Point Pearce, South Australia

Point Pearce
Point Pearce
Coordinates: 34°25′01″S 137°30′07″E / 34.41694°S 137.50194°E / -34.41694; 137.50194
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
LGA
Location
Established1868
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 • Total147 (SAL 2021)
Postcode
5573

Point Pearce, also spelt Point Pierce in the past, is a town in the Australian state of South Australia. The town is located in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area, 194 kilometres (121 mi) north-west of the state capital, Adelaide.

It is known for the mission established for Aboriginal people in the late nineteenth century. The location was originally known as Bookooyanna by the local Narungga people, later spelt Bukkiyana or Burgiyana.

Established as Point Pearce Mission Station in 1868, it became the Point Pearce Aboriginal Station after it was taken over by the state government in 1915, as an Aboriginal reserve. In 1972, ownership was transferred to the Point Pearce Community Council under the Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966.