Dowlingville, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dowlingville South Australia
Dowlingville Uniting (formerly Methodist) Church in 2012
Dowlingville Location in Yorke Peninsula Council
Established	1999
Postcode(s)	5555
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	89 km (55 mi) north-west of Adelaide
LGA(s)	Yorke Peninsula Council
Region	Yorke and Mid North
County	Fergusson
State electorate(s)	Narungga
Federal Division(s)	Grey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.6 °C 73 °F 10.7 °C 51 °F 332.0 mm 13.1 in
Localities around Dowlingville: Winulta Winulta Price Petersville Dowlingville Price Gulf St Vincent Cunningham Ardrossan Tiddy Widdy Beach Gulf St Vincent
Footnotes	Distances Coordinates Climate Adjoining localities

Dowlingville is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Gulf St Vincent about 89 kilometres (55 miles) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide. Its boundaries were created in May 1999.

Dowlingville Post Office in 2012

The name of the locality is considered to have been derived from a Mr G.P. Dowling Whittaker who was an early resident. In 1904 it was described as

This is essentially a farming district, so that it is not surprising to find only a few houses, one store, a post office (conducted by Mr. Whittaker), a state school (in charge of Mrs. Lewis), and a church. Only a few years ago this country was covered with scrub. Industry and manures have transformed the district considerably.

The locality contains the historic former Dowlingville Post Office, which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

As of 2014, the majority land use within the locality is “primary production.”

Dowlingville is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.