Lock
SA 5633 · Elliston
253 (2021) → 257 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Lock is a declining suburb in Elliston, SA 5633, about 302km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Lock are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 61km inland. Lock has an overall score of 18/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (1.98%), New Zealand (1.98%), England (1.19%)
Top languages: Punjabi (1.58%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 973 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Lock Area SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 973
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Lock
How far is Lock from Adelaide CBD?
Lock is about 302.2 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Lock?
Lock has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 973 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Lock?
Lock has a transport score of 0/100.