Long Pocket, Queensland

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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))Coordinates: 18°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 9194.[3]

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

Community groups[]

The Abergowrie-Long Pocket branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 1571 Abergowrie Road, Long Pocket.[4]

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. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.


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