Coobowie

Coobowie
South Australia

Hotel Coobowie
Coobowie
Coordinates 35°02′0″S 137°43′0″E / 35.03333°S 137.71667°E / -35.03333; 137.71667Coordinates: 35°02′0″S 137°43′0″E / 35.03333°S 137.71667°E / -35.03333; 137.71667
Population 220 (2011 census)
Established 1875[1]
Postcode(s) 5583[2]
Location
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s) Goyder[3]
Federal Division(s) Grey[4]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
? ? 349.3 mm
13.8 in
Localities around Coobowie:
Yorketown[5] Wool Bay[5] Gulf St Vincent[5]
Yorketown[5] Coobowie Gulf St Vincent[5]
Honiton[5] Edithburgh[5] Gulf St Vincent[5]

Coobowie is a small town at the south-eastern tip of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. Coobowie was proclaimed in 1875. Coobowie comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "wild fowl water".[1] At the 2011 census, Coobowie had a population of 220. Coobowie's current outlook is to create many new features, including a new visitor information pull in being built. The cafe also has a florist. Coobowie is an aging community, and because of this, there is a large real estate market currently, with very low prices.

Coobowie Aquatic Reserve

The Coobowie Aquatic Reserve was declared for the ‘protection of important fish nursery habitats.’ The reserve consists of two areas which are both located to the south and south west respectively of the town: Area 1 which is the area of Salt Creek Bay north of a line from Giles Points to a causeway on the west side of the Bay and Area 2 - a small estuary known as Salt Swamp Creek located to the west side of both Salt Creek Bay and the causeway. In Area 1, the following activities are permitted - fishing from boat or shore using rod and line or handline, collecting bait from the beach, boating, diving and swimming. In Area 2, the following activities are prohibited - fishing or the collection or removal of any marine organisms.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 netYP's Yorke Peninsula: Coobowie
  2. ↑ Australia Post - Postcode Search
  3. ↑ "Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2014". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) (2007), Aquatic Reserve: Coobowie (PDF), Primary Industries and Regions South Australia

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