Wivenhoe Pocket Somerset Region, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°25′55″S 152°37′04″E / 27.4319°S 152.6177°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 440 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 21.26/km2 (55.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4306 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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Wivenhoe Pocket is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 440 people. [1]
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. [2]
In 1877, 5,500 acres (2,200 ha) were resumed from the Wivenhoe pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877. [3]
In the 2011 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 498. [4]
In the 2016 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 440 people. [1]
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