Rogues Point, South Australia

Rogues Point is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Gulf St Vincent, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) north-west of the Adelaide city centre and about 6.9 kilometres (4.3 miles) of the centre of Ardrossan.^[3][2][7]

Rogues Point South Australia
A street in Rogues Point
Rogues Point
Coordinates	34.496690°S 137.8947°E / -34.496690; 137.8947
Population	34 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1999[2]
Postcode(s)	5571[3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	80 km (50 mi) north-west of Adelaide city centre 6.9 km (4 mi) south of Ardrossan
LGA(s)	Yorke Peninsula Council[2]
State electorate(s)	Narungga[4]
Federal division(s)	Grey[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.6 °C 73 °F 10.7 °C 51 °F 332.0 mm 13.1 in
Localities around Rogues Point: James Well James Well Gulf St Vincent Sandilands Rogues Point Gulf St Vincent Sandilands Sandilands Gulf St Vincent
Footnotes	Distances[3] Coordinates[2] Climate[6] Adjoining localities[2]

Its boundaries were created in May 1999 in respect to the "long established name".^[2][8]

As of 2014, the land use within the locality is divided into the following two zones that are parallel to the coastline: a strip of land zoned as "coastal open space", which is reserved both for community use and as a buffer against sea level rise, and a strip of land zoned as "settlement", which consists of an area of low density residential and associated buildings.^[7]

Rogues Point is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.^[2][4][5]

Windara Reef is as of 2021^[update] Australia’s largest oyster reef restoration project, and the largest outside of the United States. The name "Windara" refers to the Narungga name for the area where the reef is located,^[9] which is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Ardrossan, near Rogues Point, at a depth of about 8 to 10 metres.^[10]

See also

• List of cities and towns in South Australia