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Corny Point
South Australia
CornyPointGeneralStore.JPG
The General Store at Corny Point
Corny Point is located in Yorke Peninsula Council
Corny Point
Corny Point
Location in Yorke Peninsula Council
Population 105 (2016 census)
Established 1881
27 May 1999 (locality)
Postcode(s) 5575
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
Region Yorke and Mid North
County Fergusson
State electorate(s) Narungga
Federal Division(s) Grey
Localities around Corny Point:
Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf
Spencer Gulf Corny Point The Pines
White Hut White Hut Warooka
Footnotes Adjoining localities
Corny Point - the supply ship 'Lady Loch' offshore with a loaded dinghy approaching the beach(GN02752D)
Supply ship 'Lady Loch offshore of Corny Point brings a supplies to the beach circa 1925

Corny Point is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) to the east of the north-western tip of the Yorke Peninsula. It was named after the nearby headland, Corny Point. The first pastoral lease was taken up in 1846 by James Coutts.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Corny Point had 105 people living within its boundaries.

Corny 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.

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