Gawler West, South Australia
| Gawler West Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Postcode(s) | 5118 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Town of Gawler | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Light | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wakefield | ||||||||||||
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Gawler West, (postcode 5118) is a suburb of the South Australian town of Gawler, located in the northern Adelaide metropolitan area region, 43 km north of Adelaide. It is bordered by the South Para River and the suburbs of Gawler South, and Buchefielde. During the 2000s period, part of the suburb was renamed Reid by the South Australian Geographical Names Advisory Committee.
History
Gawler West is a subdivision of the Gawler township. In the post World War II era, suburban infill allowed the suburb to develop. The initial development of the suburb was a Housing Trust subdivision.
The suburb today
A new subdivision during the 2000s was started on the river flat, adjacent to the Gawler Bypass.
Governance
Gawler West is governed at the local level by the Town of Gawler. Gawler West lies in the state electoral district of Light and the federal electoral division of Wakefield.
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Coordinates: 34°36′13″S 138°44′03″E / 34.6037°S 138.73404°E