| Type: | suburb |
| Long Pocket | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -18.5176°N 145.9758°W |
| Pop: | 150 |
| Postcode: | 4850 |
| Area: | 43.9 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Shire of Hinchinbrook |
| Stategov: | Hinchinbrook |
| Fedgov: | Kennedy |
| Near-N: | Abergowrie |
| Near-Ne: | Abergowrie |
| Near-E: | Dalrymple Creek |
| Near-Se: | Lannercost |
| Near-S: | Lannercost |
| Near-Sw: | Lannercost |
| Near-W: | Garrawalt |
| Near-Nw: | Abergowrie |
Long Pocket is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Long Pocket had a population of 150 people.
Long Pocket State School opened on 26 July 1915 and closed on 14 February 1994.[2] It was at 2062 Abergowrie Road, now in neighbouring Lannercost.[3]
In the, Long Pocket had a population of 198 people, 49% female and 51% male. The median age of the population was 38 years, on par with the national median. 88.4% of people living in Long Pocket were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.6% and Italy 1.6%. 93.3% of people spoke only English at home; there were no other responses for language spoken at home.
In the, Long Pocket had a population of 150 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the population was 47 years, 9 years above the national median of 38. 86% of people living in Long Pocket were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.0% and Italy 2.0%. 94.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common language was Italian at 2%.
There are no schools in Long Pocket. The nearest primary school is Trebonne State School in neighbouring Trebonne to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-east.
The Abergowrie-Long Pocket branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 2346 Abergowrie Road .[4]
