Lyndoch, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Lyndoch lies at the southern end of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, about 58 kilometres north-east of Adelaide. Colonel William Light, the colony's first surveyor-general, named the area in 1837 after Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, under whom he had served in the Peninsular War; the slightly altered spelling is generally thought to have been a copying error. Settled from 1839, Lyndoch counts among the oldest towns in South Australia. Today it serves as a gateway to the famous Barossa wine country, ringed by vineyards and cellar doors, and it sits at one end of the Barossa Trail for walkers and cyclists. The Sandy Creek Conservation Park lies nearby, and the town regularly features as a stage finish in the Tour Down Under.
Around the national middle
Lyndoch is more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 989, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Lyndoch at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,151
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,632
- SEIFA score
- 989
- Coordinates
- -34.5936, 138.8988
Lyndoch demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lyndoch using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 15% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 389 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 223 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 487 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 622 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 432 | 20% |
Share of the 2,153 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 301 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 356 | 45% |
| Rented | 117 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 749 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 28 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 794 occupied private dwellings in Lyndoch.
- Median weekly rent
- $295
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,452
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,946
- Median weekly personal income
- $766
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 299 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 47 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 33 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 851 (51%)
- Labour-force participation
- 63%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 591
- Employed part-time
- 378
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Lyndoch
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Lyndoch is January (average daytime high around 29.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.9°C). The area receives roughly 589 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.2°C | 15.8°C | 30 mm |
| Feb | 27.7°C | 15.1°C | 26 mm |
| Mar | 25.2°C | 13.8°C | 20 mm |
| Apr | 21.1°C | 11.5°C | 46 mm |
| May | 16.3°C | 8.7°C | 57 mm |
| Jun | 13.4°C | 6.6°C | 63 mm |
| Jul | 12.9°C | 5.9°C | 74 mm |
| Aug | 13.6°C | 5.9°C | 88 mm |
| Sep | 16.5°C | 7.3°C | 61 mm |
| Oct | 20.7°C | 9.6°C | 48 mm |
| Nov | 23.4°C | 11.2°C | 49 mm |
| Dec | 27°C | 13.6°C | 27 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Lyndoch
Where is Lyndoch?
Lyndoch is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Lyndoch?
At the 2021 Census, Lyndoch had a population of about 2,151.
Is Lyndoch an advantaged area?
Lyndoch has an ABS SEIFA score of 989, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 51 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Lyndoch?
Lyndoch has average daytime highs of about 20.6°C and overnight lows of about 10.4°C, with roughly 589 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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