Venus Bay, South Australia
Venus Bay | |
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Venus Bay General Store | |
Venus Bay | |
| Coordinates: 33°13′0″S 134°40′0″E / 33.21667°S 134.66667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
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| Established | 1864 |
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| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 59 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode | 5607 |
Venus Bay (formerly Parkin) is a small tourist and fishing town sited on the bay of the same name, on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The town population numbers in the twenties for most of the year, but its numbers greatly increase during the summer holidays. At the 2006 census, Venus Bay had a population of 139. The town also serves professional fishermen who fish the Southern Ocean.