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Lock SA 5633

300 addresses · 46 streets

Grey Electorate › Elliston LGA › Lock · 302 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Lock is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 253 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $120 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

253Population
38Median age
$1,125Median household income / wk
$120Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Le Hunte - Elliston statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lock itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lock Airport, 6.7 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lock

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Lock SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 65.1%

Population by age in Lock
Population by age, Lock SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-420
5-1438
15-1910
20-2410
25-3435
35-4420
45-5434
55-6442
65-7428
75-8410
85+6
Dwelling types in Lock
Dwelling types, Lock SA (ABS Census 2021)
House91
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lock
Households by weekly income, Lock SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65022
$650-1,49931
$1,500-2,99913
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Lock
Top ancestries, Lock SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian124
English79
Ancestry NS35
German25
Irish16
Scottish16
Housing tenure in Lock
Housing tenure, Lock SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned41
Mortgage18
Rented23
Other3
Cars per household in Lock
Cars per household, Lock SA (ABS Census 2021)
07
128
231
311
4+8
Commute to work in Lock
Commute to work, Lock SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car61
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in Lock
Top countries of birth, Lock SA (ABS Census 2021)
India5
New Zealand5
England3
Languages used at home in Lock
Languages used at home, Lock SA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

170 bird observations recorded near Lock — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lock

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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