Pauls Pocket, Queensland

Pauls Pocket Queensland
Pauls Pocket
Coordinates	20°28′26″S148°24′44″E / 20.4738°S 148.4122°E / -20.4738; 148.4122 (Pauls Pocket (centre of locality))
Population	38 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1.377/km2 (3.57/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4800
Area	27.6 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	21.5 km (13 mi) SW of Proserpine 147 km (91 mi) NW of Mackay 286 km (178 mi) SE of Townsville 1,108 km (688 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal division(s)	Dawson
Suburbs around Pauls Pocket: Lake Proserpine Dittmer Kelsey Creek Andromache Pauls Pocket Silver Creek Andromache Andromache Goorganga Creek

Pauls Pocket is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Pauls Pocket had a population of 38 people. ^[1]

Geography

Mount Quandong is in the south-west of the locality ( 20°29′25″S148°23′39″E / 20.4903°S 148.3941°E / -20.4903; 148.3941 (Mount Quandong) ), rising to 780 metres (2,560 ft) above sea level. ^{[3] [4]}

The Proserpine State Forest occupies most of the north and west of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some rural residential housing. ^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pauls Pocket had a population of 42 people. ^[6]

In the 2021 census, Pauls Pocket had a population of 38 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Pauls Pocket. ^[7] The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Proserpine State School and Proserpine State High School, both in Proserpine to the north-east. There is also a primary-and-secondary Catholic school in Proserpine. ^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pauls Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Pauls Pocket – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46893)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
3. "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.
4. "Mount Quandong – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 27751)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pauls Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
7. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
8. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2025.