Scotchy Pocket, Queensland

Scotchy Pocket is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Scotchy Pocket had a population of 74 people.[1]

Scotchy Pocket
Queensland
Scotchy Pocket
Coordinates26.0061°S 152.5261°E / -26.0061; 152.5261
Population74 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.787/km2 (4.63/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area41.4 km2 (16.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Scotchy Pocket:
Miva Theebine Gunalda
Sexton Scotchy Pocket Gunalda
Sexton Curra Curra

History

Scotchy Pocket Provisional School opened on 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.[3] It was located on Scotchy Pocket Road (approx 26.0084°S 152.5195°E / -26.0084; 152.5195 (Scotchy Pocket State School (former))).[4]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Scotchy Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Scotchy Pocket – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46376)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.


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