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West Lakes, SA Family Guide

SA 5021 · City of Charles Sturt

Discover West Lakes with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 22 Oct 2026
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Schools8within 3 kmActivities61within 5 kmUpcoming events1shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

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Soccer12 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer9 within 5 kmOther sports8 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)8 within 5 kmMartial arts8 within 5 km
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Swimming5 within 5 kmTennis5 within 5 kmBasketball3 within 5 kmNetball3 within 5 kmArts & dance10 within 5 kmKids' activities & play6 within 5 kmMusic5 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM4 within 5 km
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Explore West Lakes

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Birkdale Reserve

West Lakes · 1.4 km

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Sports & local clubs around West Lakes

Soccer around West Lakes

12 listed within 5 km of West Lakes · 1 in West Lakes

Adelaide Football Club

West Lakes

Soccer

In West Lakes

Smosh West Lakes Football Club

West Lakes Shore

Soccer

1.3 km from central West Lakes

Western Strikers Soccer Club

Royal Park

Soccer

1.6 km from central West Lakes

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Gymnastics & cheer around West Lakes

9 listed within 5 km of West Lakes

Visual Energy Studios

Royal Park

Dancing SchoolCheer TeamHip Hop

1.9 km from central West Lakes

Rikido Karate

Royal Park

KarateBoxingGymnastics

1.9 km from central West Lakes

The Grange Golf Club

Grange

GolfGymnastics
Ages 8–16*

2.9 km from central West Lakes

Not finding it in West Lakes? Listed in Royal Park (2 · 1.9 km), Grange (2 · 2.9 km), Kidman Park (1 · 4.4 km)

See all 9 within 5 km

Other sports around West Lakes

8 listed within 5 km of West Lakes · 2 in West Lakes

Adelaide Combined Dragonboat Club

West Lakes

Dragon BoatDrum

In West Lakes

West Lakes Golf Club

West Lakes

Golf

In West Lakes

Royal Adelaide Golf Club

Seaton

Golf

2.1 km from central West Lakes

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Football (AFL) around West Lakes

8 listed within 5 km of West Lakes

JL Dance Productions

Grange

Dancing SchoolDramaSinging

2.9 km from central West Lakes

Grange PS Auskick Centre

Grange

AFLAuskick

3 km from central West Lakes

Portland FC Auskick Centre

Port Adelaide

AFLAuskick

3.1 km from central West Lakes

Not finding it in West Lakes? Listed in Royal Park (1 · 1.9 km), Grange (2 · 2.9 km), Woodville South (1 · 3.9 km)

See all 8 within 5 km

More sports

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Arts & dance around West Lakes

10 listed within 5 km of West Lakes

Learning Through Music

Seaton

MusicDramaGuitar

2.1 km from central West Lakes

Seaton Girls Calisthenic Club

Seaton

Dancing School

2.1 km from central West Lakes

Gaynor's School of Dancing

Port Adelaide

Dancing School

2.6 km from central West Lakes

Not finding it in West Lakes? Listed in Royal Park (1 · 1.9 km), Seaton (2 · 2.1 km), Grange (1 · 2.9 km)

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Kids' activities & play around West Lakes

6 listed within 5 km of West Lakes

Woodville District Basketball Club

Woodville South

BasketballAdventure & Camping

3.9 km from central West Lakes

Just Box

Kidman Park

BoxingCheer TeamGymnastics

4.4 km from central West Lakes

Jump and Jive Entertainment

Henley Beach

Dancing SchoolDramaAcrobatics

4.9 km from central West Lakes

Not finding it in West Lakes? Listed in Royal Park (1 · 1.9 km), Grange (1 · 2.9 km), Woodville South (1 · 3.9 km)

See all 6 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of West Lakes

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

8 schools within 3 km of the West Lakes centre, none with a West Lakes address.

Check official school-zone boundaries on each school profile; proximity is not eligibility. Check a specific address

Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 11)

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Libraries (1)

Public pools (1)

Sports grounds (4)

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Parks (4)

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What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

Activities by age around West Lakes

Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.

