South Lake, Western Australia

South Lake
Perth, Western Australia
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Coordinates32°06′25″S 115°50′28″E / 32.107°S 115.841°E / -32.107; 115.841
Population5,831 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6164
Area3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)[2]
Location22 km (14 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)City of Cockburn
State electorate(s)Jandakot
Federal division(s)Fremantle
Suburbs around South Lake:
Bibra Lake Bibra Lake Jandakot
Yangebup South Lake Jandakot
Yangebup Cockburn Central Jandakot

South Lake is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia within the City of Cockburn. South Lake is located approximately 22 km (14 mi) south of the Perth CBD.

History

Established in the early 1980s the suburb's name was proposed by Taylor Woodrow Homes Builders and the City of Cockburn in March 1982 after a previous suggestion (Oxley) had been rejected because of duplication. It is situated to the south of North Lake, hence the name. The suburb name was approved in August 1982.[3]

Geography

It is bounded by the freight rail line to the north, the Kwinana Freeway to the east, Berrigan Drive, Semple Court and North Lake Road to the south and North Lake Road to the west.[4]

Facilities

Education

The suburb contains two schools: South Lake Primary School and Lakeland Senior High School. Lakeland Senior High School is an independent public school, offering specialised programs in music technology and touch football.

Recreation

The South Lake Leisure Centre, which contained indoor pools, gymnasium and hardball courts, adjacent to the Lakeland High School was closed and replaced by the Cockburn ARC in May 2017. The former buildings were transferred to the Department of Education.[5]

A field hockey facility was then constructed in the area to the west of the former Leisure Centre, which is the current home of the Fremantle Hockey Club.[6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South 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: South Lake (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 December 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – S". 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 462-463. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
  5. ^ "Cockburn ARC opening a new 'facility benchmark' - Australasian Leisure Management". www.ausleisure.com.au. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, Ben (28 January 2021). "Eyesore getting new lease on life". Community News. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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