Wandilo, South Australia
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Wandilo South Australia |
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 Wandilo
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| Coordinates | 37°43′33″S 140°43′33″E / 37.7259°S 140.72571°ECoordinates: 37°43′33″S 140°43′33″E / 37.7259°S 140.72571°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 268 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Wandilo”) (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5291 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) north of Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||
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Wandilo is a settlement in the Australian state of South Australia. At the 2011 census, Wandilo shared a population of 268 with the adjoining localities of Dismal Swamp and Wepar. It was named after the railway station on the Mount Gambier railway line, and is recorded to mean "a swamp where native companions resort".
Wandilo was a junction on the railway line, 8 miles (13 km) north of Mount Gambier, with a branch line to Glencoe constructed in 1904, until it was decommissioned in 1959.
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