West Lakes, South Australia
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West Lakes with Delfin Island is in the centre | |||||||||||||
West Lakes Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 30 September 1976 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 6,768 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5021 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 21.6 °C (70.9 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 11.5 °C (52.7 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 439.9 mm (17.32 in) | ||||||||||||
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West Lakes is a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, within the City of Charles Sturt.
Developed in the 1970s as a public private partnership, it is noted for its man-made tidal lake and Delfin Island, a residential island set within the lake. It was renamed John Dyer Lake in honor of former mayor, John Raymond Dyer, recognising 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 Football Park, the Adelaide Football Club training ground.
West Lakes has an irregular shape and shares borders with the suburbs of Port Adelaide, Queenstown, Royal Park, Seaton and Grange. Adjacent suburbs also sharing lake frontage include Semaphore Park, Tennyson and West Lakes Shore.