Waugh Pocket

Waugh Pocket is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Waugh Pocket had a population of 41 people.[1]

Waugh Pocket
Queensland
Farm buildings, Waugh Pocket, 2018
Waugh Pocket is located in Queensland
Waugh Pocket
Waugh Pocket
Coordinates17.4408°S 145.9316°E / -17.4408; 145.9316
Population41 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.94/km2 (10.21/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Waugh Pocket:
Ngatjan Eubenangee Eubenangee
Woopen Creek Waugh Pocket Eubenangee
Ngatjan Ngatjan Vasa Views

Geography
Banana farming, 2018

Waugh Pocket is bounded to the north-east by the Bruce Highway. It consists of a mixture of lower-lying land (about 20 metres about sea level) which is used for agriculture (a mixture of cattle grazing and banana farming) and hilly undeveloped land (rising from 20 metres to up to 80 metres). All land in the locality is freehold.[3]

History
Farm land, Waugh Pocket, 2018

Robert Waugh and Robert McArdle explored the area in the 1880s. Robert Waugh settled in the area and it is named Waugh Pocket after him. Waugh was a farmer who served as a councillor on the Cairns Divisional Board.[4][5][6][7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Waugh Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "Waugh Pocket – locality in Cairns Region (entry 48925)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. "Waugh – railway station in Cairns Region (entry 36823)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. "W Suburbs" (PDF). Cairns Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. "NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LXXI. Queensland, Australia. 11 December 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "HERBERTON IN THE HILLS". Cairns Post. No. 13, 775. Queensland, Australia. 27 April 1946. p. 7. Retrieved 22 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

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