Jericho, South Australia

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Jericho
South Australia
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Jericho
Coordinates 33°58′12″S137°40′59″E / 33.970°S 137.683°E / -33.970; 137.683
Population17 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5554 [2]
LGA(s) Copper Coast Council
State electorate(s) Narungga [3]
Federal division(s) Grey [2]
Localities around Jericho:
Kadina Kadina Wallaroo Mines
Kadina Jericho Wallaroo Mines
Kadina Kadina Kadina
FootnotesCoordinates [4]

Jericho is a suburb of the town of Kadina on the Yorke Peninsula. It is located in the Copper Coast Council. [2] The boundaries were formally gazetted in January 1999, although the name had long been in use for the area. [4] It was surveyed in 1871 as one of four "occupation blocks" to meet high demand for housing near Wallaroo Mines. [5]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jericho (SA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Search result(s) for Jericho, 5554". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Search result(s) for Jericho, 5554". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0038062. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. Drew, Greg (1990). Discovering Historic Kadina, South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy and the District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula. p. 15.