Jupiter Creek, South Australia
Jupiter Creek (postcode 5153) is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the District Council of Mount Barker, west of Echunga.
| Jupiter Creek Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jupiter Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°07′0″S 138°46′0″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 275 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5153 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Mount Barker | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Gold Diggings
It is part of the former goldmining area the Battunga Country.[2] Jupiter Creek was the site of a gold discovery in the mid-1800s, there still exists a fossicking reserve in the old diggings with an interpretive walking trail.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Jupiter Creek (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- "Battunga Country". Retrieved 3 July 2007.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.