Port Lincoln, SA 5606
Suburb within the Port Lincoln local government area, part of the Eyre Region in South Australia. Ranked 3rd best suburb by locals.
Great for
- Neighbourly spirit
- Safe and sound
- Parks and recreation
- Clean & green
- Internet access
Not great for
- Public transport
Who lives here?
- Families With Kids
- Professionals
- Retirees
- Singles
- Country Lovers
Reviews of Port Lincoln, SA
"Family Coastal Living"
Moving here from Queensland was the best decision we have ever made.
From the family friendly activates to the coastal charm Port Lincoln Delivers.
If you into Family friendly actives, Coffee catch ups , Coastal adventures or snuggling up by a fire in winter Port Lincoln is the town for you.
Who lives here?
- Families with kids
"Port Lincoln at a glance"
Port Lincoln is renowned as the "Seafood Capital" situated on the Lower Eyre Peninsula. Located approximately 280 km by flight from the State's capital city of Adelaide (646 km by road).
Port Lincoln is blessed with fantastic beaches, sensational and protected National Parks only a short drive away, brilliant fishing, incredible seafood, beautiful wines, wonderful wildlife, award-winning local tours and an abundance of community clubs to cater for all - Port Lincoln has something for everyone.
Who lives here?
- Families with kids
"Pristine waters, friendly locals"
Beautiful place for the family to grow up! We have access to some of Australia’s most pristine waters and freshest seafood. Great community spirit, people pull together in Lincoln to help each other out. More development and infrastructure kicking off in 2021/22 in our beautiful town.
Who lives here?
- Singles
- Families with kids
"EASILY THE BEST PORT TOWN IN SA"
If you haven't been there you really have missed out. Fishing is unbelievable, sandy beaches just outside of town, shark cage, 50 min on a plane to Adelaide, farming areas inland that are really scenic. Unfortunately the crowd that comes in from Ceduna and Port Augusta does not do any favours for Port Lincoln. At one stage had more millionaires per capita than anywhere in Australia, and you can really appreciate the scenic beauty of Port Lincoln as you drive in from the east, million dollar views and mansions to match.
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Families with kids
been around this great country 9 times ,was a time you were nwelcome in any town ,since say 2005 its got to the point that all locals think they are separated from australia n they stand alone ,lol, that mentality is what is destroying australia we come togther no matter what that is what makes us great ,that is what set us up on the world stage in ww1 ww2 so on mateshipe no matter whyat town you from
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"High breakin and car theft."
Car theft and house breakins are a recurring problem in Port Lincoln. Use a steering wheel lock and get a big guard dog, security doors and windows and lights..Dont say you weren't told...Dont walk along the foreshore at night particularly in front of the Tasman or near town jetty its not safe..
Not great for
- High crime.
Check out: Port Lincoln Times Thurs Aug 24 2017..Yet another report regarding car theft and house breakins.
Ooh...sad...
Such a beatiful town. Found a beautiful property and would love to move here but now get scared. I have found other reports of high crime rates as well.
population-adjusted crime rate sits around 186% higher than the South Australian average, putting it at the higher end of regional areas for offences per capita. While it is celebrated as a major seafood and tourism hub, official figures highlight a notable issue with property-related crime and youth anti-social behaviour. [1, 2]
"Port Lincoln - Great place to relax or have an action packed holiday!"
I have been to Port Lincoln almost yearly since a child as we have family over there, on a recent holiday a group of us all took part in the day trip shark dive with Calypso Star Charters. The staff were fabulous, food fantastic and if your an adrenaline junky well the Sharks are just mind blowing under water! They are huge and very inquisitive. Well worth the money, a must do! We also took a boat trip out to feed the tuna which was a real eye opener, Don't just think your going to feed the 'fishies', these beauties are big balls of pure muscle! Make sure you jump in and swim with them, Another great experience.
Highly recommend visiting Whalers way and doing the scenic drive trip through the national park, the views are just beautiful. If you love surfing there are some great spots around Lincoln too.
Many great places to eat out, either at the marina or down the main street of Lincoln. Sit out and enjoy a glass of wine or beer.
Great for
- Nice and clean Beaches
- Beaches that rival anywhere else
- Holiday accomondation
- Port Lincoln national park
- Staring into space
Not great for
- The better beaches are out of town.
Who lives here?
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- Tourists
- LGBT+
- Country Lovers
- Trendy & Stylish
- Beach Lovers
"Used to be an amazing place"
(Check with local police) your insurance premiums will go up due to rate of breakins. Paying extra for security will be money well spent. If you have any urgent medical problems expect to be flown out via air ambulance. Most ongoing medical problems will require a trip to Adelaide to see a specialist very few visit Lincoln. Education and prospects are not very good. BUT its what you want to make of it. For all the cons I still love the place. Tuna farms WELL what was once pristine Boston Bay is now sadly polluted with obvious blue line retraction that locals can see (shame the researchers can't). I still love the place.
agree - after a recent experience at the hospital I will follow the advice "when in pain catch a plane"
"A big town, small city."
There are ONLY 2 traffic lights! Great, less stress from the city traffic jams. It is growing bigger and gets slowly more populated, still far from a big city look a like. Having seen (and travelled) and grown up in EU coming to Australia to travel and luckily finding my way to Port Lincoln I can say; Lincoln is THE place to stay! The best fresh seafood in the world available. If you can't buy it you just catch it ;-)
Great for
- Port Lincoln national park
- Holiday accomondation
- Friendly shop owners/employees.
Not great for
- The better beaches are out of town.
