allotments were created from reclaimed samphire swampland. In 1927 the telegraph line was closed, and in 1967 the post office was shut down, contributing to the decline of the town. Some houses were abandoned. Renaming Boundaries for the locality of Fowlers Bay which include the town were created on 8 February 2001. Recent upgrades The jetty (built in 1896 and extended in 1907, 1914 and 1948) was upgraded in 2002, with solar lighting added in 2003. Location, governance and demographics The town is located on Port Eyre, at the western end of the larger Fowlers Bay. It is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia. In the absence of a local government authority, the community in Fowlers Bay receives municipal services from a state government agency, the Outback Communities Authority. At the 2016 census, the localities of Fowlers Bay and Coorabie shared a population of 51. Facilities and attractions Fowlers Bay does not receive reticulated power or water and there are few services; there are solar panels on every roof, residents use rainwater and water piped from a source in the adjacent sand dune, and manage the town's rubbish themselves. Visually the town is dominated by large sand dunes on its southern side, which have become higher in recent years. After a very quiet period in the 1960s and 70s, the town has become so popular that over 8,000 visitors stay at the caravan park each year, and numbers are boosted by around the same number of day-trippers who often come to watch the southern right whales in the bay over winter. The old police station and courthouse, dating from 1883, has been converted into holiday apartments. The ruins of the homestead of the Yalata station can be found several kilometres from the town. There is a small cemetery on the outskirts of the town. Heritage listings Fowlers Bay contains one place listed on the South Australian Heritage Register, the Whale Bone Area and the Point Fowler Structure. There are also some other restored historic buildings, such as the courthouse, the Fowlers Bay Institute, and the harbour master's house. Sand encroachment The large sand dunes near Fowlers Bay have been moving closer to the town, and had already by the 1970s covered the Kent Town dwellings up to the last chimney top. By the 21st century,