Crafers West, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Crafers West Adelaide, South Australia
Crafers West Location in South Australia
Population	1,222 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	5152
LGA(s)	Adelaide Hills Council City of Mitcham
State electorate(s)	Waite
Federal Division(s)	Mayo Boothby
Suburbs around Crafers West: Leawood Gardens Cleland Brown Hill Creek Crafers West Crafers Belair Upper Sturt Stirling

Crafers West is a suburb of Adelaide in the Adelaide Hills Council. It was formally named in 1985 as a separate address from Crafers. 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.