Cuttlefish Bay, South Australia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cuttlefish Bay, in the Kangaroo Island Council local government area.
| Locality | Cuttlefish Bay |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Kangaroo Island Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -35.75303 |
| Longitude | 138.03394 |
| Population | 10 |
| Density | 0.7 /km² |
| Area | 15.1 km² |
| Elevation | 164 m |
| Postcode | 5222 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 105 km south-southwest |
Cuttlefish Bay is a locality in the Kangaroo Island Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 10. The locality covers an area of 15.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 164 m above sea level. It lies approximately 105 km south-southwest of Adelaide. Cuttlefish Bay is located at 35.7530°S, 138.0339°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5222. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Cuttlefish Bay is a place where the land meets the sea with an ancient, unbroken conversation. It lies 83.3 km south-south-west of Morphett Vale, SA (from Morphett Vale, SA: bearing 212°T), and is situated 39.6 km east-south-east of Kingscote. The coastline here is a study in muted colours and textures, a rugged embrace of weathered rock and scrubby vegetation that clings tenaciously to the slopes. Low, rounded hills, carpeted in dry grasses that turn to a pale straw in the summer heat, roll down towards the water, their forms softened by the coastal air. The bay itself is a curve of pale sand, often edged with a delicate tracery of seaweed and driftwood, a quiet inlet where the water laps with a gentle persistence. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar softness, draining the colour from the landscape and imbuing it with a contemplative mood, as if the very air holds its breath.
The history of Cuttlefish Bay is written not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have scratched a living from its shores. For generations, the bounty of the sea has been the lifeblood, with small fishing boats still venturing out from its sheltered waters, their catches of whiting and snapper forming the backbone of the local economy. The land, too, has yielded its share, with sheep grazing on the sparse pastures, their wool a testament to the resilience of life in this exposed corner of the island. Evidence of earlier inhabitants can be glimpsed in the scattered shell middens along the shore, silent reminders of a deeper, older connection to this land. Today, Cuttlefish Bay draws a quiet stream of travellers, those seeking the unpretentious beauty of a coast that has not yet been overdeveloped, a place where the wind still carries the scent of salt and the distant cry of seabirds.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cuttlefish Bay, South Australia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Cuttlefish Bay, in the Kangaroo Island Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Cuttlefish Bay includes the postcode (5222), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Kangaroo Island Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cuttlefish Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |