Port Lincoln

For other uses, see Port Lincoln (disambiguation).

Port Lincoln
South Australia
Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln is located in South Australia
Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln
Location in South Australia
Coordinates34°43′56″S 135°51′31″E / 34.73222°S 135.85861°E / -34.73222; 135.85861
Population14,404 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1839
Postcode(s)5606[2]
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 280 km (174 mi) from Adelaide ( by air )
  • 649 km (403 mi) from Adelaide via
LGA(s)City of Port Lincoln
RegionEyre Western[3]
CountyFlinders[4]
State electorate(s)Flinders[5]
Federal division(s)Grey[6]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.3 °C
70 °F		 11.3 °C
52 °F		 389.7 mm
15.3 in
Localities around Port Lincoln:
Boston Boston Port Lincoln (water body)
Duck Ponds Port Lincoln Port Lincoln (water body)
Tulka Port Lincoln (water body) Port Lincoln (water body)
FootnotesAdjoining localities[4]
Railway station

Port Lincoln is a city on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. Known as Galinyala by the traditional owners, the Barngarla people, it is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer Gulf. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located approximately 280 km (170 mi) from the state's capital city of Adelaide (646 km (401 mi) by road).

In June 2019 Port Lincoln had an estimated population of 26,418,[8] having grown at an average annual rate of 0.55% year-on-year over the preceding five years. The city is reputed to have the most millionaires per capita in Australia,[9] as well as claiming to be Australia's "Seafood Capital".[10]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Lincoln (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Port Lincoln Postcode Australia Post
  3. ^ "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Search result(s) for Port Lincoln LOCB (Record No.SA0040601) with the following layers being selected – "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas", "Counties" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference AEC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "2011 Census Community Profiles: Port Lincoln". ABS Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference ABSSUA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Swimming with bluefin tuna lucrative starter for locals fishing for tourists". 25 April 2008.
  10. ^ City of Port Lincoln website (Retrieved 1 December 2013)