News Corp Australia
First published 2 Jul 2025, 5:00am
An original corrugated iron beach shack is offering a rare opportunity to recreate the summer getaways of years gone by, with the owner looking to upgrade to more contemporary holiday digs.
What 31 Lucky Bay Boulevard, Lucky Bay, lacks in modern amenities it more than makes up for in location, with an absolute beachfront position on one of South Australia’s safest and best fishing beaches.
Offered on a mostly walk-in, walkout basis, the shack has an old-style eat-in kitchen, where the hot water tap is identified by writing on the wall over the sink, lest anyone gets confused.
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The Lucky Bay beach shack at 31 Lucky Bay Boulevard is offering a rare opportunity.
The original beach shack is listed for sale with a $220k price guide.
It has four bedrooms and one bathroom.
Three bedrooms have an eclectic, yet simple, collection of furniture, while an undercover outdoor shelter provides an ideal spot for BBQs or to park a car or small boat.
Robin Hood Real Estate principal Melanie Elliott said the shack had been held by several generations of one family who had enjoyed idyllic summer holidays over many decades.
However, the current generation was “too busy’’ to make the five-and-a-half hour journey by car and ferry from Adelaide and were seeking “something a bit fancier’’ for future holidays, she said.
The shack, priced at $220,000, is one of two currently on the market with Ms Elliot.
The other, just a few doors down at 52 Lucky Bay Boulevard, appears slightly more sturdy and, with a price guide of $345,000, comes with the luxury of split system air conditioning.
“(The vendors of both properties) are families – the original parents are now elderly or they have passed away,’’ Ms Elliott said.
“The kids have spent their summer holidays there and life has changed and it’s not where this younger generation of children want to spend their holidays anymore.
“Whereas our generation is happy to (holiday where you) feel like you are half camping, the younger generation might want something a bit fancier or with more things (modern amenities).
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The shack has an eclectic furniture collection.
Its dated but all it needs is some TLC.
Lucky Bay is a popular fishing and crabbing spot.
“But I think these shacks are amazing. I go into the shacks and I see people’s family photos and it’s of little kids rowing in a tinny (aluminium boat).
“(These properties) offer a sort of life that you just can’t get anywhere else.’’
Lucky Bay is a popular fishing and crabbing spot, both off the shore and in the surrounding waters by boat.
Its sandy beaches also offer safe swimming waters for children.
Ms Elliott said shacks along the beachfront rarely changed hands – having two on the market simultaneously was almost unheard of, she said.
She said while No. 52 was move-in ready, No. 31 was an affordable option for buyers.
Both shacks are leasehold properties, meaning the buyer will own the shack, any improvements and the land until the current lease expires in 2051.
– by Lauren Ahwan
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