Moy Pocket is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Moy Pocket had a population of 120 people.[1]
| Moy Pocket Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Moy Pocket | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°31′40″S 152°44′35″E / 26.5277°S 152.7430°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 120 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.63/km2 (17.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4574 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe locality is bounded to the north by Spiller Road.[3] The Mary River forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality, then meanders through the centre of the locality, then becomes the north-eastern boundary of the locality.[4]
Moy Pocket has the following mountains:[4]
- Bloolou in the west of the locality (26°31′04″S 152°43′17″E / 26.5177°S 152.7214°E) rising to 368 metres (1,207 ft) above sea level[5][6]
- Mount Kenilworth on the south-western boundary with Brooloo (26°31′01″S 152°45′15″E / 26.5169°S 152.7541°E) rising to 529 metres (1,736 ft)[7]
Moy Pocket Road is the main route through the locality, entering from the south (Gheerulla) and exiting to the north-west (Brooloo).[3]
The land use is a mix of grazing on native vegetation and irrigated modified pastures with some rural residential housing.[8]
History
editThe locality appears to take its name from a farm operated by Peter Henry Sutton circa 1911 in the pocket of Mary River at the end of Suttons Lane in the south-east of the present locality (26°31′58″S 152°45′28″E / 26.5327°S 152.7579°E).[9][10][11]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Moy Pocket had a population of 115 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Moy Pocket had a population of 120 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Moy Pocket. The nearest government primary schools are Mary Valley State College in Imbil to the north-west and Kenilworth State Community College in neighbouring Kenilworth to the south-west.[13]
The nearest government secondary schools are:[13]
- Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil to the north-west
- Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the north
- Noosa District State High School (to Year 12) which has its junior campus in Pomona and its senior campus on Cooroy, both to the north-east
- Maleny State High School (to Year 12) in Maleny to the south-east
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moy Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Moy Pocket – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46365)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Bloolou – mountain in Gympie Region (entry 3213)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Kenilworth – mountain in Gympie Regional (entry 48185)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "MOY POCKET". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XLIV, no. 5739. Queensland, Australia. 14 October 1911. p. 7. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "9444-14 Gheerulla Creek" (Map). Queensland Government. 1981. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Parish of Kenilworth" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moy Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
