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The Lakes is an outer northeastern
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of
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the
Shire of Mundaring The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census. History The Greenmount Road ...
. It is located east of the
Perth CBD Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, at the junction of the Great Eastern Highway and the Great Southern Highway, and is the easternmost suburb within the
Metropolitan Region Scheme The Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) provides the legal basis for land use planning within the Perth metropolitan region. It classifies land into broad zones and reservations and is administered by the Western Australian Planning Commission. I ...
. At the , The Lakes had a population of 45. The main features of the community include a roadhouse and service station at the junction between the highways. It borders on the western ward of the Shire of Northam and the community of Woottating. It is also the locality in which
Buckeridge Group of Companies Buckeridge Group of Companies, commonly known as BGC, is a private corporate group of construction and building-related companies operating primarily in Western Australia. BGC is one of the largest privately owned companies in Australia. I ...
(BGC) have quarrying operations. BGC trucks carting material from the quarry use as their main route the Great Eastern Highway to various locations in the Perth metropolitan area, including the brick manufacturing location close to
Perth Airport Perth Airport is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements and falls within the boundaries o ...
. From the junction it is possible to travel to Northam on the northern fork, or York on the southern fork.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lakes, Western Australia Towns in Western Australia Suburbs and localities in the Shire of Mundaring