Wivenhoe Pocket

Wivenhoe Pocket is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 417 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.
In 1877, were resumed from the Wivenhoe pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877.

Demographics

In the, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 498 people.
In the, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 440 people.
In the, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 417 people.

Education

There are no schools in Wivenhoe Pocket. The nearest government primary school is Fernvale State School in neighbouring Fernvale to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in neighbouring Lowood to the south-west.