Port Wakefield is a small town located at the northern most point of St Vincents Gulf and also lies at an important road junction. Settled in the 1850s, the town in its heyday was a port for the copper mines at Burra. When the port eventually shut, the town shrunk with its existence surviving primarily on servicing the high volume of traffic coming north from Adelaide as well as the local sheep and grain industries. In town there are various historic buildings still remaining and a couple of nice parks abutting the Wakefield River which are worth looking at.

Population:

593 ¹

Postcode:

5550

Location:

102 km north north of Adelaide

Main Roads:

Augusta Hwy (A1) / Port Wakefield Rd (A1), Port Wakefield-Auburn Rd (B84) and Copper Coast Hwy (B85)

Radio Stations:

FM:
Flow FM (90.9 MHz) and RadioTAB (88.0 MHz)

AM:
ABC News Radio (972 kHz), ABC North and West (639 kHz), ABC Radio Adelaide (891 kHz) and ABC Radio National (729 kHz)

Entering Port Wakefield:

Pt Wakefield Rd (Catherine St) (A1) as it enters Port Wakefield, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Town Centre:

Catherine Street (Port Wakefield Rd), December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Town Centre:

Catherine Street (Port Wakefield Rd), looking north in Port Wakefield, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Burra Street:

Burra Street in Port Wakefield, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

UPDATED Edward Street:

Looking east along Edward St towards Walter St, Port Wakefield, January 2016. Whilst there is a sizeable commercial zone along Port Wakefield Rd (A1), the town also features a small commercial zone on Edward St. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Wakefield River:

View of Wakefield River at Port Wakefield, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

NEW Wakefield River:

View of Wakefield River, wharf and boat ramp, January 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade