Oodnadatta, South Australia

Oodnadatta, South Australia, is located in the heart of the desert 112 m above sea level, 1,011 km north of Adelaide. It can be reached on tracks via Coober Pedy and via Marree and the Oodnadatta Track.

Since the closure of The Ghan railway line in 1981, Oodnadatta has become a quiet settlement inhabited mainly by the local Aborigines. John McDouall Stuart explored the region in 1859. The route mapped by Stuart in his journeys of 1857 to 1862 was adopted as part of the Overland Telegraph Line route.

The population was 229 in 1976 and 160 in 1986.

External Links

• Tracking History to Oodnadatta by Roderick Eime
• Pink Roadhouse Iconic landmark of Oodnadatta