Tumby Bay, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 34°22′S 136°06′E / 34.367°S 136.100°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1900 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,511 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5605 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 22 °C (72 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 14 °C (57 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 330.2 mm (13.00 in) | ||||||||||||
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Tumby Bay is a coastal town situated on the Spencer Gulf, on the eastern coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Port Lincoln. The town of Tumby Bay is the major population centre of the District Council of Tumby Bay, and the centre of an agricultural district farming cereal crops and sheep, as well as having established fishing and tourism industries.