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 89 kilometres (55 miles) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.

[2][9] In 1904 it was described as[9]This is essentially a farming district, so that it is not surprising to find only a few houses, one store, a post office (conducted by Mr. Whittaker), a state school (in charge of Mrs. Lewis), and a church.

Only a few years ago this country was covered with scrub.

The locality contains the historic former Dowlingville Post Office, which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

[11] As of 2014, the majority land use within the locality is “primary production.”[12] 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.