Sandalwood, South Australia
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| Sandalwood South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Sandalwood | |||||||||||||||
| 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]
