Denial Bay

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Denial Bay is a town and an associated locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state's west coast about 562 kilometres (349 mi) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the municipal seat of Ceduna. The town which is located on the western side of Murat Bay has extensive European history, first built on in 1889, and now hosts a large expanse of oyster farms, one of the largest on the Eyre Peninsula.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in South Australia

• Koonibba Aboriginal Community
  16.2 mi away
• Smoky Bay
  28.2 mi away · pop. 162
• Petina
  54.2 mi away
• Poochera
  85.1 mi away · pop. 43
• Baird Bay
  85.6 mi away
• Venus Bay
  100.9 mi away · pop. 42
• Yaninee
  114.9 mi away · pop. 12
• Jacinth Ambrosia Village
  117 mi away
• Wudinna
  127.7 mi away · pop. 516
• Elliston
  131.4 mi away · pop. 333
• Bramfield
  133.5 mi away · pop. 21
• Warramboo
  141.5 mi away · pop. 27

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Recently spotted species

Sooty Oystercatcher

Haematopus fuliginosus

Seen 2026-07-12

Idiommata scintillans

Idiommata scintillans

Seen 2026-06-16

Spotted Marsh Frog

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis

Seen 2026-06-16

Thick-tailed Barking Gecko

Underwoodisaurus milii

Seen 2026-06-15

Painted Dragon

Ctenophorus pictus

Seen 2026-05-23

Blotched Blue

Erina acasta

Seen 2026-05-23

Coast Solfig

Mesembryanthemum aitonis

Seen 2026-05-23

Australian Sea Lion

Neophoca cinerea

Seen 2026-05-23

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

Seen 2026-05-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Denial Bay, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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