Geranium, South Australia
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  Geranium | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°22′57″S 140°09′36″E / 35.382417°S 140.160006°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 83 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| 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] | ||||||||||||||
Geranium is a settlement in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia near the Mallee Highway.[3] At the 2006 census, Geranium had a population of 240.[4] It was surveyed in 1910 as the town supporting a station on the Pinnaroo railway line. The name is derived from a native plant prolific in the area.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Geranium (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Placename Details: Geranium". South Australian Gazetteer. Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 12 May 2011. SA0007546. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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