"North Lakes" redirects here. For the college, see North Lakes State College. For the estate in New South Wales, see Cameron Park, New South Wales. For the place in North Carolina, United States, see Northlakes. For other uses, see North Lake (disambiguation). For and, see Northlake (disambiguation).
North Lakes
suburb
CityMoreton Bay
Stateqld
Coordinates27.2244°S 153.0138°E
Zoom12
Pop23030
Postcode4509
Area11.6
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 112.6
Dir 1N
Location 1Strathpine
Dist 234.1
Dir 2N
Location 2Brisbane CBD
LgaCity of Moreton Bay
StategovBancroft
FedgovPetrie
Near-nDeception Bay
Near-neRothwell
Near-eMango Hill
Near-seMango Hill
Near-sKallangur
Near-swKallangur
Near-wDakabin
Near-nwNarangba

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

Geography

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

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

History

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

In 1891, the Kinsellas brothers secured land for breeding and training police horses.[6] By 1928 their 405 hectares of land was used for dairy farming as the Allesnik Dairy Farm.[7] 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 wound down operations in the 2000s.

Development

The exotic slash pine plantations—largely considered unsuccessful—were last harvested in 1994-5. Afterwards, the former plantation sat as a paddock, freeing land for commercial developers.[8] In 1995, developer Lends Lease Development Pty Ltd first announced the construction of a master-planned community in the Mango Hill area.[9] The North Lakes project officially commenced on a 1,000-hectare site, led by developers Lend Lease and Lensworth Group Ltd in a joint-venture in April 1999.[10] On 15 September 1999, an agreement was signed between CSIRO and the two developers for the construction of the suburb using sustainable and eco-friendly methods. This would include the usage of solar passive houses that were orientated to the sun to reduce energy. The entire development projected the construction of 8,500 residential houses, a town centre, business park, and support community services built over a 20 year period. It had a planned population of 25,000 people.[11]

In December 2004, Stockland acquired Lensworth with a cost of $825 million and working capital cost of $21 million. Afterwards, the group further developed North Lakes, which had a remaining net developable area of 450 hectares at the time. This would nave yielded approximately 4,200 housing lots.[12]

North Lakes State College opened on 1 January 2002.[13][14]

The Lakes College opened on 24 January 2005.[13]

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.[15] The origin of the suburb name is from the name given to the estate development.[15]

Bounty Boulevard State School was opened on 1 January 2009.[16]

In 2010, North Lakes won the UDIA Queensland Awards for Excellence's Masterplanned Development.[17] The suburb won the same award in 2016, and later won the Property Council of Australia's Best Master Planned Community award in 2017, which met positive reception from Stockland.[18]

The North Lakes Library opened in 2014.[19]

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.[20] Residents were upset by the decision as they chose to live in the area because of the green space of the golf course.[21]

Demographics

In the , 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.[22]

In the , 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.[23]

In the , North Lakes had a population of 23,030 people.[2]

Heritage listing

Education

Bounty Boulevard State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 195 Bounty Boulevard (27.2156°S 153.008°E).[25][26] 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).[27]North Lakes State College is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls on Joyner Circuit (27.2383°S 153.0251°E).[28][29] 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).[27]

The Lakes College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school.[25][30] 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).[27]

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 (27.238°S 153.0158°E).[28][31] The school provides alternative education for students needing extra support.[32]

Transport

The only mode of public transport in North Lakes is bus with all services traveling ether via or to/from North Lakes Bus Station.[33]

References

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  4. ^ "New Bridge Over Bruce Opens". Moreton Bay Regional Council. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. ^ "AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul". Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Archived 13 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "How Did Mango Hill Get Its Name?". northlakesguide.com.au. Retrieved Jan 19, 2026.
  7. ^ "Name Honours Heritage". ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au. Retrieved Oct 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mango Hill (Qld.)". Moreton Bay – Our Story. Moreton Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  9. ^ Mac Dermott, Kathy (14 May 1999). "Mango Hill housing blocks nearly ready". Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  10. ^ "Our Story - North Lakes". ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au. Retrieved Oct 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "Welcome to Green town, Australia". ABC Science. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 September 1999. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Stockland to Acquire Lensworth" (PDF). Stockland Corporation Limited. 9 December 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  13. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  14. ^ "Our college". North Lakes State College. 2020-05-19. Archived 10 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  15. ^ Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  16. ^ Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Printing Companies in North Lakes". Minuteman Press. Archived 4 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  18. ^ Chilton, Belinda (12 May 2017). "North Lakes wins Australia’s best master planned community award". realestate.com.au. REA Group Ltd. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  19. ^ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 14. Archived 30 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Blow for Brisbane golf with North Lakes to close next week | Planet Golf". Planet Golf. 5 August 2019. Archived 23 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  21. ^ "Eligibility of North Lakes GC redevelopment still to be determined". Golf Industry Central. 31 August 2020. Archived 23 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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  27. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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  29. ^ "North Lakes State College". North Lakes State College. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  30. ^ "The Lakes College". Archived 26 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  31. ^ "YMCA Vocational School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  32. ^ "Y Schools QLD: Alternative Schools | Senior & High School". ymcaqueensland.org.au. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  33. ^ "North Lakes station | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Archived 1 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-06-18.