Port Lincoln flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Lincoln
(City of Port Lincoln, SA) - 34.2 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
34.2 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Lincoln's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Port Lincoln
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled to
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Port Lincoln at a glance
How Port Lincoln is zoned
Selling in Port Lincoln? The zone and overlays on this page are the Planning and Design Code controls a Form 1 vendor's statement has to disclose.
Across its 34.2 km², Port Lincoln is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 82% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Suburban Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 796 m² across 8,808 parcels.
Who lives in Port Lincoln
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Lincoln suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 915, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Port Lincoln's 14,458 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Lincoln, the wider ABS statistical area containing Port Lincoln. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Lincoln itself.
14,443 in 2001 to 17,064 in 2025, up 18%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Port Lincoln data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Is Port Lincoln flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Port Lincoln and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Port Lincoln bushfire-prone?
Around 82% of Port Lincoln is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Port Lincoln average of 82%.
Is Port Lincoln under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Port Lincoln in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Port Lincoln?
The dominant planning zone in Port Lincoln is Suburban Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Rural and Deferred Urban.
Does Port Lincoln have heritage-listed places?
Port Lincoln has 8 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Port Lincoln?
Across 8,808 surveyed parcels in Port Lincoln, the median lot size is about 796 m².
Does Port Lincoln have a train station?
There is no train station inside Port Lincoln itself. The suburb is served by 22 bus stops.
What is the population of Port Lincoln?
At the 2021 Census Port Lincoln had 14,458 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Port Lincoln statistical area, which contains Port Lincoln, went from 14,443 people in 2001 to 17,064 in 2025, up 18%.
Is Port Lincoln an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Lincoln scores 915 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Port Lincoln?
Median household income in Port Lincoln was $1,243 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,243 for the typical suburb in City of Port Lincoln. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Lower Eyre Council |
5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tiatukia Lower Eyre Council |
8.2 km | 0% | 99% |
| Hawson Lower Eyre Council |
8.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Duck Ponds Lower Eyre Council |
8.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tulka Lower Eyre Council |
10.4 km | 0% | 98% |
| Tootenilla Lower Eyre Council |
10.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| North Shields Lower Eyre Council |
12.6 km | 0% | 98% |
| Point Boston Lower Eyre Council |
13.0 km | 0% | 82% |
| Coomunga Lower Eyre Council |
14.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lincoln National Park Lower Eyre Council |
15.5 km | 0% | 98% |