Yinkanie
South Australia
Yinkanie is located in South Australia
Yinkanie
Yinkanie
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 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

  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.
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