Lagoon Pocket
Lagoon Pocket is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Lagoon Pocket had a population of 170 people.
Geography
Mary Valley Road forms most of the western boundary. The Mary Valley Branch Railway passes through from north-west to south, forming part of the north-western boundary, with the former Lagoon Pocket railway station in the west of the locality.The Mary River forms almost the entire eastern boundary.The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing, grazing on native vegetation, and crop-growing.
History
Lagoon Pocket Provisional School opened on 25 September 1882 but closed in December 1899 to allow a new building to be constructed. It reopened on 6 June 1900 as Lagoon Pocket State School. It closed on 3 July 1970. It was at 57 Lagoon Pocket Road, now within the neighbouring locality of Long Flat.Demographics
In the, Lagoon Pocket had a population of 123 people.In the, Lagoon Pocket had a population of 170 people.