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.[4] 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.

Not to be confused with Geranium Plains, South Australia.

Geranium
South Australia
Geranium
Coordinates35°22′57″S 140°09′36″E[1]
Established24 March 1910 (town)
12 August 1999 (locality)[2][3]
Postcode(s)5301
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)Southern Mallee District Council [1]
RegionMurray and Mallee[1]
CountyChandos[1]
State electorate(s)Chaffey
Federal Division(s)Barker
Localities around Geranium:
Marama Marama Marama
Jabuk
Carcuma		 Geranium Parrakie
Coonalpyn Coonalpyn
Tintinara		 Tintinara
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Geranium (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2011.


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