The Pocket, New South Wales
The Pocket | |
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The Pocket | |
| Coordinates: 28°29′57″S 153°29′02″E / 28.49917°S 153.48389°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 231 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2483 |
| Mean max temp | 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 16.5 °C (61.7 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 1,723.5 mm (67.85 in) |
The Pocket is a locality in New South Wales, Australia. It is a village surrounded by foothills. There is a local tennis court and school. The Pocket is subject to flooding because of its placement in a catchment and the series of creeks which flows through the area. At the 2021 census, The Pocket had a population of 231 people.[3]
Climate
The Pocket has mild climate with few frosts in winter and wet winters.
Name
The Pocket is so named because of the village's placement between the hills. Some hills around The Pocket are as high as 400m. To the west of The Pocket are the Mount Jerusalem ranges which climb to around 700m.
Notes and references
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "The Pocket (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "The Pocket (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "2021 The Pocket, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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