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Port Lincoln suburb profile

Port Lincoln sits on Boston Bay on the Eyre Peninsula and is best known as a working coastal port where commercial fishing and aquaculture shape everyday life. The harbour and marina are lively with trawlers, charter boats and pleasure craft, while seafood outlets and waterfront walkways give the town a strong maritime character. Residential streets mix older weatherboard cottages and modest mid-century homes with newer houses and larger rural-residential blocks on the fringes, attracting local fishery and farming families, retirees and people seeking a seaside lifestyle. As the region's service centre there are shops, health and education services and an airport linking the town to Adelaide, and nearby coastal parks provide walking, fishing and beach recreation.

Port Lincoln property market performance

Current median dwelling price$500,000Past 3 months

Property growth+10.8%Past 12 months

Port Lincoln has relatively few recent unit sales, so there isn't enough recent data to publish a reliable median unit price. The median house price is $615,000, up 14.2% over the last 12 months, and house values rose faster than unit values, which increased 7.4% over the same period.

Over the last 3 months, 49 houses sold and 4 units sold. Over the last 12 months houses sold in a median of 65 days while units sold in 50 days, so units sold more quickly than houses.

The rental market in Port Lincoln saw house rents average $550 and rise strongly, up 11.1% over the last 12 months, while unit rents averaged $410 and rose sharply, up 36.7%. Unit rents therefore grew more strongly than house rents.

HousesUnits
Median price
Past 3 months
$615KN/A
Change in value
Past 12 months
14.2%7.4%
Sold
Past 3 months
494
Median days on market
Past 12 months
6550
Average rent
Past 12 months
$550$410
Change in rent
Past 12 months
11.1%36.7%

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Port Lincoln demographics

Port Lincoln is a community of 14,458 people with a median age of 41. The typical household brings in $1,243 a week, about $64,636 a year.

Among reported families, couple families without children are the largest group at 44.3% (1,666 families), while couple families with children make up 34.9% (1,311). One-parent families account for 19.3% (726) and other families 1.5% (58). Together the two couple-family types represent roughly four in five families.

Homes in Port Lincoln are mostly owner-occupied: 32.9% are owned outright and 31.8% are owned with a mortgage, a combined 64.7% owner-occupied, while renters comprise 35.3% of dwellings.

Suburbs near Port Lincoln

Some popular suburbs near Port Lincoln include:

  • Boston: Coastal locality on the Lower Eyre Peninsula, with shoreline and quiet residential pockets.
  • North Shields: Small fishing village with a working harbour and coastal character.
  • Point Boston: Prominent seaside headland with calm beaches and a residential feel.
  • Poonindie: Rural locality on the Lower Eyre Peninsula, with farmland and open countryside.
  • Wangary: Small township with coastal and rural character, surrounded by farmland.

How does Port Lincoln compare to nearby suburbs?

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