Sceale Bay, South Australia
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Sceale Bay viewed from Sceale Bay Conservation Park | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°01′06″S 134°11′17″E / 33.018377°S 134.188173°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 25 October 1888 (town) 12 April 2001 (locality) | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 42 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5680 | ||||||||||||
| County | Robinson | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 12.2 °C (54.0 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 378.0 mm (14.88 in) | ||||||||||||
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Sceale Bay (formerly Yanera) (pronounced "Scale Bay") is a small town 32 km south of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. With a permanent population of only 28, the town's numbers increase by threefold over the summer holiday period. The town is primarily an isolated holiday destination, with nothing in the way of commerce or industry occurring in its bounds.
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Sceale Bay had a population of 42 people.