Jubilee Pocket, Queensland

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.[4]

Jubilee Pocket
Queensland
Caravan park, Jubilee Pocket, 2009
Jubilee Pocket is located in Queensland
Jubilee Pocket
Jubilee Pocket
Coordinates20.2911°S 148.7275°E / -20.2911; 148.7275 (Jubilee Pocket (centre of locality))
Population2,047 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4802
Elevation10–340 m (33–1,115 ft)[2]
Area3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Jubilee Pocket:
Airlie Beach Mandalay Mandalay
Cape Conway Jubilee Pocket Cape Conway
Cape Conway Cape Conway Cape Conway

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.[5]

In the 2021 census, Jubilee Pocket had a population of 2,047 people.[4]

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.[6]

Amenities

There is a caravan park and camping ground on Shute Harbour Road on the north-western edge of the locality.[7]

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

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