| Sandstone Western Australia | |||||||||
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 Empire Day celebrations in Hack Street, 1909 | |||||||||
  Sandstone | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°59′17″S 119°17′46″E / 27.98806°S 119.29611°E | ||||||||
| Population | 109 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1906[2] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6639 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) | ||||||||
| Area | 32,606.5 km2 (12,589.4 sq mi) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Sandstone | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West Central | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Sandstone is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia 157 kilometres (98 mi) east of Mount Magnet and 661 kilometres (411 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. At the 2016 census, Sandstone and the surrounding Shire of Sandstone had a population of 89 people, including 19 families.[3] Sandstone is the administrative centre and only town in the Shire of Sandstone local government area.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sandstone (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Black Range Jotting". The Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette. Cue, WA. 14 July 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sandstone". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
