Long Pocket is a rural

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in the

Shire of Hinchinbrook The Shire of Hinchinbrook is a Local government in Australia, local government area in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Ingham, Queensland, Ingham, covers an area of , and has existed since its cr ...

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, Australia. In the , Long Pocket had a population of 150 people.

History

Long Pocket State School opened on 26 July 1915. A new school building was erected in 1924. It closed on 14 February 1994. It was at 2062 Abergowrie Road (), now in neighbouring Lannercost.

Demographics

In the , Long Pocket had a population of 198 people, 49% female and 51% male. The median age of the population was 38 years, on par with the national median. 88.4% of people living in Long Pocket were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.6% and Italy 1.6%. 93.3% of people spoke only English at home; there were no other responses for language spoken at home. In the , Long Pocket had a population of 150 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the population was 47 years, 9 years above the national median of 38. 86% of people living in Long Pocket were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.0% and Italy 2.0%. 94.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common language was Italian at 2%.

Education

There are no schools in Long Pocket. The nearest primary school is

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in neighbouring

Trebonne Trebonne is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Trebonne had a population of 430 people. History Prior to European settlement, the Trebonne ...

to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-east.

Community groups

The Abergowrie-Long Pocket branch of the

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meets at 2346 Abergowrie Road ().

References

{{Shire of Hinchinbrook Shire of Hinchinbrook Localities in Queensland