Median price trend for houses
Based on 10 sales in the preceding 12 months
$300,000
Up 7.1% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $318k
- 4 bed
- $450k
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The quick read on
Lucindale
SA 5272 · Naracoorte Lucindale
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $300,000
- Population
- 637
- Postcode
- 5272
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Lucindale, South Australia
Property market insights for Lucindale
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Lucindale SA
Median rent trend for houses
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Lucindale, SA is currently $300,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Lucindale has a 12-month growth rate of 7.1% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $318,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $450,000 in Lucindale.
Crime and safety
Is Lucindale safe?
The overall rate for Lucindale is 1,771 offences per 100,000 residents — 42% below the Rest of SA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Lucindale.
Overall crime rate
1,771
offences per 100,000 residents
42% belowRest of SA
LucindaleRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Lucindale?
Lucindale SA 5272 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
637 people call Lucindale home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,312 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 637
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $750 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $150 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.0%In line
15–3420.1%In line
35–5423.9%Above
55–7431.4%Above
75 and over7.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.0%Above
Townhouses1.3%Below
Apartments1.7%In line
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright57.3%Above
Paying a mortgage24.3%Below
Renting18.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.5%In line
One car23.3%Below
Two cars37.3%Above
Three or more33.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.3%Above
Drove to work57.7%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled8.8%Above
What stands out in Lucindale
13.3% of workers in Lucindale worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of SA.
2.4% of Lucindale residents were born in England.
50.4% of people in Lucindale described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Lucindale
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lucindale SA 5272.
Is Lucindale family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.0% of Lucindale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
164 family households lived in Lucindale; 41.5% were couple families and 5.5% were one-parent families.
32.3% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Lucindale?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Lucindale had 637 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.9% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Lucindale?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.0% of occupied private dwellings in Lucindale.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Lucindale?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
57.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
24.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
18.4% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Lucindale?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Lucindale had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 28.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 37.6%, while 17.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Lucindale?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
57.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 8.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Lucindale?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
One-car households formed 23.3% of the total.
70.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Lucindale, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
68.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.7% reported a different address.
4.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Lucindale?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.0% of residents used only English at home.
0.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Lucindale residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
4.9% of Lucindale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 95.1% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Lucindale?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.3% of ancestry responses in Lucindale.
Australian ancestry made up 43.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Lucindale?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
7.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 34.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 7.6% of workers, and education and training employed 7.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Lucindale?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.9%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
38.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.9%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Lucindale show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.3% reported asthma, 7.7% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Lucindale?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Lucindale?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,312 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $750.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $150 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Lucindale compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.3% in Lucindale, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 57.3% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 18.4% in Lucindale, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Lucindale
Is Lucindale expensive?
The median house price is $300,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Lucindale good for families?
The Census counted 164 local families, and 17.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Lucindale?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $450,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Lucindale
62 streets in Lucindale
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ash Gr
- Avenue Range Rd
- Bakers Range Rd
- Banksia St
- Black Range Road
- Blackwood Tce
- Bowling Club Rd
- Broadlands Ln
- Brooklyn Rd
- Burzacotts Ln
- Callendale Rd
- Centenary Ave
- Church Ln
- Conkar Plains Rd
- Conmurra Rd
- Conricks Rd
- Corbins Rd
- Country Club Rd
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- Cox Rd
- Crower Rd
- Curnows Ln
- Dows Ln
- Elad Rd
- Ellisons Rd
- Elm St
- Fairview Rd
- Ferguson Rd
- Forfeit Ln
- Four Mile Rd
- Gum Ave
- Hakea Street
- Hansberry Rd
- Holmans Rd
- Konetta Rd
- Lawreys Rd
- Loechel Rd
- Lovers Ln
- Lucindale Rd
- Mansons Rd
- Mary St
- Mathersons Rd
- Mayurra Rd
- Mundalena Rd
- Musgrave Ave
- Oak Ave
- Old Coach Rd
- Park Dr
- Plane St
- Potts Ln
- Railway Tce
- Reid Rd
- Roach Rd
- Roxley Park Rd
- Sheoak Grove
- Spence-Coles Rd
- The Horseshoe
- Tilleys Ln
- Urrbrae Ave
- Watson Ave
- West Tce
- Williams Rd
- Willow Ave
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