Crafers West, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Crafers West
City:Adelaide
State:sa
Coordinates:-34.99°N 138.68°W
Postcode:5152
Lga:Adelaide Hills Council
Lga2:City of Mitcham
Stategov:Waite
Fedgov:Mayo
Fedgov2:Boothby
Near-N:Leawood Gardens
Near-Ne:Cleland
Near-W:Brown Hill Creek
Near-E:Crafers
Near-Sw:Belair
Near-S:Upper Sturt
Near-Se:Stirling

Crafers West is a suburb of Adelaide in the Adelaide Hills Council. Located on Peramangk land, it was formally named in 1985 as a separate address from Crafers.[1] Crafers West contains the headwaters of Brown Hill Creek and is dominated by steep terrain and native scrub. It is bounded by Mount Barker Road on the northeast and the Bridgewater railway line on the south. The Eagle Mountain Bike Park is in the north of the suburb. Popular tourist spots include Clealand Conservation Park, Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens, and Belair National Park Holiday Park.

The western part of the suburb of Crafers West is in the City of Mitcham; however, most settlement is in the Adelaide Hills Council. Crafers West is in the state electoral district of Waite and most is in the federal division of Mayo; however, the part that is in the City of Mitcham is in Boothby.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Crafers West . SA0016722 . 2 September 2010 . Property Location Browser . Land Services, Government of South Australia . 2 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dmy-all .