Scotchy Pocket, Queensland

Scotchy Pocket is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Scotchy Pocket had a population of 55 people.

Geography
The locality is bounded to the west by the Mary River and to the south by Curra Creek, a tributary of the Mary River.

The terrain ranges from 20 to 240 m above sea level. Scotchy Pocket has the following two mountains, both in the south-east of the locality:


 * Mount Booker (-26.0385°N, 152.548°W) 189 m
 * Mount Scotchy (-26.0308°N, 152.5472°W) 240 m

Although not within the locality, the Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line run close to the south-east boundary of the locality. For many years, Scotchy Pocket was served by Kadina railway station (-26.0268°N, 152.5604°W), but it was eliminated during a 1990s realignment to reduce curves and increase speeds.

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing (mostly near the Mary River).

History
Scotchy Pocket Provisional School opened in 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Scotchy Pocket State School. The school closed in 1920 due to low student numbers. It reopened in 1938 and finally closed circa 1944. It was located on Scotchy Pocket Road (approx -26.0084°N, 152.5195°W).

Demographics
In the, Scotchy Pocket had a population of 74 people.

In the, Scotchy Pocket had a population of 55 people.

Education
There are no schools in Scotchy Pocket. The nearest government primary schools are Gunalda State School in neighbouring Gunalda to the east and Theebine State School in neighbouring Theebine to the north. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-west.