Scotchy Pocket, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Scotchy Pocket
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.0061°N 152.5261°W
Pop:55
Postcode:4570
Area:41.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:30.4
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Gympie
Dist2:61.7
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Maryborough
Dist3:209
Dir3:N
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Theebine
Near-Ne:Gunalda
Near-E:Gunalda
Near-Se:Curra
Near-S:Curra
Near-Sw:Sexton
Near-W:Sexton
Near-Nw:Miva

Scotchy Pocket is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Scotchy Pocket had a population of 55 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Mary River and to the south by Curra Creek, a tributary of the Mary River.

The terrain ranges from above sea level. Scotchy Pocket has the following two mountains, both in the south-east of the locality:

Although not within the locality, the Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line run close to the south-east boundary of the locality. For many years, Scotchy Pocket was served by Kadina railway station (-26.0268°N 152.5604°W),[5] but it was eliminated during a 1990s realignment to reduce curves and increase speeds.[6]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing (mostly near the Mary River).

History

Scotchy Pocket Provisional School opened in 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Scotchy Pocket State School. The school closed in 1920 due to low student numbers. It reopened in 1938 and finally closed circa 1944. It was located on Scotchy Pocket Road (approx).[7]

Demographics

In the, Scotchy Pocket had a population of 74 people.

In the, Scotchy Pocket had a population of 55 people.

Education

There are no schools in Scotchy Pocket. The nearest government primary schools are Gunalda State School in neighbouring Gunalda to the east and Theebine State School in neighbouring Theebine to the north. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-west.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 2019.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  6. Web site: 1981 . Curra . 31 December 2023 . . Map . 31 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231061717/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-25000-9445-44-curra-1981/original . live .
  7. Web site: 1943. Gympie. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200702134630/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-gympie-1943.jpg. 2 July 2020. 26 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  8. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 31 December 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .