Lock, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 33°34′S 135°46′E / 33.57°S 135.77°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1918 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 253 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5633 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 9.2 °C (48.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 401.3 mm (15.80 in) | ||||||||||||
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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.