Wandilo, South Australia

Wandilo is a settlement in the Australian state of South Australia. It was named after the railway station on the Mount Gambier railway line, and is recorded to mean "a swamp where native companions resort".[3]

Wandilo
South Australia
Wandilo
Coordinates37.7259°S 140.72571°E / -37.7259; 140.72571[1]
Population176 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode(s)5291
Elevation66 m (217 ft)[3]
Location12 km (7 mi) north of Mount Gambier
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
CountyGrey[1]
State electorate(s)Mount Gambier[4]
Federal Division(s)Barker[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
19.0 °C
66 °F		 8.2 °C
47 °F		 712.4 mm
28 in
Localities around Wandilo:
Glencoe Dismal Swamp
Burrungule Wandilo Mingbool
Compton Suttontown Mil-lel

Wandilo was a junction on the railway line, 8 miles (13 km) north of Mount Gambier, with a branch line to Glencoe constructed in 1904,[7] until it was decommissioned in 1959[8] then along with the Wolseley line to freight on 12 April 1995 and tourist services 1 July 2006.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Wandilo had a population of 176 people.[2]

Wandilo is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.[5][4][1]

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  1. "Search results for 'Wandilo, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wandilo". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. "Placename Details: Wandilo". Government of South Australia. 27 February 2008. SA0038189. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. "Electoral District of Mount Gambier (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. "Climate statistics for MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest station)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. "THE WANDILO-GLENCOE RAILWAY". Adelaide Observer. SA: National Library of Australia. 27 August 1904. p. 4 Supplement: The Observer Country Supplement. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  8. Wandilo and Glencoe Railway (discontinuance) Act, 1959. No. 27, Government Printer, 24 May 2011, retrieved 31 July 2015



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