West Lakes Shore, South Australia

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West Lakes Shore
Adelaide,  South Australia
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West Lakes Shore extends from the ocean to the manmade tidal lake (pictured)
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West Lakes Shore
Coordinates 34°52′05″S138°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 zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) City of Charles Sturt [1]
Region Western Adelaide [1]
County Adelaide [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.

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History

Developed as part of the wider West Lakes Scheme, West Lakes Shore was constructed on reclaimed swampy marshland. In 1969 an Indenture was signed by the South Australian Government and Australian property developer Delfin (now Lendlease Communities) for the joint development of this area which measures 4.83 km long and 1.6 km wide.[ citation needed ]

Since that time, West Lakes Shore has become a thriving community of 8,800 people enjoying sporting, shopping, educational and recreational facilities in a fully planned development renowned nationally for its excellence in planning and design. [8]

West Lakes Shore Post Office opened on 21 May 1997 replacing the nearby Semaphore Park office. [9]

Tidal lake

A prominent feature of West Lakes Shore is the large freshwater lake. West Lakes Shore has frontage onto the lake between Tennyson in the south and Semaphore Park in the north.

The lake began filling in November 1974, in time for the opening of the nearby regional shopping centre (now Westfield West Lakes).

Due to polluted stormwater runoff into the lake, it's recommended to avoid prolonged contact with the water (e.g. swimming) for 2-3 days after rain. [10]

A.M. Ramsay Regatta Course

The boating lake was constructed with an international-standard rowing course in mind, and the largely straight and wide southern portion of the lake was reserved for a 2 kilometre rowing course. Today, it's known as the A.M. Ramsay Regatta Course.

Fully cabled with an independent kevlar rope system, a starting pontoon and buoyed lanes, it is suitable for rowing, canoeing and dragon boat racing. [11]

The rowing course also hosts the annual Head of the River race, having been conceived on the Torrens Lake in 1922. [12]

West Lakes Shore is home to the headquarters of Rowing South Australia, with its building — and various private boat sheds — situated at the northern end of the rowing course.

People

The total population of West Lakes Shore at the 2021 Census was 3236.

In the 2021 census the population comprised 47.6% males and 52.4% females.

Children aged between 0–14 years accounted for 16.3% of the total population, while 41.4% were persons aged 55 years and over.

The median age was 48 years compared to the national median age of all Australians of 38 years.

The vast majority (75.5%) of the residents were born in Australia, with 6.1% born in England and 1.3% in Italy, 1.1% in Scotland and 0.9% in both Greece and China.

0.7% of the population were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. [13]

Landmarks

The major landmarks in the suburb include:

Schools and recreation

West Lakes Shore R-7 School is located on Edwin Street and caters for children from Reception to Year 7.[ citation needed ]

West Lakes Sports Club Inc, located on the East side of Bartley Tce was established in 2002 and is home to the Henley & Grange Baseball Club, SMOSH West Lakes Senior and Junior Football Club, Port Adelaide Softball Club, Current Affairs Group and the West Lakes Social Club, and is also available to the public for functions and dining. [16]

Club West Lakes (previously known as The Lakes Sports and Community Club) was built in 1986 and is home to the West Lakes Bowling Club, Tennis Club, and Croquet Club. Combined it has over 800 members.[ citation needed ]

RowingSA and the West Lakes Aquatic Centre are based on the lakefront, alongside Military Road. Each year during March, the Centre hosts the annual Head of the River Carnival.[ citation needed ]

With access to the waters of West Lakes and with generally flat terrain, various sporting organisations conduct triathlons around the streets and in the lake. Usually these triathlons are held in the autumn months.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  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. 1 2 "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.
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  9. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List - search result for "West Lakes Shore"". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Swimming in recreational waters". City of Charles Sturt. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "A.M. Ramsay Regatta Course". Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Head of the River". University of South Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Lake Shore". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ West Lakes Shore R-7 School. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  15. ↑ West Lakes Uniting Church. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  16. 1 2 "West Lakes Sports Club" . Retrieved 4 June 2014.
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