Streaky Bay, South Australia

Streaky Bay
South Australia
Streaky Bay Jetty
Streaky Bay
Coordinates32°47′57″S 134°12′17″E / 32.799041°S 134.204814°E / -32.799041; 134.204814
Population
Established1872
Postcode(s)5680
Elevation12.2 m (40 ft)
Location727 km (452 mi) North West of Adelaide
LGA(s)District Council of Streaky Bay
State electorate(s)Flinders
Federal division(s)Grey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
23.3 °C
74 °F
12.6 °C
55 °F
373.6 mm
14.7 in

Streaky Bay (formerly Flinders) is a coastal town on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia just off the Flinders Highway, 303 km (188 mi) north-west of Port Lincoln and 727 km (452 mi) by road from Adelaide. At the 2021 census, Streaky Bay recorded a population of 1,436.

The town of Streaky Bay is the major population centre of the District Council of Streaky Bay, and the centre of an agricultural district farming cereal crops and sheep, as well as having established fishing and tourism industries.