Jubilee Pocket, Queensland
| Jubilee Pocket Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Caravan park, Jubilee Pocket, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
  Jubilee Pocket | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°17′28″S 148°43′39″E / 20.2911°S 148.7275°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,047 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4802 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10–340 m (33–1,115 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Jubilee Pocket is a residential locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Jubilee Pocket had a population of 2,047 people.[4]
Geography[edit]
The north and centre of the suburb has lower flatter land used for housing. The more mountainous land around the eastern, southern and western boundaries is undeveloped bushland.[2]
The Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) enters the locality from the north-west (Airlie Beach), forms part of the northern boundary of the suburb before passing through the locality, and exiting to the north-east (Mandalay ./ Cape Conway).[2]
History[edit]
Jubilee Pocket comprises part of the former locality of Jubilee.[3]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Jubilee Pocket had a population of 1,817 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Jubilee Pocket had a population of 2,047 people.[4]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Jubilee Pocket. The nearest government primary school is Cannonvale State School in Cannonvale to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School in Proserpine to the south-west.[6]
Amenities[edit]
There is a caravan park and camping ground on Shute Harbour Road on the north-western edge of the locality.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jubilee Pocket (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Jubilee Pocket – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46879)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jubilee Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jubilee Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Adventure Whitsunday Resort". BIG 4 Holiday Parks. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
External links[edit]
Media related to Jubilee Pocket, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons