Lake Macdonald, Queensland

This article is about the suburb in. For the adjacent dam and reservoir, also called Lake Macdonald, see Six Mile Creek Dam.

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Suburb of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Lake Macdonald
Sunshine Coast, Queensland

House at Lake Macdonald

Lake Macdonald

Coordinates| 26°23′24″S 152°56′19″E﻿ / ﻿26.39°S 152.9386°E﻿ / -26.39; 152.9386﻿ (Lake Macdonald (centre of locality))
Population| 1,352 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 51.02/km2 (132.14/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4563
Area| 26.5 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location|

* 16.8 km (10 mi) W of Tewantin
* 45.8 km (28 mi) NNW of Maroochydore
* 132 km (82 mi) N of Brisbane

LGA(s)| Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)|

* Noosa
* Nicklin

Federal division(s)| Wide Bay
| Suburbs around Lake Macdonald:

Pomona | Ringtail Creek | Cooroibah
Cooroy | Lake Macdonald | Tinbeerwah
Cooroy | Cooroy Mountain | Cooroy Mountain

Lake Macdonald is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,352 people.[1]

## Geography[edit]

Located adjacent to the suburb is the Six Mile Creek Dam, a rock and earth-fill embankment dam across the Six Mile Creek that impounds the reservoir, called Lake Macdonald (26°23′00″S 152°56′00″E﻿ / ﻿26.3833°S 152.9333°E﻿ / -26.3833; 152.9333﻿ (Lake Macdonald)).[3] The main purpose of the reservoir is for potable water supply of the Sunshine Coast region and for recreation.[4]

The Cooroy-Noosa Road runs through from west to east.[5]

## History[edit]

Between 2008 and 2013 Lake Macdonald (along with the rest of Shire of Noosa) was within the Sunshine Coast Region.[6][7]

## Demographics[edit]

In the 2011 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,129 people.[8]

In the 2016 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,363 people.[9]

In the 2021 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,352 people.[1]

## Education[edit]

There are no schools in Lake Macdonald. The nearest primary school is Cooroy State School in neighbouring Cooroy to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus (Years 7–9) in neighbouring Pomona to the north-east and its senior campus (Years 10–12) in Cooroy.[10]

## Facilities[edit]

Lake Macdonald Water Treatment Plant is on Lake Macdonald Drive (26°22′49″S 152°55′57″E﻿ / ﻿26.3804°S 152.9326°E﻿ / -26.3804; 152.9326﻿ (Lake Macdonald Water Treatment Plant)).[11]

There are a number of facilities around the lake. There is a boat ramp and pontoon at Mary River Cod Park on Collwood Road for access to the lake (26°22′51″S 152°56′08″E﻿ / ﻿26.3809°S 152.9355°E﻿ / -26.3809; 152.9355﻿ (Lake MacDonald boat ramp)). There is another boat ramp at Lake MacDonald Park on Lake MacDonald Drive (26°23′07″S 152°55′46″E﻿ / ﻿26.3854°S 152.9295°E﻿ / -26.3854; 152.9295﻿ (Lake MacDonald (western) boat ramp)). They are all managed by the South East Queensland Water Corp.[12]

There are two jetties into the lake, one at the north of the lake at Lake MacDonald Drive (26°22′57″S 152°55′45″E﻿ / ﻿26.3825°S 152.9292°E﻿ / -26.3825; 152.9292﻿ (Lake MacDonald (Northern) jetty)) and one at the south of the lake (26°22′58″S 152°55′45″E﻿ / ﻿26.3829°S 152.9291°E﻿ / -26.3829; 152.9291﻿ (Lake MacDonald (Southern) jetty)). Both are managed by the Noosa Shire Council.[12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Macdonald (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ "Lake Macdonald – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48719)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. ^ "Lake Macdonald – reservoir in Shire of Noosa (entry 20385)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
4. ^ "Register of Large Dams in Australia" (Excel (requires download)). Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
5. ^ Google (4 July 2023). "Lake Macdonald, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
6. ^ "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
7. ^ "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lake Macdonald (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Macdonald (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
11. ^ "Landmark Areas – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
12. ^ a b "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

## External links[edit]

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* "Lake Macdonald". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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Suburbs and towns in the Shire of Noosa, South East Queensland

* Black Mountain
* Boreen
* Boreen Point
* Castaways Beach
* Como
* Cooran
* Cooroibah
* Cooroy
* Cooroy Mountain
* Cootharaba
* Doonan
* Eerwah Vale
* Federal
* Kin Kin
* Lake Macdonald
* Marcus Beach
* Noosa Heads
* Noosa North Shore
* Noosaville
* Peregian Beach
* Pinbarren
* Pomona
* Ridgewood
* Ringtail Creek
* Sunrise Beach
* Sunshine Beach
* Teewah
* Tewantin
* Tinbeerwah

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