__NOTOC__ Duck Ponds is a locality in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

located on the

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named aft ...

in the state's west about west of the state capital of

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

, about south of the municipal seat of Cummins and about west of the city of Port Lincoln. Its boundaries were created on 16 October 2003 for the "long established name." On 22 December 2011, a portion was added to the adjoining locality of Tulka. The Flinders Highway forms part of the locality's north-eastern boundary with the locality of Boston while the highway's heavy vehicle by-pass, the Western Approach Road, passes through the eastern side of the locality from the north-west on its way to the port facility in Port Lincoln. The

Eyre Peninsula Railway The Eyre Peninsula Railway is a gauge railway on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. Radiating out from the ports at Port Lincoln and Thevenard, it is isolated from the rest of the South Australian railway network. Peaking at 777 kilometr ...

which also passes through Duck Ponds in an alignment similar to the by-pass road, forms part of its southern boundary and hosts two railway stations – Grantham in the south which was established as Five Mile Siding about 1942 and Ducks Ponds in the locality's centre which was established in 1911. The

Port Lincoln Prison Port Lincoln Prison is an Australian prison on the Eyre Peninsula located in Duck Ponds, South Australia about west of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-west of the regional city of Port Lincoln. It was opened in 1966. Sheep and ...

occupies land in the locality's north-east corner while the

Kathai Conservation Park __NOTOC__ Kathai Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Duck Ponds about south-west of Port Lincoln. The conservation park is located on crow ...

, a

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, is located in its south-east corner. Land use within Duck Ponds principally consists of agricultural activities such as broadacre cropping and grazing. Land use is subject to statutory control in order to manage the aquifer system existing within Duck Ponds and adjoining localities. The

2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an incre ...

which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Duck Ponds had a population of 289 people. Duck Ponds is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of

Flinders Flinders may refer to: Places Antarctica * Flinders Peak, near the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula Australia New South Wales * Flinders County, New South Wales * Shellharbour Junction railway station, Shellharbour * Flinders, New South Wa ...

and the local government area of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula.

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