Rapid Bay, South Australia

Rapid Bay
South Australia
Patpangga / Rapid Bay shoreline
Rapid Bay is located in South Australia
Rapid Bay
Rapid Bay
Coordinates35°31′39″S 138°11′22″E / 35.527537°S 138.18951°E / -35.527537; 138.18951[1]
Population16 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode(s)5204
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location100 km (62 mi) S of Adelaide
LGA(s)District Council of Yankalilla
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[3]
CountyHindmarsh[1]
State electorate(s)Mawson[4]
Federal division(s)Mayo
Mean max temp[5] Mean min temp[5] Annual rainfall[5]
17.5 °C
64 °F
10.3 °C
51 °F
839.0 mm
33 in
Localities around Rapid Bay:
Gulf St Vincent Gulf St Vincent Second Valley
Gulf St Vincent Rapid Bay Second Valley
Cape Jervis Cape Jervis
Delamere
Second Valley
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]
Rapid Bay shoreline

Rapid Bay is a locality that includes a small seaside town and bay on the west coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. It lies within the District Council of Yankalilla and its township is approximately 100 km south of the state capital, Adelaide. A pair of jetties are popular attractions for recreational fishing, scuba diving and snorkelling. The bay particularly known as a site for observing leafy seadragons in the wild. Its postcode is 5204.

  1. ^ a b c "Search results for 'Rapid Bay, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Postcode', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "State Suburb of Rapid Bay". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Fleurieu Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ^ Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Climate statistics for PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) (nearest station)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

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