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Wandilo is a settlement in the Australian state of South Australia. It was named after the railway station on the Mount Gambier railway line, and is recorded to mean "a swamp where native companions resort".[3]

Wandilo South Australia
Wandilo
Coordinates	37.7259°S 140.72571°E / -37.7259; 140.72571[1]
Population	176 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode(s)	5291
Elevation	66 m (217 ft)[3]
Location	12 km (7 mi) north of Mount Gambier
Region	Limestone Coast[1]
County	Grey[1]
State electorate(s)	Mount Gambier[4]
Federal division(s)	Barker[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6] 19.0 °C 66 °F 8.2 °C 47 °F 712.4 mm 28 in
Localities around Wandilo: Glencoe Dismal Swamp Burrungule Wandilo Mingbool Compton Suttontown Mil-lel

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,[7] until it was decommissioned in 1959[8] then along with the Wolseley line to freight on 12 April 1995 and tourist services 1 July 2006.^{[citation needed]}

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Wandilo had a population of 176 people.[2]

Wandilo is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.[5][4][1]

See also

• Mount Gambier Airport
• Wandilo bushfire

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