Sandalwood, South Australia

Sandalwood
South Australia
Sandalwood is located in South Australia
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Coordinates34°56′36″S 140°07′37″E / 34.94325°S 140.126955°E / -34.94325; 140.126955[1]
Population60 (2016 census)[2]
Established9 April 1914 (town)
11 November 1999 (locality)[3][1][4]
Postcode(s)5309[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location139 km (86 mi) E of Adelaide
LGA(s)District Council of Karoonda East Murray[1]
RegionMurray and Mallee[1]
CountyBuccleuch[1]
Chandos[1]
State electorate(s)Hammond[6]
Federal division(s)Barker[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
23.6 °C
74 °F		 9.3 °C
49 °F		 343.0 mm
13.5 in
Localities around Sandalwood:
Borrika Halidon
Wanbi
Schell Well		 Schell Well
Borrika Sandalwood Billiatt
Lameroo
Marama Marama Lameroo
FootnotesLocations[5]
Adjoining localities[1]

Sandalwood is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 139 kilometres (86 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide.[1][5]

Sandalwood lies between Karoonda and Alawoona on the Karoonda Highway and Loxton railway line. It was founded as a siding on the new railway line, which opened in 1913. The post office opened in 1914, and the school in 1919.[9] These have now all closed.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Sandalwood had a population of 60 people.[2]

Sandalwood is located in the local government area of District Council of Karoonda East Murray, the state electoral district of Hammond and the federal Division of Barker.[7][6][1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Search results for 'Sandalwood, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sandalwood". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 May 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Bice, John G. (2 April 1914). "TOWN OF SANDALWOOD" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 859. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ Kentish, P.M. (11 November 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Karoonda East Murray)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2321. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Postcode for Sandalwood, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "District of Hammond (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "Summary (climate) statistics KAROONDA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Karoonda". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 June 2014.