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Housing
west lakes shore
South Australia · Census 2021
$1.30M
flat yr · median house · June 2026
West Lakes Shore is a coastal suburb of Charles Sturt.
Median house price
People
Population
3,236
Median age
48 yrs
Income / person / wk
$849
Household income / wk
$1,758
Housing
Median rent / wk
$390
Mortgage / month
$1,950
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 39%
- Top language at home
- Greek · 1%
- No religion
- 39%
- Born overseas
- 23%
- English only at home
- 86%
Local amenities
Amenity score
48/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
18
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.6 km
Nearest train
1.6 km
Nearest hospital
2.1 km
Distance to coast
0.7 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
1
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
1
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
1.8 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Charles Sturt
- Council population
- 118,684
- Council area
- 55 km²
- Density
- 2,166/km²
- Federal grants
- $5.17M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $44/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Hindmarsh
- Federal MP
- Mark Butler (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 66% 2PP
- State electorate
- Lee
- State MP
- Stephen Mullighan (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.