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Coordinates: 33°410S 138°240E / 33.68333°S 138.40000°E / -33.68333; 138.40000
 

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Brinkworth
South Australia
The Junction Hotel, Brinkworth
Brinkworth is located in South Australia
Brinkworth

Brinkworth

Coordinates33°41′0″S 138°24′0″E / 33.68333°S 138.40000°E / -33.68333; 138.40000
Population401 (2016 census)[1]
Established1892
Postcode(s)5464
Elevation122 m (400 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Wakefield Regional Council
State electorate(s)Frome
Federal division(s)Grey
Localities around Brinkworth:
Lake View Koolunga
Yacka
Marola
Burnsfield Brinkworth Rochester
Condowie Blyth Hart

Brinkworth (postcode 5464) is a town in the Mid North region of South Australia with a current population of 243. It is 31 km (19 mi) north west of the regional centre of Clare.

The Brinkworth area was first settled in the 1860s and the town laid out in 1892. Brinkworth is named after the early landowner, George Brinkworth.[2]

Transport[edit]

Brinkworth was a junction on the Gladstone railway line from Hamley BridgetoGladstone in the north. The other line from Brinkworth went through SnowtowntoKadina and Wallaroo. Both were originally built as narrow gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). These lines were converted to broad gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) in 1927. The Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line closed in May 1988. The remaining Kadina-Brinkworth railway line closed in March 1993. The railway lines and yards have since been demolished.

Governance[edit]

Brinkworth is in the local government areaofWakefield Regional Council, the state electoral districtofFrome and the federal divisionofGrey.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brinkworth (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 June 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  • ^ "Place Names of South Australia: Brinkworth". Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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