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Port Lincoln SA 5606

10,545 addresses · 412 streets

Grey Electorate › Port Lincoln LGA › Port Lincoln · 251 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

A regional city and major fishing port on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, Port Lincoln serves a wide rural and seafood industry. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 41. Median household income is $1,243 a week, and rent is very affordable at around $240.

Port Lincoln is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 14,458 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,243 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

14,458Population
41Median age
$1,243Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Port Lincoln statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Port Lincoln itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Premier Stateliner, 900 m north · Airport: Port Lincoln Airport, 13.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Lincoln

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Port Lincoln SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 57.8%

Population by age in Port Lincoln
Population by age, Port Lincoln SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4828
5-141,774
15-19841
20-24799
25-341,812
35-441,633
45-541,785
55-641,926
65-741,671
75-84960
85+432
Dwelling types in Port Lincoln
Dwelling types, Port Lincoln SA (ABS Census 2021)
House4,721
Townhouse653
Apartment352
Other38
Households by weekly income in Port Lincoln
Households by weekly income, Port Lincoln SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,242
$650-1,4991,837
$1,500-2,9991,538
$3,000+625
Top ancestries in Port Lincoln
Top ancestries, Port Lincoln SA (ABS Census 2021)
English6,054
Australian6,051
Scottish1,366
German1,325
Irish1,149
Ancestry NS961
Housing tenure in Port Lincoln
Housing tenure, Port Lincoln SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,819
Mortgage1,760
Rented1,954
Other120
Cars per household in Port Lincoln
Cars per household, Port Lincoln SA (ABS Census 2021)
0428
12,115
22,142
3668
4+302
Commute to work in Port Lincoln
Commute to work, Port Lincoln SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,076
Train6
Bus18
Tram/ferry3
Walked200
Bicycle28
Home271
Top countries of birth in Port Lincoln
Top countries of birth, Port Lincoln SA (ABS Census 2021)
England354
Philippines123
New Zealand106
India68
Germany61
Croatia57
Languages used at home in Port Lincoln
Languages used at home, Port Lincoln SA (ABS Census 2021)
Croatian78
Australian Indigenous62
Tagalog56
Greek41
Punjabi34
Italian29

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,933 bird observations recorded near Port Lincoln — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Lincoln

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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