Oodla Wirra, South Australia

Oodla Wirra
South Australia
Halfway Hotel at Oodla Wirra
Oodla Wirra is located in South Australia
Oodla Wirra
Oodla Wirra
Coordinates32°52′59″S 139°03′47″E / 32.883°S 139.063°E / -32.883; 139.063[1]
Population5 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established1889
Elevation505 m (1,657 ft)[3]
Location259 km (161 mi) N of Adelaide
LGA(s)District Council of Peterborough
RegionYorke and Mid North[1]
CountyHerbert[1]
State electorate(s)Stuart
Localities around Oodla Wirra:
Dawson Nackara
Oodla Wirra
Ucolta Parnaroo

Oodla Wirra (formerly Penn) is a small town in the upper Mid North of South Australia. It is on the Barrier Highway approximately halfway from Adelaide to Broken Hill.

When the railway was built in 1880, a siding was provided, named Oodla Wirra. Soon after, a town was surveyed near the siding, but it was named Penn. This naming conflict continued until 1940, when the town was renamed Oodla Wirra, to match the railway station.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c "Search result for 'Oodla Wirra, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', "Hundreds', 'SA Government Regions', 'Local Government Areas', 'Government Towns' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian government. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oodla Wirra (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Search result for 'Oodla Wirra Railway Station' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian government. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Placename Details: Penn". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0054343. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ^ "NEW TOWN NAMES APPROVED". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 26 July 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.