- No night clubs
- No big shopping centres
"Stinkin Linkn!"
Lincolners are typically close minded with no friends outside the people they went to school with. That way you know everyone, and you are one of them. So eveyrone knows everyone thats anyone worth knowinjg...or you're just not from around here and what do you think youre doing here. I have lived here for ten years. It does my head in , so I am leaving for civilization.
Great for
- Staring into space
Not great for
- Local only mentality
Who lives here?
- Retirees
- LGBT+
- Country Lovers
Sad you have not enjoyed Lincoln…….I know there are some narrow minded fools around, there are in any town……..I've travelled too and I still ended up back here…….yep, the front beach is nothing spec really but u need to explore a little cos the whole west coast has amazing beaches if u are willing to look……what facilities do you expect at a beach anyway? If you are going to any of the local spots u know what is there and plan accordingly…………I wouldn't roll up to an isolated, pristine spot and expect a dunny cos that is the whole point! I'd rather go to any of the surf spots locally than some crowded, mangy city beach with disgusting toilets and syringes god knows where. But it is all about where your values lie I guess and it is true that Lincoln can be a tad self satisfied and insular. However, I've known plenty of people who settle here and never feel like they are excluded - it's about having a half full glass instead of half empty………..
As for the shop local thing one of the biggest problems for retailers in Lincoln is not just the love affair with city shopping that some of the more affluent have, it is also the prices offered via internet sales nowadays - the reason many retailers items are priced higher than internet prices is that often we cannot buy the item for the same price being offered by big internet sales companies - they buy massive amounts of each item and get a different deal than a little retailer can possibly get from their supplier - plus the retailer bears the cost of freight and keeping their doors open with electricity, rent, staff etc, etc. Big internet retailers are often just a shed with much lower overheads. The bonus to buying local, apart from helping local economies stay functional, is that you get the follow up service if things go wrong as well as the experience of being able to physically inspect the goods and make sure they are fit for the purpose you require them for - no matter how good a website is, it cannot replace this. The cost of not buying locally is a long term cost of not having friends and family employed, not having places to go and physically inspect items, and can led to a "ghost town" effect where there is no cultural activity taking place in your community…..not nice!
I don't agree there is a lack of options for schools either…..i have three kids and they have had some awesome teachers here!
I HAVE SURFED, WORKED AND LIVED ALONG THE ENTIRE WEST COASTLINE FORTHE LAST 20 YEARS AND ITS THE ONLY PLACE TO BE FOR ADVENTURING,EXPLORING AND SIGHTSEEING. BUT THIS IS A REVIEW FOR PEOPLE SEEKING TO TAKE RESIDENCE IN PORT LINCOLN.
LET IT BE SAID THERE JUST ISNT A DECENT BEACH WITHIN 20KM OF PORT LINCOLN.
AS FOR THE RUBBISH THAT IS WASHED UP NEARBY FROM THE FISHING FLEET, THAT MAKES IT MORE MANGY THAN ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE WITH.
SO SEEING AS LINCOLN PEOPLE OBSESS OVER DRAWING COMPARISONS WITH ITS MOTHER CITY ADELAIDE, LETS DO IT.
TAKE A STROLL IN SUMMER ALONG THE SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN BEACHES SUCH AS SEACLIFF BRIGHTON AND SOMERTON AND YOU WILL REALISE ITS SPECTACULAR AND CLEAN. WITH GREAT PLACES NEARBY TO SHOP AND DINE.
IF YOU ARE BORN AND BRED LOCAL ITS FAIR TO SAY YOU WILL NEVER LEAVE. YOU JUST CANT IMAGINE LIFE OUT OF THE LINCOLNSPHERE.
THERE IS TWO SCHOOLS- THIS IS NOT A GOOD SELECTION FOR THE PUPOSE OF A REVIEW.
TOTALLY LIMITED UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEND THEM INTO A GHETTO PUBLIC SCHOOL FULL OF RUFF RAF OR OTHERWISE GET BAPTISED AND PAY BIG BUCKS FOR YOUR FAMILY TO BE INDOCTRINATED INTO CATHOLISICSM AT ST JOSEPHS.
THIS IS OUR MAIN REASON FOR INSTIGATING OUR RELOCATION ACTUALLY.
Yep, agree with the fishing fleet rubbish comment totally - we often come home with bags of rubbish from the beaches we go to - agree you have to drive for the best beach but there are still little spots like Shelly Beach around, but we adore Louth and you do have to drive to get there……there are more school choices than two - Lincoln Gardens is kicking all sorts of goals with a new batch of keen teachers and an unreal principal, there is also Kirton Point and the PL Junior Primary plus Primary School, plus I've known crew to send their kids to Poonindee as well, it has a well deserved good reputation. For high school kids there is the town plus Saint Jo's plus there is now Navigator College……..I've heard parents rave about Navigator's so we are looking at that for a high school option, they are expanding their grades to matric in the next couple of years. Their fees are not that bad either!
I work in with schools as part of my agencies operational framework and spent six weeks visiting the local high school…….yes there are issues when you have any bunch of sixteen/seventeen year old kids………but these kids were totally switched on, very respectful and a joy to meet……..maybe the "naughty" kids weren't at school at all those days but the one's I talked with gave me a lot of hope for the future!
Hey bonesbrice, you either hate it or love it! Hope you found a great spot in Adelaide to live that has everything you desire. I found that spot here in the good old Lincoln town ;-) Enjoy live!
We thoroughly enjoy Lincoln every time we visit. Maybe it is because we have family there to see.
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wow, racist or what ?? look at the study done by the university , town thinks it all euro white trash