West Lakes, South Australia

West Lakes is a suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It lies within the City of Charles Sturt. It contains the Westfield West Lakes Shopping Centre, Woodlake Shopping Centre and West Lakes Golf Club. It also contains Delfin Island, a residential island within the boating lake.

West Lakes
South Australia
West Lakes
Coordinates34.872650°S 138.495410°E / -34.872650; 138.495410[1]
Population5,730 (2011 census)[2]
Established30 September 1976[3]
Postcode(s)5021
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)City of Charles Sturt
State electorate(s)Lee[4]
Federal Division(s)Hindmarsh[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
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[1]

West Lakes has an irregular shape and shares borders with Port Adelaide, Queenstown, Royal Park, Seaton, Grange, Tennyson and West Lakes Shore.

Demographics

The counted population on the night of the 2001 census was 5,940, and in 2011 was recorded as 5,730.[2]

History

West Lakes was constructed on a tidal swamp by property developer Delfin (now Lend Lease Communities) from reclaimed land during the early 1970s. Development earthworks commenced in September 1970 and West Lakes was officially opened on 18 March 1977 by the Hon Des Corcoran, MP, Deputy Premier and Minister of Marine. West Lakes Post Office opened on 27 August 1975.[7]

The suburb was home to Football Park (also known by its sponsored name of AAMI Stadium), which was a 51,240-seat sports stadium where Australian Football League (AFL) and South Australian National Football League (SANFL) games were played. Demolition was completed in 2019.[8]

The suburb was also home to a Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport aircraft, owned by McDonald's and used as part of a play area for children's parties. The plane was removed in the late 1990s, and is now being restored privately.[9]

Transport

As of 2020, bus routes that go through West Lakes are 110, 112, 115, 117, 155, 157, 157X, 288, 371, 372, 376, AO18, H30, H30C, H30S, J7, J7M, J8, N30, X30, X30C, & X30S.

References
  1. "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.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "West Lakes". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  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. "Electoral district profiles - Lee (2018-2022 boundaries)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. "Profile of the electoral division of Hindmarsh (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ADELAIDE AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  8. Henson, Elizabeth (4 March 2019). "Farewell to Football Park, as demolition nears completion". Adelaide Now. The Advertiser. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  9. Eichler, Kurtis (24 February 2015). "McDonald's C-47 'party plane' at West Lakes being restored to its original glory". Adelaide Now. The Advertiser (Messenger West & Beaches). Retrieved 23 December 2019.


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