Willalo South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°26′S138°47′E / 33.44°S 138.79°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 59 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5419 [2] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Stuart [2] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey [2] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Coordinates [3] |
Willalo is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder. [2] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name". [3] It was also known in its early days as North Booboorowie. [4]
The Willalo Hall was built in 1912 and demolished in 2015. The Willalo School began operating in the hall in 1912 and closed in 1971. [4] [5] [6] [7] The Willalo Methodist Church was built in 1928; its date of closure is unknown. [8] Willalo also once had a tennis club. [9]
The locality is zoned for use in primary production, variously for either agriculture or grazing purposes. [3]