Jamestown

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Jamestown is a large city in the Mid North region of South Australia 207 kilometres (129 mi) north of Adelaide. It lies on the banks of the Belalie Creek and on the Crystal Brook-Broken Hill railway line between Gladstone and Peterborough, and ultimately on the main line linking Adelaide and Perth to Sydney. Jamestown is the council seat of its local municipality, Northern Areas Council. Jamestown is in the South Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district of Stuart and the federal Division of Grey.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

John Hedley Chapman

South Australian politician (1879-1931)

Edgar Mayne

Australian cricketer (1882-1961)

John Williams

farmer and politician, Senator for New South Wales (1955- )

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Paul Cronin

Australian actor (1938–2019)

Raphael Cilento

Australian medical practitioner and public health administrator

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Clarrie Curyer

Australian footballer (1912-2003)

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Jim Nestor

Australian cyclist (1920-2010)

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Roger Clift

Australian Australian-rules footballer

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Russell Vincent

Australian cricketer

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John R. Blake

Ph.D. University of Cambridge 1972

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Clarence Sherwood Piper

Australian soil scientist (1903-1988)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Australia

• Gladstone
  15.2 mi away · pop. 623
• Georgetown
  16.3 mi away · pop. 105
• Stone Hut
  19.1 mi away
• Spalding
  20.3 mi away · pop. 194
• Hallett
  21.9 mi away · pop. 79
• Crystal Brook
  25.1 mi away · pop. 1,322
• Booborowie
  26.2 mi away · pop. 100
• Black Rock
  26.4 mi away
• Warnertown
  28.2 mi away
• Napperby
  28.5 mi away · pop. 291
• Weeroona Island
  34 mi away · pop. 115
• Brinkworth
  35.7 mi away · pop. 150

Browse all places in South Australia →

Recently spotted species

Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

Seen 2026-06-11

Apostlebird

Struthidea cinerea

Seen 2026-06-11

Noisy Miner

Manorina melanocephala

Seen 2026-06-11

Round-leaf Wattle

Acacia acinacea

Seen 2026-05-29

Western Red Wattlebird

Anthochaera carunculata woodwardi

Seen 2026-04-24

Green Carab Beetle

Calosoma schayeri

Seen 2026-03-22

sweet Bursaria

Bursaria spinosa spinosa

Seen 2025-12-02

Garden Treasure Flower

Gazania × splendens

Seen 2025-10-17

Heart-podded Hoary Cress

Lepidium draba

Seen 2025-10-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Jamestown, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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