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west lakes
South Australia · Census 2021
$1.41M
+2.9% yr · median house · June 2026
West Lakes is an inner-city suburb of Charles Sturt.
Median house price
People
Population
6,768
Median age
54 yrs
Income / person / wk
$791
Household income / wk
$1,548
Housing
Median rent / wk
$370
Mortgage / month
$1,788
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 33%
- Top language at home
- Greek · 1%
- No religion
- 33%
- Born overseas
- 27%
- English only at home
- 81%
Local amenities
Amenity score
92/100
Schools
0
Supermarkets
3
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
34
Libraries
1
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
4
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.9 km
Nearest train
2.6 km
Nearest hospital
3.3 km
Distance to coast
1.8 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 1 Coles · 1 Woolworths · 1 Aldi. 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
0
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
1.7 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.