Scotchy Pocket is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Scotchy Pocket had a population of 55 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Mary River and to the south by Curra Creek, a tributary of the Mary River. The terrain ranges from above sea level. Scotchy Pocket has the following two mountains, both in the south-east of the locality: * Mount Booker () * Mount Scotchy () Although not within the locality, the

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and North Coast railway line run close to the south-east boundary of the locality. For many years, Scotchy Pocket was served by Kadina railway station (), but it was eliminated during a 1990s realignment to reduce curves and increase speeds. The land use is predominantly

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation with some crop growing (mostly near the Mary River).

History

Scotchy Pocket Provisional School opened in 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. In 1921, it was on a land parcel on an unnamed road off Scotchy Pocket Road (). In 1941, it was located on the western side of Scotchy Pocket Road (approx ).

Demographics

In the , Scotchy Pocket had a population of 74 people. In the , Scotchy Pocket had a population of 55 people.

Education

There are no schools in Scotchy Pocket. The nearest government primary schools are Gunalda State School in neighbouring Gunalda to the east and Theebine State School in neighbouring

Theebine Theebine is a rural town and locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Theebine had a population of 145 people. Geography The town is located north of the ...

to the north. The nearest government secondary school is

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to the south-west.

References

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