Lagoon Pocket
| Lagoon Pocket Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Lagoon Pocket | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°16′40″S 152°41′00″E / 26.2777°S 152.6833°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 170 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 23.9/km2 (62.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Lagoon Pocket is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lagoon Pocket had a population of 170 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) forms most of the western boundary. The Mary Valley Branch Railway passes through from north-west to south, forming part of the north-western boundary, with the former Lagoon Pocket railway station in the west of the locality (26°16′33″S 152°40′12″E / 26.2759°S 152.6701°E).The Mary River forms almost the entire eastern boundary.[3][4][5]
The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing, grazing on native vegetation, and crop-growing.[6]
History
[edit]Lagoon Pocket Provisional School opened on 25 September 1882 but closed in December 1899 to allow a new building to be constructed. It reopened on 6 June 1900 as Lagoon Pocket State School. It closed on 3 July 1970.[7] It was at 57 Lagoon Pocket Road, now within the neighbouring locality of Long Flat.[8]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Lagoon Pocket had a population of 123 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Lagoon Pocket had a population of 170 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Lagoon Pocket. The nearest government primary schools are Jones Hill State School in Jones Hill to the north and Dagun State School in Dagun to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lagoon Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Lagoon Pocket – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46351)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Lagoon Pocket, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "County of Lennox sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lagoon Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Scougall, J. (1985). Gympie South & district schools : 75th anniversary. Gympie South State School – via State Library of Queensland. — includes other schools including Calico Creek, Lagoon Pocket, Pie Creek, Langshaw (Eel Creek), Mooloo (Mooloo Road), Warrawee, Glastonbury, Scrubby Creek, and Greendale