Yacka, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yacka South Australia
Load test of the Yacka railway bridge, 1894
Yacka Location in South Australia
Population	140 (2016 census)
Established	1869
Postcode(s)	5470
Elevation	163 m (535 ft)
Location	176 km (109 mi) North of Adelaide 40 km (25 mi) NW of Clare
LGA(s)	Northern Areas Council
State electorate(s)	Electoral district of Frome
Federal Division(s)	Division of Grey
Localities around Yacka: Narridy Gulnare Spalding Koolunga Yacka Broughton River Valley Brinkworth Brinkworth Euromina Marola

Yacka is a small town in the shallow valley of the Broughton River in the Mid North of South Australia. It lies where the Horrocks Highway (Main North Road) crosses the Broughton River midway between Clare and Gladstone. It was also a station on the Gladstone-Balaklava railway, built as narrow gauge in 1894, converted to broad gauge in 1927 and closed by 1993.

At the 2006 census, Yacka had a population of 208.

The town name is a shortened form of 'Yackamoorundie' an indigenous place name for the area which was used to name Yackamoorundie Creek. The creek, which rises north of Caltowie, makes a significant bend from flowing southwards to flowing westwards near Gulnare about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi), as the crow flies, north-west of Yacka.