Wivenhoe Pocket Explained

Type:suburb
Wivenhoe Pocket
City:Somerset Region
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4319°N 152.6177°W
Pop:417
Postcode:4306
Area:20.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Somerset Region
Fedgov:Dickson
Stategov:Nanango
Near-N:Lake Wivenhoe
Near-Ne:Split Yard Creek
Near-E:England Creek
Near-Se:Fernvale
Near-S:Vernor
Near-Sw:Lowood
Near-W:Patrick Estate
Near-Nw:Lake Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe Pocket is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 417 people.

History

Wivenhoe Pocket was named after an early pastoral run managed by Edmund Blucher Uhr, who named it after the town of Wivenhoe in Essex, England.[1]

In 1877, 5500acres were resumed from the Wivenhoe pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877.[2]

Demographics

In the, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 498 people.

In the, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 440 people.

In the, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 417 people.

Notes and References

  1. 30 November 2019.
  2. News: Proclamations under the New Land Acts.. 2 March 1877. The Brisbane Courier. 19 February 2020. Queensland, Australia. 3. Trove. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827084837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1361846. live.