| Type: | town |
| Lucindale | |
| State: | sa |
| Image Alt: | Building with a historic railway sign for Lucindale |
| Coordinates: | -36.9833°N 140.3667°W |
| Coord Ref: | [1] |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pop: | 230 (urban centre) |
| Pop2: | 555 (state suburb) |
| Established: | 25 January 1877 (town) 3 December 1998 (locality) |
| Established Footnotes: | [2] [3] |
| Postcode: | 5272 |
| Elevation: | 30 |
| Timezone: | ACST |
| Utc: | +9:30 |
| Timezone-Dst: | ACST |
| Utc-Dst: | +10:30 |
| Dist1: | 345 |
| Dir1: | SE |
| Location1: | Adelaide |
| Dist2: | 127 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Mount Gambier |
| Dist3: | 41 |
| Dir3: | E |
| Location3: | Naracoorte |
| Lga: | Naracoorte Lucindale Council |
| Region: | Limestone Coast |
| County: | Robe |
| Stategov: | MacKillop[4] |
| Fedgov: | Barker[5] |
| Maxtemp: | 21.2 |
| Mintemp: | 8.4 |
| Rainfall: | 601.6 |
| Near-N: | Woolumbool |
| Near-Ne: | Lochaber |
| Near-E: | Stewart Range Spence |
| Near-Se: | Spence |
| Near-S: | Coles Fox |
| Near-Sw: | Conmurra |
| Near-W: | Avenue Range Conmurra |
| Near-Nw: | Avenue Range |
| Footnotes: | Adjoining localities |
Lucindale is a small town in the south-east of South Australia. The town is located 345km (214miles) south east of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2006 census, Lucindale had a population of 301. The town is best known for hosting the annual South East Field Days, attracting over 26,000 visitors every March.[6]
The town was proclaimed on 25 January 1877.[2] It was named after Lady Jeannie Lucinda Musgrave—the wife of the Governor of South Australia, Anthony Musgrave. It was a station on the Kingston-Naracoorte railway line which opened around the same time and closed on 28 November 1987 then dismantled on 15 September 1991. A school was established in 1878.[7] The Post Office opened on 1 May 1877 but was known as Baker's Range for a few months.[8] The locality of Lucindale was proclaimed on 3 December 1998.[3]
Lucindale is home to a health centre, licensed post office and newsagent and a service station.[9] Education from reception to Year 12 is provided by the Lucindale Area School.[10]
The town was named Australia's tidiest town in 1994 and was a finalist in 2006.[11] [12]
The town hosted the triple j One Night Stand on 14 September 2019.[13] More than 15,000 people attended.[14]
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League.[15]
In January 2021, a significant bushfire destroyed over 14,000 hectares of land surrounding the town of Lucindale.[16] [17] At least 4 homes were destroyed in the blaze.[18]