Koolywurtie, South Australia

Koolywurtie
Koolywurtie
Coordinates: 34°38′43″S 137°38′22″E / 34.645399°S 137.639484°E / -34.645399; 137.639484
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionYorke and Mid North
LGA
Location
Established1999
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total101 (2021 census)
Time zoneUTC+9:30 (ACST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+10:30 (ACST)
Postcode
5575
CountyFergusson
Mean max temp22.6 °C (72.7 °F)
Mean min temp9.4 °C (48.9 °F)
Annual rainfall353.7 mm (13.93 in)
Suburbs around Koolywurtie
Wauraltee Wauraltee Wauraltee
Port Rickaby
Bluff Beach
Koolywurtie Curramulka
Bluff Beach Minlaton Curramulka
Adjoining localities

Koolywurtie is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Yorke Peninsula about 93 kilometres (58 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the municipal seat of Maitland.

Koolywurtie's boundaries were created on 27 May 1999 and given the “local established name” which is derived from the local aboriginal word used for some "nearby native wells."

The 2021 Australian census which was conducted in August 2021 reports that Koolywurtie had a population of 101 people.

Koolywurtie is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.