Wivenhoe Pocket
Suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia
27°25′55″S 152°37′04″E / 27.4319°S 152.6177°E / -27.4319; 152.6177 (Wivenhoe Pocket (centre of locality))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]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wivenhoe Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wivenhoe Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
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