Sandstone Western Australia | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°59′17″S 119°17′46″E / 27.98806°S 119.29611°E | ||||||||
Population | 109 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
Established | 1906[2] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6639 | ||||||||
Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) | ||||||||
Area | 32,606.5 km2 (12,589.4 sq mi) | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Sandstone | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | North West Central | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Sandstone is a small town in the Goldfields region of Western Australia 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Leinster and 661 kilometres (411 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. At the 2016 census, Sandstone and the surrounding Shire of Sandstone had a population of 89 people, including 19 families.[3] Sandstone is the administrative centre and only town in the Shire of Sandstone local government area.