Sceale Bay, South Australia

Sceale Bay
South Australia
Sceale Bay viewed from Sceale Bay Conservation Park
Sceale Bay is located in South Australia
Sceale Bay
Sceale Bay
Coordinates33°01′06″S 134°11′17″E / 33.018377°S 134.188173°E / -33.018377; 134.188173[1]
Population42 (2016 census)[2]
Established25 October 1888 (town)
12 April 2001 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5680[1]
Elevation1 m (3 ft)[citation needed]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)District Council of Streaky Bay[1]
RegionEyre Western[1]
CountyRobinson[1]
State electorate(s)Flinders[5]
Federal division(s)Grey[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
23.1 °C
74 °F
12.2 °C
54 °F
378.0 mm
14.9 in
Localities around Sceale Bay:
Great Australian Bight Sceale Bay (body of water)
Yanerbie
Yanerbie
Great Australian Bight
Searcy Bay
Sceale Bay Yanerbie
Calca
Baird Bay (body of water)
Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight
Anxious Bay
Anxious Bay
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Sceale Bay (formerly Yanera) (pronounced "Scale Bay") is a small town 32 km south of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. With a permanent population of only 28, the town's numbers increase by threefold over the summer holiday period. The town is primarily an isolated holiday destination, with nothing in the way of commerce or industry occurring in its bounds.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Sceale Bay had a population of 42 people.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search results for 'Sceale Bay, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties'. 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas','Postcodes', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sceale Bay". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 June 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Ramsay, J.G. (25 October 1888). "Untitled proclamation re the 'town of Yanera'" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1009. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ Lawson, Robert (12 April 2001). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Streaky Bay)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1587. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ "District of Flinders". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics STREAKY BAY (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 May 2018.