North Lake, Western Australia
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| North Lake Perth, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 1,192 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6163 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.0 km² (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $629,000 (Q2 2007)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 18 km (11 mi) S of Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Cockburn | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Willagee | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Fremantle | ||||||||||||
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North Lake is a suburb 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the Indian Ocean. The suburb is located within the City of Cockburn local government area.
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[edit] History
Its name is named after the lake of the same name within the locality. It is part of the northern most lake within a chain of lakes which make up the Beeliar Regional Park (North Lake, Bibra Lake, South Lake, Yangebup Lake, and Thompsons Lake). The lake has been known by this name since 1877, and the name was approved for the suburb in 1954[2].
[edit] Geography
The suburb is located on the northern edge of the City of Cockburn. It is bounded by Farrington Road to the north, the Kwinana Freeway to the east, the Roe Highway road reservation to the south and North Lake Road to the west[3].
[edit] Facilities
[edit] Education
There are no schools within the suburb with many North Lake residents using the state government primary schools in Coolbellup and Kardinya. Directly to the north of the suburb lies Murdoch University, Winthrop Baptist and Murdoch Baptist Colleges.
[edit] Lakeside Recreation Centre
Lakeside Recreation Centre, is a recreation centre located in North Lake, on the corner of Farrington Road and Bibra Drive. It is home to four basketball courts, a uniting church, a gym, and a creche. Lakeside Recreation Centre is the home court of the State Basketball League (SBL) team, the Lakeside Lightning. This is perhaps, North Lake's biggest attraction, along with the lake surrounds opposite.
[edit] Other recreation facilities
Apart from North Lake and its surrounds (Beeliar Regional Park) the suburb also contains the Perth Spanish Club and a Golf Driving Range.
[edit] References
- ^ Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (2006). Suburb Profile - North Lake. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of metropolitan suburb names - N. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
- ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart® Perth Street Directory, 49 (2008), West Australian Newspapers Ltd, Maps 432, 462. ISBN 978-1-921048-19-7.
[edit] External links
- North Lake, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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