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Port Lincoln Prison

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Background

Port Lincoln Prison is an Australian prison on the Eyre Peninsula located in Duck Ponds, South Australia about 257 kilometres (160 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-west of the regional city of Port Lincoln. It was opened in 1966. Sheep and cattle are raised at the prison providing work for low security prisoners involved in running an agricultural business. It has a capacity of 90 prisoners.

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Capacity

202

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1966

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1966

Region

SA

Security level

Mixed

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Pound Lane, Port Lincoln, SA, Port Lincoln 5606

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Compared to other facilities in Australia

261 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 202 · peers avg: 345 (41%)

Data completeness

60%

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@misc{worldprisons-port-lincoln-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Port Lincoln Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/port-lincoln-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}