Oodla Wirra, South Australia
| Oodla Wirra South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Halfway Hotel at Oodla Wirra | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°52′59″S 139°03′47″E / 32.883°S 139.063°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1889 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 505 m (1,657 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 259 km (161 mi) N of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Peterborough | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North | ||||||||||||||
| County | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
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Oodla Wirra (formerly Penn) is a small town in the upper Mid North of South Australia. It is on the Barrier Highway approximately halfway from Adelaide to Broken Hill.
When the railway was built in 1880, a siding was provided, named Oodla Wirra. Soon after, a town was surveyed near the siding, but it was named Penn. This naming conflict continued until 1940, when the town was renamed Oodla Wirra, to match the railway station.