Yinkanie, South Australia

Yinkanie is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia.

Yinkanie
South Australia
Yinkanie is located in South Australia
Yinkanie
Yinkanie
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Coordinates34°20′S 140°19′E / 34.33°S 140.32°E / -34.33; 140.32
Population24 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1926
Postcode(s)5332
Location13 km (8 mi) south of Kingston On Murray
LGA(s)District Council of Loxton Waikerie
State electorate(s)Chaffey
Federal division(s)Barker
Localities around Yinkanie:
Woolpunda Moorook Moorook South
Holder Siding Yinkanie New Residence
Boolgun Wappilka
Footnotes[2]

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

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yinkanie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ "Placename Details: Yinkanie (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 31 March 2010. SA0031588. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ^ "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.