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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
—
Occupancy
—
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
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- John Morony Correctional CentreBerkshire ParkMixedMinimum to medium security
- West Kimberley Regional PrisonDerbyMixedMinimum to medium security
- Fulham Correctional CentreFulhamMixedMinimum to medium security
- Eastern Goldfields Regional PrisonBoulderMixedMinimum to medium security
- Bathurst Correctional ComplexBathurstMinimum to medium security
- Mobilong PrisonMurray BridgeMediumMinimum to medium security
Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersData completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Geoscience Australia Correctional Facilities dataset
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies â Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- Geoscience Australia â National Correctional Facilities — Geoscience Australia
- Wikidata (Q7230756)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Port Lincoln Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/port-lincoln-prison
"Port Lincoln Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/port-lincoln-prison.
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