Ki Ki, South Australia

Ki Ki
South Australia
Sign at the former railway station
Ki Ki
Coordinates 35°34′41″S 139°47′49″E / 35.57806°S 139.79694°E / -35.57806; 139.79694Coordinates: 35°34′41″S 139°47′49″E / 35.57806°S 139.79694°E / -35.57806; 139.79694
Population 193 (2006 census Census)[1]
Postcode(s) 5261
Elevation 28 m (92 ft)[2]
Location
LGA(s) The Coorong District Council
State electorate(s) MacKillop
Federal Division(s) Barker
Localities around Ki Ki:
Yumali Netherton
Meningie East Ki Ki Carcuma
Coonalpyn
Footnotes [3]

Ki Ki is a small town in South Australia. It is on the Dukes Highway (A8) adjacent to the Adelaide-Melbourne railway, the main links between Adelaide and Melbourne. The town is the primary settlement for the Hundred of Livingston.

The town was surveyed in 1913.[3] It got its name from the Kik Ki Well, which in turn was derived from the Aboriginal name for the worms dug out of the nearby soakage.[4] It has a small post office, parking bay, town hall, engineering business "Ki Ki Engineering", and is surrounded by large pastoral properties. At the 2006 census, Ki Ki had a population of 193.[1] Its postcode is 5261.

Ki Ki had a Congregational Church, which was built in 1910 and closed in 1969.

Ki Ki has an active tennis club, which belongs to the Border-Downs Tennis Association.

Australian rules footballer Martin Mattner grew up in the town.

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ki Ki (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Placename Details: Ki Ki Railway Station". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2008. SA0033746. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Placename Details: Ki Ki (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0033741. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Placename Details: Ki Ki Well". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2008. SA0033747. Retrieved 9 February 2018.


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