| Type: | town |
| Dowlingville | |
| State: | SA |
| Est: | 1999[1] |
| Postcode: | 5555 [2] |
| Timezone: | ACST |
| Utc: | +9:30 |
| Timezone-Dst: | ACST |
| Utc-Dst: | +10:30 |
| Dist1: | 89 |
| Dir1: | north-west |
| Location1: | Adelaide |
| Lga: | Yorke Peninsula Council |
| Region: | Yorke and Mid North[3] |
| County: | Fergusson |
| Stategov: | Narungga[4] |
| Fedgov: | Grey[5] |
| Use Lga Map: | yes |
| Maxtemp: | 22.6 |
| Mintemp: | 10.7 |
| Rainfall: | 332.0 |
| Coordinates: | -34.327°N 137.9193°W |
| Near-N: | Winulta |
| Near-Ne: | Price |
| Near-E: | Price Gulf St Vincent |
| Near-Se: | Gulf St Vincent |
| Near-S: | Ardrossan Tiddy Widdy Beach |
| Near-Sw: | Cunningham |
| Near-W: | Petersville |
| Near-Nw: | Winulta |
| Footnotes: | Distances Coordinates Climate[6] 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 89km (55miles) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.[2] [1] Its boundaries were created in May 1999.[1]
The name of the locality is considered to have been derived from a Mr G.P. Dowling Whittaker who was an early resident.[1] [7] In 1904 it was described as[7] The locality contains the historic former Dowlingville Post Office, which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[8]
As of 2014, the majority land use within the locality is “primary production.”[9]
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.[1] [4] [5]