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Lagoon Pocket is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Lagoon Pocket had a population of 170 people.




Geography


Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) 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 (26.2759°S 152.6701°E / -26.2759; 152.6701 (Lagoon Pocket railway station)).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 2016 census, Lagoon Pocket had a population of 123 people.
In the 2021 census, Lagoon Pocket had a population of 170 people.




Education


There are no schools in Lagoon Pocket. The nearest government primary schools are Jones Hill State School in Jones Hill to the north and Dagun State School in Dagun to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.




References






Further reading


Scougall, J. (1985). Gympie South & district schools : 75th anniversary. Gympie South State School – via State Library of Queensland. — includes other schools including Calico Creek, Lagoon Pocket, Pie Creek, Langshaw (Eel Creek), Mooloo (Mooloo Road), Warrawee, Glastonbury, Scrubby Creek, and Greendale

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