Cuttlefish Bay, South Australia

Cuttlefish Bay
South Australia
Cuttlefish Bay
Coordinates35°44′36″S 138°01′29″E / 35.743320°S 138.024850°E / -35.743320; 138.024850
Population13 (SAL 2021)
Established2002
Postcode(s)5222
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Kangaroo Island Council
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island
CountyCarnarvon
State electorate(s)Mawson
Federal division(s)Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18.1 °C
65 °F
12.8 °C
55 °F
538.4 mm
21.2 in
Localities around Cuttlefish Bay:
Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage
Ironstone
Dudley East
Cuttlefish Bay Backstairs Passage
Antechamber Bay
Dudley East Dudley East Antechamber Bay
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Cuttlefish Bay is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island overlooking Backstairs Passage about 106 kilometres (66 miles) south of the state capital of Adelaide and about 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) east of Penneshaw. Its boundaries were created in March 2002 while its name was derived from Cuttlefish Bay, a bay located on its coastline with Backstairs Passage. Land use within the locality is concerned with agriculture while land adjoining the coastline has additional statutory constraints to “conserve the natural features of the coast.” Cuttlefish Bay is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.