Brinkworth, South Australia

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Brinkworth South Australia
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Population:	401 (2006)[1]
Established:	1839
Postcode:	5245
LGA:	Wakefield Regional Council
State District:	Frome
Federal Division:	Grey

Brinkworth (33°41′S, 138°24′E, postcode 5464) is a town in the Mid North region of South Australia with a current population of 401. It is 32 km north 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. Later a railway line from Adelaide passed through the town to Gladstone in the north. A junction for a line through Snowtown to Kadina and Wallaroo was also set in place. Both lines are now closed.

Brinkworth is in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Frome and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Grey.

[edit] References

1. ^ Population 2006 Census Australian Bureau of Statistics

[edit] External links

• Brinkworth Management Committee website (launched 26 January 2006) includes comprehensive sections on local community groups, news and facilities.
• Tourist information on Brinkworth
• Manning Index at the State Library of South Australia