Bookabie, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bookabie South Australia
Bookabie Location in South Australia
Population	289 (shared with Penong) (2016 census)
Established	27 August 1891 (town) 23 October 2003 (locality)
Postcode(s)	5690
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	648 km (403 mi) NW of Adelaide 103 km (64 mi) SE of Ceduna
LGA(s)	Pastoral Unincorporated Area
Region	Eyre Western
County	Kintore
State electorate(s)	Flinders
Federal Division(s)	Grey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 21.5 °C 71 °F 12.3 °C 54 °F 300.2 mm 11.8 in
Suburbs around Bookabie: Fowlers Bay Mitchidy Moola Yellabinna Nanbona Yellabinna Yellabinna Fowlers Bay Bookabie Penong Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight Penong
Footnotes	Location Adjoining localities

Bookabie is a small town and a larger area, called a locality, in South Australia. It's located on the state’s west coast, looking out over the Great Australian Bight. Bookabie is about 648 kilometres (403 miles) north-west of Adelaide, which is the capital city of South Australia. It's also about 103 kilometres (64 miles) west of the town of Ceduna.

What's in a Name?

The name Bookabie was first used for a town that was planned in July 1890. It was officially named by Governor Kintore on August 27, 1891.

A journalist named Daisy Bates wrote that the name comes from an Aboriginal word. This word means "bad water." Local Aboriginal people used this name for a waterhole near the town.

Bookabie's Location and Land Use

The area known as the Bookabie locality includes a part of the coastline that faces the Great Australian Bight. This includes the eastern side of Fowlers Bay and its eastern headland.

The Eyre Highway, a major road, runs through the Bookabie locality from east to west. Most of the land in Bookabie is used for agriculture, which means farming. The land along the coastline in the south is set aside for conservation, which means protecting nature.

Population of Bookabie

According to the 2016 Australian census, which counted people in August 2016, the localities of Bookabie and Penong together had a population of 289 people.

Government and Representation

Bookabie is part of different government areas:

• For national elections, it's in the federal Division of Grey.
• For state elections in South Australia, it's in the electoral district of Flinders.
• It's also part of the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia. This is a special area that doesn't have its own local council like other towns.