Wanbi

Wanbi, South Australia

Wanbi, South Australia

Town in 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]

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In the 2021 census, Wanbi and the surrounding area's population of 23 was half the population counted in the 2016 Australian census.[9][10]

Wanbi Hotel has memorabilia commemorating the former nearby railway station and the South Australian Railways

Wanbi is on the Karoonda Highway and the Loxton railway line. Railway infrastructure was established in 1912 as part of the Barmera railway line. In 1925 Wanbi station became a junction when the Yinkanie railway line branched off there.[11] The branch was closed in 1971. In 1996, the mainline through Wanbi, en route to Loxton (later shortened to Tookayerta), was converted to standard gauge. In July 2015, that line also closed.[citation needed]

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    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.
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    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wanbi (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
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    "The Moorook Railway". The Chronicle. Adelaide. 12 September 1925. p. 52. Retrieved 27 June 2014 – via National Library of Australia.


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