Wilsons Pocket

Wilsons Pocket is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Wilsons Pocket had a population of 191 people.^[1]

Wilsons Pocket Queensland
Wilsons Pocket
Coordinates	26.1247°S 152.8038°E / -26.1247; 152.8038 (Wilsons Pocket (centre of locality))
Population	191 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	10.61/km2 (27.48/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	18.0 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	20.8 km (13 mi) NE of Gympie 192 km (119 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Wilsons Pocket: Goomborian Goomborian Goomborian Wolvi Wilsons Pocket Goomborian Wolvi Wolvi Wolvi

History

The locality was named after Albert Henry (Shepherd) Wilson, (1845 to 1886), one of the earliest landholders in the area. Wilson was born in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, and he immigrated to New South Wales on the "Bolton" in 1853. He married Mary Cahill at Proston station on 8 June 1869 and they had two sons. He selected Portion 1120, Parish of Goomborian on 20 July 1878 which was granted on 1 March 1883. From 1875 to about 1882, he worked at the Golden Crown gold mine in Gympie, but may have been farming his selection on Tinana Creek at the same time. He obtained a tin miner's licence in Herberton in April 1882 and died at the Mount Wells tin mine in the Northern Territory in 1886. Following Albert Wilson's death, the title for the property on Tinana Creek was transferred to his wife, Mary Wilson on 29 April 1887.^[2]

Wilson's Pocket Provisional School opened on 24 November 1924.^[3] By 1930, it had become Wilson's Pocket State School.^[4] It closed on 24 August 1962.^[5][6] It was at approx 718 Wilsons Pocket Road (26.13185°S 152.80630°E / -26.13185; 152.80630 (Wilson's Pocket State School (former))).^[7][8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wilsons Pocket had a population of 197 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Wilsons Pocket had a population of 191 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Wilsons Pocket. The nearest government primary schools are Wolvi State School in neighbouring Wolvi to the south and Kia-Ora State School in Kia-Ora to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.^[10]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wilsons Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Wilsons Pocket – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46400)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "GYMPIE". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 31 May 1924. p. 10. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Trove.
4. "COORAN". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 4 January 1930. p. 19. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Trove.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
6. "Agency ID 6144, Wilson's Pocket State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
7. "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
8. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wilsons Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2024.