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Geranium South Australia |
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| Coordinates | 35°22′47″S 140°09′41″E / 35.3796°S 140.1613°ECoordinates: 35°22′47″S 140°09′41″E / 35.3796°S 140.1613°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5301 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 70 km (43 mi) E of Tailem Bend | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Mallee District Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Geranium is a settlement in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia near the Mallee Highway. At the 2006 census, Geranium had a population of 240. It was surveyed in 1910 as the town supporting a station on the Pinnaroo railway line. The name is derived from a native plant prolific in the area.