The Lakes, Western Australia
- The Lakes, Western Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = The Lakes
city = Perth
state = wa
caption =
lga = Shire of Mundaring
postcode = 6556
est =
pop = 783 (2006 census)
area =
stategov = Darling Range
fedgov = Pearce
near-nw = Beechina
near-n = Wooroloo
near-ne =
near-w = Chidlow
near-e =
near-sw = Gorrie
near-s =
near-se =
dist1 = 50 | dir1 = E | location1= Perth
dist2 = 46 | dir2 = W | location2= York
dist3 = 47 | dir3 = W | location3= Northamcoord|-31.876|116.321|type:city(783)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title
The Lakes is a locality in Western Australia within the Shire of Mundaring. It is located convert|50|km|mi east of the capital city of Perth at the junction of the Great Eastern Highway and the Great Southern Highway, and is the easternmost suburb within the Metropolitan Region Scheme.
The main feature of the community is a roadhouse and service station at the junction between the highways. It borders on the western ward of the Shire of Northam and the community of Woottating.
From the junction it is possible to travel to Northam on the northern fork, or York on the southern fork.
References
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External links
* [http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=282241 The Lakes] on Geoscience Australia
* [http://www.mhhs.org.au/ Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Website]
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