Dingo Pocket, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Dingo Pocket
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.93°N 145.8069°W
Pop:79
Postcode:4854
Area:45.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:17.9
Dir1:NW
Location1:Tully
Dist2:71.1
Dir2:SW
Location2:Innisfail
Dist3:159
Dir3:S
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:223
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Townsville
Dist5:1573
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hinchinbrook
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Walter Hill
Near-Ne:Jarra Creek
Near-E:Jarra Creek
Near-Se:Jarra Creek
Near-S:Munro Plains
Near-Sw:Munro Plains
Near-W:Munro Plains
Near-Nw:Cardstone

Dingo Pocket is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Dingo Pocket had a population of 79 people.

Geography

The Tully River forms the western boundary of the locality.[2]

The land use is a mixture of crop growing (sugarcane and tropical fruit) on the flatter land with grazing on native vegetation on the hilly terrain.[3]

Demographics

In the, Dingo Pocket had a population of 89 people.

In the, Dingo Pocket had a population of 79 people.

Education

There are no schools in Dingo Pocket. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Tully State School and Tully State High School, both in Tully to the east.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 29 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses . 23 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use . 23 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  4. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 23 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .