Arno Bay, South Australia

Arno Bay
South Australia
Arno Bay is located in South Australia
Arno Bay
Arno Bay
Coordinates33°55′S 136°35′E / 33.917°S 136.583°E / -33.917; 136.583
Population219 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1882[2]
Postcode(s)5603
Elevation1 m (3 ft)[citation needed]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location437 km (272 mi) NW of Adelaide
LGA(s)District Council of Cleve[2]
RegionEyre Western[3]
CountyJervois[2]
State electorate(s)Flinders[4]
Federal division(s)Grey[5]
Localities around Arno Bay:
Cleve Cleve Cowell
Verran
Port Neill
Arno Bay Cowell
Port Neill
Spencer Gulf
Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf
FootnotesAdjoining localities[2]

Arno Bay is a small fishing and tourist town on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, located on the Lincoln Highway about halfway between Whyalla and Port Lincoln. First proclaimed under the name Bligh in 1883, the current name dates back to 1940. It is a recreational town with a number of marine and nature based attractions, including fishing, surfing and swimming.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Arno Bay (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c d "Search result for "Arno Bay (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0003186) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas", "Development Plan Layers", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Hundreds"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.