Yinkanie, South Australia
Appearance
Yinkanie South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°20′S 140°19′E / 34.33°S 140.32°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 24 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5332 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 13 km (8 mi) south of Kingston On Murray | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | District Council of Loxton Waikerie | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | [2] |
Yinkanie is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia.
Yinkanie was the terminus of the Moorook railway line which opened in 1925 and closed in 1971. The railway was never extended further north.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yinkanie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Placename Details: Yinkanie (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 31 March 2010. SA0031588. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "YINKANIE TO KINGSTON RAILWAY". The Chronicle. Vol. LXIX, no. 3, 649. South Australia. 28 August 1926. p. 51. Retrieved 4 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.