West Lakes Shore, South Australia

West Lakes Shore
AdelaideSouth Australia
West Lakes Shore extends from the ocean to the manmade tidal lake (pictured)
West Lakes Shore is located in South Australia
West Lakes Shore
West Lakes Shore
Coordinates34°52′05″S 138°29′00″E / 34.867934°S 138.483195°E / -34.867934; 138.483195[1]
Population3,236 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established30 September 1976[3]
Postcode(s)5020[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)City of Charles Sturt[1]
RegionWestern Adelaide[1]
CountyAdelaide[1]
State electorate(s)Lee[5]
Federal division(s)Hindmarsh[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
21.6 °C
71 °F
11.5 °C
53 °F
439.9 mm
17.3 in
Suburbs around West Lakes Shore:
Semaphore Park
Gulf St Vincent
Semaphore Park Semaphore Park
West Lakes
Gulf St Vincent West Lakes Shore West Lakes
Gulf St Vincent Tennyson West Lakes
FootnotesLocations[1][4]
Adjoining suburbs[1]

West Lakes Shore is a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Charles Sturt council area. Developed in the 1970s as a public-private joint venture, it's noted for its manmade tidal lake.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search results for 'West Lakes Shore, SUB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Lakes Shore (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b "Postcode for West Lakes Shore, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Electoral district profiles - Lee (2018-2022 boundaries)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Hindmarsh (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ADELAIDE AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 15 July 2019.