| Lock South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Lock Institute | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 253 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5633 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | District Council of Elliston | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Lock is a town in the centre of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is central Eyre Peninsula's main grain storage hub, as it is surrounded by a predominantly farming community, with emphasis on cereal crop production. The town has a hotel, caravan park, motel, supermarket, post office, police station, library, sporting complex, golf and bowling clubs and area school. At the 2006 census, Lock had a population of 290.[2]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lock (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lock (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
