Moores Pocket, Queensland
| Moores Pocket Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 746 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4305 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Ipswich West | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||
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Moores Pocket is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 746.[1] Moores Pocket occupies a peninsula or pocket created by the winding Bremer River, which leads into the Brisbane River.
The origin of the suburb name is from Thomas Moore, an early blacksmith in the area.[2]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Moores Pocket (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ Place name details
Coordinates: 27°36′S 152°47′E / 27.600°S 152.783°E
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