South Lake, Western Australia
- South Lake, Western Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = South Lake
state = wa
city = Perth
caption =
pop = 5659 (2006 census)[Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC52316|name=South Lake (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05] ]
postcode = 6164
lga = City of Cockburn
area =
est =
stategov = Jandakot
fedgov = Fremantle
near-nw = Bibra Lake
near-n = Bibra Lake
near-ne = Jandakot
near-e = Jandakot
near-w = Yangebup
near-sw = Yangebup
near-s = Yangebup
near-se = Jandakot
dist1 = 23
location1= Perthcoord|-32.107|115.841|type:city(5659)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title
South Lake is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.
History
Name proposed by Taylor Woodrow Homes Builders Pty. Ltd and the City of Cockburn in March 1982 after a previous suggestion ("Oxley") had been rejected because of duplication. Situated to the south of North Lake, hence the name. The suburb name was approved in August 1982 [LandInfo WA|m|B|2007-10-12] .
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 [Streetsmart WA|maps=Maps 462-463] .
Facilities
Education
The suburb contains two schools: South Lake Primary School and Lakeland Senior High School.
Recreation
The South Lake Leisure Centre is located on South Lake Drive, adjacent to Lakeland Senior High School. The Centre has an eight lane heated 25m pool, 2 water slides, toddlers pool, spa, sauna and steamroom. The Centre also has a fully equipped gymnasium, aerobics room, community meeting rooms and two indoor multipurpose sports courts [ [http://www.cockburn.wa.gov.au/Things_to_See_and_Do/South_Lake_Leisure_Center/Facilities_and_Activities/default.asp City of Cockburn - South Lake Leisure Centre] ]
References
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