Dingo Pocket, Queensland

Dingo Pocket
Queensland
Dingo Pocket is located in Queensland
Dingo Pocket
Dingo Pocket
Coordinates17°55′48″S 145°48′25″E / 17.93°S 145.8069°E / -17.93; 145.8069 (Dingo Pocket (centre of locality))
Population79 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.752/km2 (4.54/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4854
Area45.1 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Dingo Pocket:
Cardstone Walter Hill Jarra Creek
Munro Plains Dingo Pocket Jarra Creek
Munro Plains Munro Plains Jarra Creek

Dingo Pocket is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Dingo Pocket had a population of 79 people.[1]

Geography

The Tully River forms the western boundary of the locality.[3]

The land use is a mixture of crop growing (sugarcane and tropical fruit) on the flatter land with grazing on native vegetation on the hilly terrain.[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Dingo Pocket had a population of 89 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Dingo Pocket had a population of 79 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Dingo Pocket. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Tully State School and Tully State High School, both in Tully to the east.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dingo Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Dingo Pocket – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45665)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dingo Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.