North Lakes, Queensland

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Suburb of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

North Lakes
Moreton Bay, Queensland

North Lakes

Coordinates| 27°13′28″S 153°00′50″E﻿ / ﻿27.2244°S 153.0138°E﻿ / -27.2244; 153.0138﻿ (North Lakes (centre of suburb))
Population| 23,030 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 1,985/km2 (5,142/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4509
Area| 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location|

* 12.6 km (8 mi) N of Strathpine
* 34.1 km (21 mi) N of Brisbane CBD

LGA(s)| City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)| Bancroft
Federal division(s)| Petrie
| Suburbs around North Lakes:

Narangba | Deception Bay | Rothwell
Dakabin | North Lakes | Mango Hill
Kallangur | Kallangur | Mango Hill

North Lakes is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, North Lakes had a population of 23,030 people.[1]

## Geography

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Lake Eden is within the suburb of North Lakes.[3]

Plantation Road Bridge is a 95-metre (312 ft) road bridge over the Bruce Highway to linking North Lakes to Dakabin along Plantation Road.[4]

## History

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North Lakes is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country.[5]

In the 1930s near Kinsellas Road, was the former Kinsellas Dairy Farm. It was when in 1928, the Kinsellas brothers secured 405 hectares of land for dairy farming. [6] At the time, Norman Meyers owned a pineapple plantation that remained there until the 1960s. The land at time was very competitive. Following the construction of the Australian Paper Manufacturers Mill at Petrie, slash pine plantations extended through North Lakes from the 1970s, and finally winded down operations in the 2000s. Most of the land was freed for commercial developers. In April 1999, the North Lakes project officially commenced, led by commercial developers Lend Lease and Lensworth. [7]

North Lakes State College opened on 1 January 2002.[8][9]

The Lakes College opened on 24 January 2005.[8]

Originally part of Mango Hill, North Lakes was gazetted as a separate suburb by the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water in February 2006.[10] The origin of the suburb name is from the name given to the estate development.[10]

Bounty Boulevard State School was opened on 1 January 2009.[11]

The North Lakes Library opened in 2014.[12]

Plantation Road Bridge over the Bruce Highway linking North Lakes to Dakabin along Plantation Road opened on 12 December 2014.[4]

The North Lakes Golf Club closed on 11 August 2019 with the land to be sold for a retirement village.[13] Residents were upset by the decision as they chose to live in the area because of the green space of the golf course.[14]

## Demographics

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In the 2011 census, North Lakes had a population of 15,046 people, 51.6% female and 48.4% male. The median age of the North Lakes population was 31 years, 6 years below the national median of 37. 63% of people living in North Lakes were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 9.2%, New Zealand 8.7%, South Africa 3.9%, Philippines 1.3%, Scotland 1%. 86.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.5% Afrikaans, 0.8% Hindi, 0.7% Tagalog, 0.7% Spanish, 0.5% German.[15]

In the 2016 census, North Lakes had a population of 21,671 people. North Lakes includes the largest South African Australian community of any suburb in Queensland, numbering 809 individuals and making up 3.7% of the suburb's population.[16]

In the 2021 census, North Lakes had a population of 23,030 people.[1]

## Heritage listing

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* Anzac Avenue (the road itself)[17]

## Education

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Bounty Boulevard State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 195 Bounty Boulevard (27°12′56″S 153°00′29″E﻿ / ﻿27.2156°S 153.0080°E﻿ / -27.2156; 153.0080﻿ (Bounty Boulevard State School)).[18][19] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,424 students with 94 teachers (86 full-time equivalent) and 50 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent).[20]

Bounty Boulevard State School, circa 2021

North Lakes State College is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls on Joyner Circuit (27°14′18″S 153°01′30″E﻿ / ﻿27.2383°S 153.0251°E﻿ / -27.2383; 153.0251﻿ (North Lakes State College)).[21][22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,947 students with 227 teachers (206 full-time equivalent) and 82 non-teaching staff (61 full-time equivalent).[20]

The Lakes College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school.[18][23] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 833 students with 66 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (38 full-time equivalent).[20]

Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay is a private secondary (9-12) campus of Y Schools Queensland (formerly YMCA Vocational School with headquarters at Kingston) on the corner of Endeavour Boulevard and Lakefield Drive (27°14′17″S 153°00′57″E﻿ / ﻿27.2380°S 153.0158°E﻿ / -27.2380; 153.0158﻿ (YMCA Vocational School)).[21][24] The school provides alternative education for students needing extra support.[25]

## Transport

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The only mode of public transport in North Lakes is bus with all services traveling ether via or to/from North Lakes Bus Station.[26]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Lakes". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
2. ^ "North Lakes – suburb in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45461)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. ^ "Town Park Lake Eden". Visit Moreton Bay Region. Moreton Bay Region Industry & Tourism. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
4. ^ a b "New Bridge Over Bruce Opens". Moreton Bay Regional Council. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
5. ^ "AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul". Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
6. ^ "Name Honours Heritage". ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
7. ^ "Our Story - North Lakes". ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
8. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
9. ^ "Our college". North Lakes State College. 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
10. ^ a b "North Lakes (entry 44009)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
11. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
12. ^ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 14\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
13. ^ "Blow for Brisbane golf with North Lakes to close next week | Planet Golf". Planet Golf. 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
14. ^ "Eligibility of North Lakes GC redevelopment still to be determined". Golf Industry Central. 31 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "North Lakes (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Lakes (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
17. ^ "Anzac Memorial Avenue (former) (entry 602693)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
18. ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
19. ^ "Bounty Boulevard State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
20. ^ a b c "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
21. ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
22. ^ "North Lakes State College". North Lakes State College. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
23. ^ "The Lakes College". Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
24. ^ "YMCA Vocational School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
25. ^ "Y Schools QLD: Alternative Schools | Senior & High School". ymcaqueensland.org.au. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
26. ^ "North Lakes station | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Lakes, Queensland.

* "North Lakes". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
* North Lakes Qld Community
* Aerial film footage of Queensland places, State Library of Queensland. Contains aerial footage of North Lakes

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