Jupiter Creek, South Australia

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Jupiter Creek
Adelaide,  South Australia
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Jupiter Creek
Coordinates 35°07′0″S138°46′0″E / 35.11667°S 138.76667°E / -35.11667; 138.76667
Population231 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5153
LGA(s) District Council of Mount Barker
Suburbs around Jupiter Creek:
Bradbury Chapel Hill
Dorset Vale Jupiter Creek Echunga
Kangarilla Meadows

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.

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.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jupiter Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Battunga Country" . Retrieved 3 July 2007.