, 2011". Picture Ipswich. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.


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