Moores Pocket, Queensland
Suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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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]
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| Coordinates: 27.5988°S 152.7825°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Ipswich | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 772 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,220/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4305 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
As 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
The 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
In 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]
