Coffin Bay
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Coffin Bay, originally Coffin's Bay,[9] is a town at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula, a wheat growing area of South Australia. [10]
Coffin Bay South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°37′28″S 135°28′11″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 667 (UCL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1952 ("shack area")[3] 1957 (private town)[3] 2003 (locality)[4] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5607[5] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula[1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eyre Western[1] | ||||||||||||||
County | Flinders[1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Flinders[6] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey[7] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] |
The town is situated on the western side of the southern tip of Eyre Peninsula about 46 km from Port Lincoln. The population swells during holiday seasons to more than 4,000 people due to its proximity to the Coffin Bay National Park.[11]
It is a popular location for boating, sailing, swimming, water-skiing, skindiving and wind-surfing, as well as fishing (rock, surf, angling and boat).[12]
The town is named after the bay formed by the Coffin Bay Peninsula and the mainland, and lies on the southeastern shore of the bay. Oyster farming is conducted in the quiet waters of Coffin Bay.[citation needed]
Coffin Bay is in the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula local government area, the state electoral district of Flinders and the federal Division of Grey.[1]