Free & low-cost

"Free" means the organiser marks it free; low-cost means a stated price of $15 or less.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around West Lakes: 61 kids' activities within 5 km, parks and playgrounds, and 1 upcoming event.

Free & low-cost
1 event

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Your council & community

West Lakes within City of Charles Sturt

6 of the council area’s 72 activity providers · 2nd of 20 suburbs by number of providers

City of Charles Sturt guide

Libraries & community placesParks & playgroundsPools & recreationLocal events

Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.

Homes with family context

Homes in and around West Lakes

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

$1.35m

Median, houses

Recently sold within 5 km of West Lakes

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

12 Sir John Marks Drive (1/1)
Sold
House
12 Sir John Marks Drive400m

West Lakes, SA 5021

4
2
4
1/123 Military Road (1/1)
Sold
House
1/123 Military Road1.0km

Tennyson, SA 5022

3
2
3
24 Marsden Street (1/1)
Sold
House
24 Marsden Street1.1km

West Lakes, SA 5021

3
1
1
74 Lochside Drive (1/1)
Sold
House
74 Lochside Drive1.2km

West Lakes, SA 5021

4
2
4
146 Sportsmans Drive (1/1)
Sold
House
146 Sportsmans Drive1.2km

West Lakes, SA 5021

4
2
2
22/7 Mooloola Way (1/1)
Sold
Townhouse
22/7 Mooloola Way1.4km

West Lakes Shore, SA 5020

2
1
2

Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Metro Median House Sales © Government of South Australia, CC BY

Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Seaton

6 activity providers · 2.1 km

Grange

5 activity providers · 2.9 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • West Lakes

    Other sports 2, Swimming 2, Soccer 1, Music 1 +1

    0 schools · 6 parks

  • West Lakes Shore1.8 km · same council

    Soccer 2, Tennis 1

    1 school · 1 park

  • Royal Park1.9 km · same council

    Gymnastics & cheer 2, Football (AFL) 1, Arts & dance 1, Kids' activities & play 1 +3

    1 school · 1 park

  • Seaton2.1 km · same council

    Arts & dance 2, Tutoring & STEM 1, Martial arts 1, Music 1 +3

    2 schools · 3 parks

  • Grange2.9 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 2, Gymnastics & cheer 2, Other sports 2, Arts & dance 1 +3

    1 school · 4 parks

  • Woodville South3.9 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 1, Basketball 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Netball 1 +2

    1 school · 2 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

West Lakes Shore family guide · 1.8 kmRoyal Park family guide · 1.9 kmSeaton family guide · 2.1 kmGrange family guide · 2.9 kmWoodville South family guide · 3.9 kmKidman Park family guide · 4.4 kmAlberton family guide · 3.2 kmFindon family guide · 4.8 kmHenley Beach family guide · 4.9 kmPort Adelaide family guide · 3.5 kmWoodville Park family guide · 5.3 km

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in West Lakes

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
West Lakes660
Albert Park106
Alberton210
Birkenhead97
Cheltenham88
Ethelton67
Exeter137
Findon696
Fulham Gardens236
Glanville47
Grange224
Hendon111

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2025-06 · Source: South Australia Police, CC BY · source

Kids activities across City of Charles Sturt

72 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Charles Sturt
Sports60Creative Arts15Entertainment10Music6Academic4Health2

Local guides & reading

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School, activity and family guides for readers exploring West Lakes.

We don’t have an article specifically about West Lakes yet.

Broader reading: SA-wide and national guides

Junior Soccer in South Australia (2026/27): Ages, Season and Where to Play

Kids in South Australia can start organised soccer from about age four — Football South Australia runs MiniRoos competitions from Under 6 to Under 11 (with grading at U10 and U11), plus Coles…

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What Kids Actually Do in South Australia (Boys and Girls, 2025 Data)

The most common organised activity for children in South Australia is Swimming, which 20% of all children take part in outside school hours. For boys the most common is Swimming (19.4%), and for…

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Before School Care: Start Times, Fees and What CCS Covers

Before school care opens between 6am and 7am at almost every service, and the session ends when children are taken to class. That makes it the shortest session of care you will buy — anywhere from 55…

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All kids' activities listed in West Lakes

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in West Lakes.

* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.