Explore West Lakes Shore, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Lakes Shore, SA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Lakes Shore, South Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of South Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of West Lakes Shore and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to West Lakes Shore.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | West Lakes Shore |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of Charles Sturt |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.86698 |
| Longitude | 138.48307 |
| Population | 3,055 |
| Density | 1678.6 /km² |
| Area | 1.8 km² |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Postcode | 5020 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 13 km west-northwest |
West Lakes Shore is a locality in the City Of Charles Sturt local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 3,055. The locality covers an area of 1.8 km², giving a population density of about 1678.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 9 m above sea level. It lies approximately 13 km west-northwest of Adelaide. West Lakes Shore is located at 34.8670°S, 138.4831°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5020.
West Lakes Shore unfolds as a broad, welcoming embrace of coastal living, where the pale sands meet a gentle, rippling expanse of water. It lies 12.5 km west-north-west of Adelaide, SA (from Adelaide, SA: bearing 301°T), and is situated 15.0 km south-west of Parafield Gardens. The air here carries a faint, persistent tang of salt, a constant reminder of the nearby ocean, even when the shimmering waters of the lake dominate the foreground. Low-lying dunes, softened by hardy native grasses that sway with a perpetual whisper, delineate the edge of the residential sprawl, a mosaic of modest homes and well-tended gardens. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a honeyed glow across the landscape, silhouetting the skeletal branches of drought-tolerant trees and lending a quiet dignity to the everyday scene.
The character of West Lakes Shore is deeply intertwined with the transformation of the land, a story of reclamation and recreation. Once part of a broader coastal plain, its development is intrinsically linked to the creation of the man-made lake system, a feat of engineering that reshaped the shoreline and brought a new dimension to the locality. This artificial waterway, now a central feature, has fostered a unique local economy, driven by leisure and a lifestyle centred around water sports and relaxed living. The proximity to the harbour and the broader metropolitan area means that while West Lakes Shore offers a sense of tranquil detachment, it remains connected to the pulse of a larger urban centre, a place where the quiet hum of daily life is punctuated by the distant call of seabirds and the gentle lapping of water against the shore.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of West Lakes Shore, South Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on West Lakes Shore, in the City Of Charles Sturt local government area.
Detailed location data for West Lakes Shore includes the postcode (5020), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of Charles Sturt), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct West Lakes Shore is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |