Cummins, South Australia

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Cummins (34°15′S, 135°43′E) is a town (population ~4000) on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, 67 km north of Port Lincoln and 68 m above sea level. Cummins was named after William Patrick Cummins, a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1896 to 1907.

Cummins was surveyed in 1902 a few years after the first settlers in the area arrived. The railway to Port Lincoln arrived in 1907.

The major industries are sheep and grain growing. There is a narrow gauge railway line to the deep-water port at Port Lincoln for exporting grain.

Cummins is the headquarters of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula. It is in the state electoral district of Flinders and the federal Division of Grey. Its postcode is 5631.

Cummins is also proud of its most beloved punkrock band: "ShockTactics".^{[citation needed]}