Wivenhoe Pocket

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]

Wivenhoe Pocket
Somerset Region, Queensland
Wivenhoe Pocket is located in Queensland
Wivenhoe Pocket
Wivenhoe Pocket
Coordinates27.4319°S 152.6177°E / -27.4319; 152.6177
Population440 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density21.26/km2 (55.1/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4306
Area20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
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

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
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wivenhoe Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "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.

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