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Overview

Lock sits at the geographic centre of the Eyre Peninsula, serving as the main grain‑storage hub for the surrounding cereal‑crop farms. It lies at the junction of the Tod Highway, which runs the length of the peninsula, and the Birdseye Highway, offering direct road links to coastal towns. A railway siding arrived in 1913 and the town was gazetted in 1918. The 2006 census recorded 290 residents, most of whom were Australian‑born.

The town provides a hotel, caravan park, motel, supermarket, post office, police station and library, while the area school serves primary and secondary students. Recreational facilities include a sporting complex, golf and bowling clubs, and the Lock Heritage Museum displays local farming and wartime artifacts. Housing ranges from detached homes to caravan accommodations and short‑stay lodgings, supporting a relaxed rural lifestyle near the Hambidge and Hincks wilderness areas.

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