Jubilee Pocket, Queensland

Suburb of Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia
20°17′28″S 148°43′39″E / 20.2911°S 148.7275°E / -20.2911; 148.7275 (Jubilee Pocket (centre of locality))Population2,047 (2021 census)[1] • Density539/km2 (1,395/sq mi)Postcode(s)4802Elevation10–340 m (33–1,115 ft)[2]Area3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 5.4 km (3 mi) SE of Cannonvale
  • 27.6 km (17 mi) NE of Proserpine
  • 152 km (94 mi) N of Mackay
  • 276 km (171 mi) SE of Townsville
  • 1,124 km (698 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Whitsunday RegionState electorate(s)WhitsundayFederal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Jubilee Pocket:
Airlie Beach Mandalay Mandalay
Cape Conway Jubilee Pocket Cape Conway
Cape Conway Cape Conway Cape Conway

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.[1]

Geography

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

Jubilee Pocket comprises part of the former locality of Jubilee.[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Jubilee Pocket had a population of 1,817 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Jubilee Pocket had a population of 2,047 people.[1]

Education

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.[5]

Amenities

There is a caravan park and camping ground on Shute Harbour Road on the north-western edge of the locality.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jubilee Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Jubilee Pocket – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46879)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jubilee Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Adventure Whitsunday Resort". BIG 4 Holiday Parks. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

External links

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