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| Locality | Point Boston |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Lower Eyre Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -34.62588 |
| Longitude | 135.92352 |
| Population | 27 |
| Density | 2.8 /km² |
| Area | 9.5 km² |
| Elevation | 38 m |
| Postcode | 5607 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 247 km west |
Point Boston is a locality in the Lower Eyre Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 27. The locality covers an area of 9.5 km², giving a population density of about 2.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 38 m above sea level. It lies approximately 247 km west of Adelaide. Point Boston is located at 34.6259°S, 135.9235°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5607. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Point Boston unfurls along a rugged coastline, where the ochre earth meets the restless blue of the Southern Ocean. It lies 243.9 km west-north-west of Morphett Vale, SA (from Morphett Vale, SA: bearing 282°T), and is situated 13.0 km north-north-east of Port Lincoln. The land here is a study in resilience, a place of wind-scoured scrubland and hardy coastal heaths clinging tenaciously to the sandy ridges. Low, rolling hills, softened by the pervasive coastal air that carries the faint tang of salt and distant kelp, give way to sheltered coves and stretches of wild, untamed beach. The light at dusk paints the sky in hues of bruised plum and molten gold, casting long shadows that stretch across the sparse vegetation, lending a quiet, almost melancholic beauty to the landscape.
The story of Point Boston is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed a living from its challenging terrain. For generations, the economy has been tethered to the sea, with fishing boats bobbing in the small, protected harbour, their nets a testament to the bounty of the surrounding waters. Sheep graze on the drier inland pastures, their wool a soft contrast to the coarse textures of the coastal scrub. This is a place where history whispers in the wind rustling through the spinifex and in the weathered timbers of old jetties, a quiet reminder of the hardy pioneers who first charted this remote corner of the coast.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Point Boston, South Australia. 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 Point Boston, in the Lower Eyre Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Point Boston includes the postcode (5607), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Lower Eyre 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 Point Boston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |