Streaky Bay, South Australia
Streaky Bay | |
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Streaky Bay Jetty | |
Streaky Bay | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′57″S 134°12′17″E / 32.799041°S 134.204814°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
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| Location |
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| Established | 1872 |
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| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Totals | 1,436 (2021) 1,378 (2016 census) |
| Postcode | 5680 |
| Mean max temp | 23.3 °C (73.9 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 12.6 °C (54.7 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 373.6 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.