The Pocket, New South Wales

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The Pocket
New South Wales
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The Pocket
Coordinates 28°29′57″S153°29′02″E / 28.49917°S 153.48389°E / -28.49917; 153.48389 Coordinates: 28°29′57″S153°29′02″E / 28.49917°S 153.48389°E / -28.49917; 153.48389
Population852 (2006 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2483
Elevation21 m (69 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Byron Shire
State electorate(s) Ballina
Federal Division(s) Richmond
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
23.7 °C
75 °F
16.5 °C
62 °F
1,723.5 mm
67.9 in

The Pocket is a locality in New South Wales, Australia. It is a village surrounded by foothills. There is a local tennis court and school. The Pocket is subject to flooding because of its placement in a catchment and the series of creeks which flows through the area. At the 2006 census, The Pocket had a population of 852 people. [1]

New South Wales State of Australia

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In December 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 8 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

Australia Country in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

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Climate

The Pocket has mild climate with few frosts in winter and wet winters.

Name

The Pocket is so named because of the village's placement between the hills. Some hills around The Pocket are as high as 400m. To the west of The Pocket are the Mount Jerusalem ranges which climb to around 700m.

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "The Pocket (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2010.

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