Wanbi, South Australia

Wanbi is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 157 kilometres (98 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 56 kilometres (35 mi) north-east of the municipal seat of Karoonda.[5][1]

Wanbi
South Australia
Wanbi is located in South Australia
Wanbi
Wanbi
Coordinates34°46′08″S 140°18′36″E[1]
Population23 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established9 July 1914 (town)
11 November 1999 (locality)[3][1][4]
Postcode(s)5310[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Karoonda East Murray[1]
RegionMurray and Mallee[1]
CountyAlbert[1]
State electorate(s)Hammond[6]
Federal division(s)Barker[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
23.6 °C
74 °F		 8.7 °C
48 °F		 271.1 mm
10.7 in
Localities around Wanbi:
Caliph Caliph Veitch
Halidon
Mindarie		 Wanbi Alawoona
Schell Well
Halidon Sandalwood Sandalwood
FootnotesLocations[5][1]
Adjoining localities[1]

Wanbi is on the Karoonda Highway and the Loxton railway line. It was passed in 1912 by the Barmera railway line and became the junction where the Moorook railway line branched off in 1925.[9] The contraction of railways in South Australia in the 1980s meant that both of these broad gauge lines closed, except for the branch towards Loxton which was shortened to Tookayerta and converted to standard gauge. That line also ceased to be used from July 2015.

The first stop after Wanbi on the Moorook railway line was Gluyas,just on the Wanbi side of what is now the boundary between the Wanbi and Caliph bounded localities. No infrastructure remains at the site.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reported that Wanbi had a population of 44 people.[10]

References
  1. "Search results for 'Wanbi, 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 7 May 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wanbi (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. Bice, John G. (9 July 1914). "Town of Wanbi" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 66. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. Kentish, P.M. (11 November 1999). "Geographical Names Act 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Karoonda East Murray)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2321. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. "Postcode for Sandalwood, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. "District of Hammond (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. "Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. "Summary (climate) statistics CALIPH (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  9. "The Moorook Railway". The Chronicle. Adelaide. 12 September 1925. p. 52. Retrieved 27 June 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wanbi". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 May 2018.


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