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.
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]
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.