Sandalwood South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°56′36″S 140°07′37″E / 34.94325°S 140.126955°E [1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 60 ( 2016 census) [2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 9 April 1914 (town) 11 November 1999 (locality) [3] [1] [4] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5309 [5] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST ( UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer ( DST) | ACDT ( UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 139 km (86 mi) E of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | District Council of Karoonda East Murray [1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Murray and Mallee [1] | ||||||||||||||
County |
Buccleuch
[1] Chandos [1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hammond [6] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker [7] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Locations
[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]