North Lake, Western Australia

This article is about the suburb. For the lake, see North Lake (Western Australia).
North Lake
Perth, Western Australia
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Coordinates32°04′50″S 115°49′55″E / 32.080607°S 115.831809°E / -32.080607; 115.831809 (North Lake)
Population1,299 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6163
Area2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)[2]
Location18 km (11 mi) S of Perth
LGA(s)City of Cockburn
State electorate(s)Jandakot
Federal division(s)Fremantle
Suburbs around North Lake:
Kardinya Murdoch Leeming
Coolbellup North Lake Leeming
Bibra Lake Bibra Lake Jandakot

North Lake is a suburb located 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the Indian Ocean. Named after the eponymous lake, the suburb and lake are located within the City of Cockburn local government area.

Geography

The suburb is named after the lake of the same name within the locality. It is part of the northernmost lake within a chain of lakes which make up the Beeliar Regional Park (North Lake, Bibra Lake, South Lake, Booragoon Lake, Yangebup Lake, and Thomsons Lake). The lake has been known by this name since 1877, and the name was approved for the suburb in 1954.[3]

The suburb is located on the northern edge of the City of Cockburn. It is bounded by Farrington Road to the north, the Kwinana Freeway to the east, the Roe Highway road reservation to the south and North Lake Road to the west.[4]

Education

There are no schools within the suburb, with many North Lake residents using the state government primary schools in Coolbellup and Kardinya. Directly to the north of the suburb lies Murdoch University and Kennedy Baptist College.

Recreation

The Lakeside Recreation Centre is located in North Lake on the corner of Farrington Road and Bibra Drive. It is home to four basketball courts, a Baptist church, a gym, and a creche. Lakeside Recreation Centre is the home court of the State Basketball League team, the Lakeside Lightning.

Apart from North Lake and the surrounding Beeliar Regional Park, the suburb contains the Perth Spanish Club, a golf driving range, Adventure World, Cockburn Ice Skating arena, and an adventure playground next to the lake at Progress Drive.

Transport

Bus

  •    512 Murdoch Station to Fremantle Station – serves Murdoch Drive, Bibra Drive and Farrington Road[5]
  •    514 Murdoch Station to Cockburn Central Station – serves Murdoch Drive, Bibra Drive and Farrington Road[6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Lake (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: North Lake (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 December 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – N". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2007.
  4. ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Maps 432, 462. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
  5. ^ "Route 512". Bus Timetable 37 (PDF). Transperth. 22 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  6. ^ "Route 514". Bus Timetable 116 (PDF). Transperth. 4 September 2024 [effective from 6 October 2024].

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