Moores Pocket is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Moores Pocket had a population of 772 people.[1]
Moores Pocket Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Moores Pocket Road, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°35′56″S 152°46′57″E / 27.5988°S 152.7825°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 772 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 860/km2 (2,220/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4305 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Ipswich West | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editAs the name suggests, Moores Pocket is bounded by the winding Bremer River on all sides except the north-west where it is separated from the suburb of Tivoli by Boundary Road.[3]
History
editThe origin of the suburb name is from Thomas Moore, an early blacksmith in the area.[2]
The suburb was greatly damaged in the 1893 Brisbane River flood.[4]
The suburb was flooded in the 2011 Queensland floods.[5]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, the locality of Moores Pocket had a population of 736 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Moores Pocket had a population of 772 people.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moores Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Moores Pocket – suburb in City of Ipswich (entry 45057)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "MOORE'S POCKET". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXIV, no. 4932. Queensland, Australia. 11 February 1893. p. 5. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Aerial view of flood waters at Bremer Waters Residential Resort, Moore's Pocket Road, Tivoli, Ipswich, 2011". Picture Ipswich. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moores Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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