Cedar Pocket, Queensland
| Cedar Pocket Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cedar Pocket | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°12′20″S 152°47′10″E / 26.2055°S 152.7861°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 332 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 10.85/km2 (28.10/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 30.6 km2 (11.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Cedar Pocket is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cedar Pocket had a population of 332 people.[1]
History[edit]
Cedar Pocket Provisional School opened in July 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Cedar Pocket State School. It was at 752 East Deep Creek Road (at the junction with Cedar Pocket Road, 26°11′55″S 152°44′50″E / 26.19870°S 152.74732°E).[3][4][5]
Beenam Range Provisional School opened in 1912 as a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Wolvi East Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher). It became a full-time provisional school circa 1915/1916, but closed in March 1919. It reopened on 27 October 1924 as Beenam Range State School. It was at approx 1106 Cedar Pocket Road (26°13′00″S 152°48′00″E / 26.21669°S 152.79997°E).[3][4][5] (Note that the spelling of the school differs from the spelling of the nearby mountain range, which is Beenaam Range).[6][7]
In 1961, the parents of Beenam Range State School, Cedar Pocket State School, Cootharaba Road State School, and Neusa Vale State School voted in favour of replacing those schools with a central school in the area.[8] Cedar Park State School and Beenam Range State School closed in 1965 with the new Gympie East State School opening in neighbouring Greens Creek on 25 January 1965.[5][8]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census Cedar Pocket had a population of 339 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Cedar Pocket had a population of 332 people.[1]
Heritage listing[edit]
Cedar Pocket School of Arts at Cedar Pocket Road is listed on the Gympie Local Heritage Register.[10]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Cedar Pocket. The nearest government primary schools are Gympie East State School in neighbouring Greens Creek to the north-west and Wolvi State School in neighbouring Wolvi to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the west.[11]
Community groups[edit]
The Cedar Pocket branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Cedar Pocket Hall at 483 Cedar Pocket Road.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cedar Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Cedar Pocket – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46314)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1964. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 8862, Beenam Range State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Beenaam Range – mountain range in the Gympie Region (entry 2069)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b "History". Gympie East State School. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cedar Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Cedar Pocket School of Arts" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
