District Council of Streaky Bay
District Council of Streaky Bay | |||||||||||||
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The District Council office Location of the District Council in blue | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Streaky Bay | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Travis Barber | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 6,232 km2 (2,406 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,165 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | District Council of Streaky Bay | ||||||||||||
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The District Council of Streaky Bay is a local government area in South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula. Streaky Bay is the main population centre of about 1,200 people serving an agricultural district based on farming wheat and other cereal crops, sheep, supplemented by fishing and tourism industries. The district covers an area of 6,251.1 square kilometres with a population of 2,074 people in 2016, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Mayor of Streaky Bay is Travis Barber.