Sceale Bay, South Australia

Sceale Bay
South Australia

Sceale Bay viewed from Sceale Bay Conservation Park

Sceale Bay

Coordinates

33°08′0″S 134°11′0″E / 33.13333°S 134.18333°ECoordinates: 33°08′0″S 134°11′0″E / 33.13333°S 134.18333°E

Population

389 (2006 census)^[1]

Established

1888

Postcode(s)

5680

Elevation

1 m (3 ft)

Location

32 km (20 mi) South of Streaky Bay

LGA(s)

District Council of Streaky Bay

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
23 °C ^{73 °F}	18 °C ^{64 °F}	373.9 mm ^{14.7 in}

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. At the 2006 census, Sceale Bay had a population of 389.^[1]

History

The town was initially proclaimed under the name of Yanera in October 1888, but had been earlier named Sceale Bay by Captain Bloomfield Douglas of the South Australian Marine Board,^[2] therefore most people continued calling it by that name. Yanera was officially renamed Sceale Bay in 1940.^[3] The bay itself was formerly known as Sceale's Bay. A jetty was built to service the coastal traders in 1910, but despite a fierce fight to save it, was demolished in 1972.

Geography

The township of Sceale Bay lies on the bay of the same name. The protected waters of the bay have long sandy beaches with minimal swell. However the exposed coast surrounding the bay feels the full force of the Southern Ocean swells. Cliffs and diverse rock formations can be found on the coast bordering the bay. Inland is highly unremarkable for the most part, with agricultural land dominating the scenery. .

Tourism

The town is a minor tourist destination, but the small size of the town and restricted accommodation keeps numbers low. A caravan park once existed in the town, as well as a new general store that provided petrol, take away food, fishing and camping needs but has also since closed down

Fishing is the areas major attraction, with boat, rock and beach fishing all possible in the vicinity of the town. All year round the deep reefs hold Snapper, Trevally, Nannygai, Whiting, Kingfish and in the summer, Bluefin Tuna congregate on the offshore lumps. Whiting, Tommy Ruff and Salmon can be caught in the calmer protected waters. A boat ramp is located in Sceale Bay. Murphy's Haystacks are roughly 15 minutes drive from the township.

A storm approaching Sceale Bay.

Protected areas in close proximity of Sceale Bay include the Cape Blanche Conservation Park and the Nicolas Baudin Island Conservation Park about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) respectively to the west, the Searcy Bay Conservation Park about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the east and the Sceale Bay Conservation Park about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the north. Sceale Bay Conservation Park was proclaimed in June 2006 to aid in the protection of native flora and fauna, particularly the seal colony located in the bay.

Notes and references

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Sceale Bay (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
↑ "Search Results for Sceale Bay, South Australia". South Australian State Gazetteer. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
↑ "New town names approved". The Advertiser. 26 July 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

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Towns and localities of the District Council of Streaky Bay

Baird Bay Bockelberg Calca Carawa Chandada Chilpenunda Colley Cungena Eba Anchorage Haslam Inkster Kaldoonera Karcultaby Koolgera Maryvale Mortana Mount Cooper Petina Perlubie Piednippie Pimbaacla Poochera Pureba Sceale Bay Streaky Bay Tyringa Wallalla Wirrulla Witera Yanerbie Yantanabie

Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Cities

Townships

Governance

Federal division	Grey

State electoral districts	Flinders Giles Stuart

Local Government	Ceduna DC Cleve DC Elliston DC Franklin Harbour DC Kimba DC Lower Eyre Peninsula DC City of Port Augusta City of Port Lincoln Streaky Bay DC Tumby Bay DC City of Whyalla Wudinna DC

Protected areas

Coastal features

West coast	Anxious Bay Calca Peninsula Cape Blanche Cape Carnot Cape Catastrophe Cape Finniss Cape Radstock Cape Wiles Coffin Bay Peninsula Jussieu Peninsula Point Avoid Point Labatt Point Weyland Point Whidbey Slade Point

East coast	Cape Burr Cape Donington Cape Hardy Lipson Cove Memory Cove Point Lowly Yorkey Crossing

Islands adjoining Eyre Peninsula coast

West coast	Avoid Bay Islands Baird Bay Jones Island Unnamed island, Baird Bay Cap Island Eba Island Germein Island Grantham Island Greenly Island Investigator Group Flinders Island Waldegrave Islands Ward Islands Liguanea Island Neptune Islands Nicolas Baudin Island Nuyts Archipelago Smooth Island Olive Island Pigface Island Whidbey Isles Williams Island

East coast	Bicker Isles Boston Island Curlew Island Entrance Island Hopkins Island Lewis Island Lipson Island Little Island Louth Island Owen Island Sir Joseph Banks Group Sleaford Islands Smith Island Taylor Island Thistle Island Tumby Island

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The Peninsulas zone (wine)

Coastal bays and inlets of South Australia

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