5606 Port Lincoln
South Australia · 3 of 6 official tables
Official list last changed 5 Apr 2025 · checked 19 Oct 2026
As of 19 Oct 2026, postcode 5606 (Port Lincoln, SA) appears in 3 of the six Home Affairs specified-work tables. 417 visa: all work types except disaster recovery. 462 visa: farm work, construction, tourism & hospitality, bushfire recovery.
| Type of work | 417 Working Holiday | 462 Work and Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Farm work (plant and animal cultivation) | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia |
| Fishing and pearling | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia | Not listed |
| Tree farming and felling | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia | Not listed |
| Mining | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia | Not listed |
| Construction | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia | Listed Table 4: Regional Australia |
| Tourism and hospitality | Listed Table 1: Remote and Very Remote Australia · work done from 22 Jun 2021 · applications lodged from 5 Mar 2022 | Listed Table 1: Remote and Very Remote Australia · work done from 22 Jun 2021 · applications lodged from 5 Mar 2022 |
| Bushfire recovery (paid or volunteer) | Listed Table 5: Bushfire declared areas · work done from 1 Aug 2019 | Listed Table 5: Bushfire declared areas · work done from 1 Aug 2019 |
Not listed for either visa: Disaster recovery.
✓ Listed appears in a table for that work. ! Listed appears, with date conditions.
What to know about 5606
- The postcode that matters is where you physically work, not your employer's office address.
- Tourism and hospitality work counts in this area only if it was done from 22 June 2021.
- Recovery work in a declared area can be paid or volunteer. For volunteer work, each day worked counts as one day.
- Mining is listed for the 417 visa only. It is never specified work for the 462 visa.
- The work must be paid at the legal award rate (except volunteer recovery work).
- On a 462 visa, these don't count in 5606: fishing & pearling, tree farming, mining. They do count on a 417.
- ABS classes 5606 as remote Australia. That's an ABS statistic and isn't the same as Home Affairs' list of remote areas for hospitality; the tables above are what count.
Nearby listed postcodes
Questions about 5606
Does farm work in Port Lincoln (5606) count for the 88 days?
Yes. Farm work (plant and animal cultivation) in 5606 is on the official list for both the 417 and the 462 visa.
Does hospitality in Port Lincoln (5606) count for the 88 days?
Yes, for work done from 22 June 2021. 5606 is in Northern Australia or a remote area, so cafés, bars, hotels, hostels and tour jobs here count on both the 417 and the 462 visa.
Does mining in Port Lincoln (5606) count for the 88 days?
On a 417 visa, yes, including mining support services and cleaning on a mine site. Mining never counts on a 462 visa.
Does construction work in Port Lincoln (5606) count?
Yes. Construction in 5606 is on the official list for both the 417 and the 462 visa.
Does it matter where I live or where my employer's office is?
No. What counts is where you physically do the work. If you work in 5606 but your payslips show an office elsewhere, ask your employer for a letter naming the work site and postcode.
Guides for working here
- Does mining count? FIFO, shutdowns and 12-hour shifts
- Does hospitality count for the 88 days?
- Volunteer recovery work and the 88 days
- 417 vs 462: what counts on each visa
- Casual work: how your hours count
- What evidence to keep
Sources
- Home Affairs: specified subclass 417 work and subclass 462 work (page last updated 12/10/2026 16:29).
- Migration (Specified work and areas for subclass 417 visas) Instrument (LIN 22/012) 2022, current compilation from 4 Apr 2025.
- Tables matched for 417: Table 1 (Remote and Very Remote Australia, SA row); Table 4 (Regional Australia, SA row); Table 5 (Bushfire declared areas, SA row).
- Data version 31e3577d517d6850, checked 19 Oct 2026. How we check.