West Lakes, South Australia

West Lakes
South Australia
An aerial photo of West Lakes, Adelaide. Delfin Island has an irregular shape and can be seen in the centre.
Map
Population6,768 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established30 September 1976[2]
Postcode(s)5021
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)City of Charles Sturt
State electorate(s)Lee[3]
Federal division(s)Hindmarsh[4]
Mean max temp[5] Mean min temp[5] Annual rainfall[5]
21.6 °C
71 °F
11.5 °C
53 °F
439.9 mm
17.3 in
Suburbs around West Lakes:
Port Adelaide
Ethelton
Port Adelaide Queenstown
Semaphore Park
West Lakes Shore
Tennyson
West Lakes Royal Park
Seaton
Tennyson Grange Seaton
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[6]

West Lakes is western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, within the City of Charles Sturt.

Developed in the 1970s as a public-private joint venture, it's noted for its manmade tidal lake and Delfin Island, a residential island set within the lake. It was renamed John Dyer Lake[7] in honor of the former Mayor, John Raymond Dyer OAM, recognizing his significant influence and dedication to the development.

Today, West Lakes is home to the Westfield West Lakes shopping centre, Woodlake Shopping Centre on Frederick Road, the West Lakes Golf Club, and the Adelaide Football Club training grounds (formerly AAMI Stadium/Football Park).

West Lakes has an irregular shape and shares borders with Port Adelaide, Queenstown, Royal Park, Seaton and Grange. Adjacent suburbs that also share lake frontage include Semaphore Park, Tennyson and West Lakes Shore.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Lakes (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Casey, T.M. (30 September 1976). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1035. Retrieved 15 July 2019. the Geographical Names Board has recommended that the names "West Lakes Shore", "West Lakes", "Semaphore Park", "Tennyson", "Seaton", "Grange" and "Royal Park" be assigned to the areas defined hereunder in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh schedules respectively
  3. ^ "Electoral district profiles - Lee (2018-2022 boundaries)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Hindmarsh (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ADELAIDE AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Search result for "WEST LAKES (SUB)" (Record no SA0019442) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas", "Development Plan Layers", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Counties"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Minutes of the City of Charles Sturt council meeting" (PDF). www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au. 23 October 2017.