Jubilee Pocket, Queensland
Suburb of Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia
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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.[2]
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Caravan park, Jubilee Pocket, 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 20.2911°S 148.7275°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10–340 m (33–1,115 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,047 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 539/km2 (1,395/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4802 | ||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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).[1]
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.[4]
In the 2021 census, Jubilee Pocket had a population of 2,047 people.[2]
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.[5]
Amenities
There is a caravan park and camping ground on Shute Harbour Road on the north-western edge of the locality.[6]
