Cummins is a town on Eyre Peninsula in South
Australia, 67 km north of Port Lincoln and 68 m
above sea level. At the 2011 census, Cummins had
a population of 719.
The major industries in the Cummins region are
sheep farming and cereal grain growing. There is a
junction of the narrow gauge Eyre Peninsula
Railway within the town. The railway facilitates
transfer of grain to the deep-water port at Port
Lincoln, primarily for export. The Tod Highway and
Bratten Way intersect at Cummins. A large grain
storage and transshipment facility lies on the
southern outskirts of town.
Cummins is the headquarters of the District
Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula. Cummins is in
the state electoral district of Flinders and the
federal Division of Grey.