Geranium, South Australia
Geranium is a town and locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia near the Mallee Highway.[1] At the 2006 census, Geranium had a population of 240.[5] It was surveyed in 1910 as the town supporting a station on the Pinnaroo railway line.[1] The name is derived from a native plant prolific in the area.
| Geranium South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Geranium | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°22′57″S 140°09′36″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 83 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 24 March 1910 (town) 12 August 1999 (locality)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5301 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Mallee District Council[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Murray and Mallee[1] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Chandos[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
References
- "Search results for 'Geranium, 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 4 May 2018.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Geranium (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- Bice, John G. (24 March 1910). "TOWN OF GERANIUM" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 544–545. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Lawson, Robert (12 August 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (within the Southern Mallee District Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 766. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Geranium (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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