Bute, South Australia

Bute is a town in the Northern Yorke peninsula of South Australia, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Wallaroo and 24 kilometres west of Snowtown. It was proclaimed as a town in 1884 and named after the Isle of Bute, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It was the original site of the Yorke Peninsula Field Days in 1895; they are now held outside Paskeville.

Bute
South Australia
Bute Hotel
Bute
Coordinates33°51′0″S 138°00′0″E
Population228 (UCL 2021)
Established13 March 1884
Postcode(s)5560
Location
  • 40 km (25 mi) east of Wallaroo
  • 24 km (15 mi) west of Snowtown
  • 142 km (88 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s)Barunga West
State electorate(s)Narungga
Federal division(s)Grey
Localities around Bute:
Port Broughton Wokurna Snowtown
Alford Bute Barunga Gap
Thomas Plain Ninnes Lochiel
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