Streaky Bay, South Australia

Streaky Bay
Streaky Bay Jetty
Streaky Bay
Coordinates: 32°47′57″S 134°12′17″E / 32.799041°S 134.204814°E / -32.799041; 134.204814
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
LGA
Location
  • 727 km (452 mi) North West of Adelaide
Established1872
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
12.2 m (40 ft)
Population
 • Totals1,436 (2021)
1,378 (2016 census)
Postcode
5680
Mean max temp23.3 °C (73.9 °F)
Mean min temp12.6 °C (54.7 °F)
Annual rainfall373.6 mm (14.71 in)

Streaky Bay (formerly Flinders) is a coastal town on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia just off the Flinders Highway, 303 km (188 mi) north-west of Port Lincoln and 727 km (452 mi) by road from Adelaide. At the 2021 census, Streaky Bay recorded a population of 1,436.

The town of Streaky Bay is the major population centre of the District Council of Streaky Bay, and the centre of an agricultural district farming cereal crops and sheep, as well as having established fishing and tourism industries.