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Wivenhoe Pocket
Somerset Region, Queensland
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Wivenhoe Pocket is located in Queensland
Wivenhoe Pocket
Wivenhoe Pocket
Location in Queensland
Population 440 (2016 census)
 • Density 21.26/km2 (55.1/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4306
Area 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal Division(s) Dickson
Suburbs around Wivenhoe Pocket:
Lake Wivenhoe Lake Wivenhoe Split Yard Creek
Patrick Estate Wivenhoe Pocket England Creek
Lowood Vernor Fernvale

Wivenhoe Pocket is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 440 people.

History

Wivenhoe Pocket was named after an early pastoral run managed by Edmund Blucher Uhr, who named it after the town of Wivenhoe in Essex, England.

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