Port Broughton, South Australia
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The Port Broughton Hotel in 2005 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°35′0″S 137°56′8″E / 33.58333°S 137.93556°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1876 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,116 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5522 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 24.4 °C (75.9 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 12.6 °C (54.7 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 341.3 mm (13.44 in) | ||||||||||||
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Port Broughton is a small South Australian town located at the northern extent of the Yorke Peninsula on the east coast of Spencer Gulf. It is situated about 170 km north-west of Adelaide, and 56 km south of Port Pirie. At the 2016 census, the town of Port Broughton had a population of 1,034.
The close proximity to Adelaide (two hours' drive) makes it a popular tourist destination, with the number of people in town swelling to over 4,000 in the summer holidays.