North Lakes, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids North LakesMoreton Bay, Queensland |
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 North Lakes
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 21,671 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,868/km2 (4,840/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4509 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bancroft | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Petrie | ||||||||||||||
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North Lakes is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, North Lakes had a population of 21,671 people.
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History
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.
The origin of the suburb name is from the name given to the estate development.
Geography
The suburb is mostly made up of newly developed housing around the North Lakes Golf Course.
The suburb includes parklands, schools and shops and currently houses 17,000 people, with 25,000 projected by the end of the development. There are also many new facilities in the area, including the North Lakes Community Centre, Pathways Library, Interchange, industrial estate, and Westfield North Lakes. Major tenants of the shopping centre include Target, Coles, Big W, Woolworths, Myer, Kmart and other major franchises and boutique stores. A cinema complex is due for completion by mid 2016. A 28,000sq m IKEA superstore (the second in Queensland) has been approved for Westfield's stage three development, with an anticipated opening date for 2016. North Lakes is also the site of Queensland's first Costco.
North Lakes Business Park started construction in 2007 and is planned to take ten years to fully complete. It will ultimately create 10,000 jobs, cover 55 hectares and cost $130 million. Construction of a road bridge crossing the Bruce Highway and leading to Dakabin railway station opened on 12 December 2014; the distance is approximately 2.5 km. The Moreton Bay Rail Link from Petrie to Kippa Ring with closest station Mango Hill just south of Westfield is due for completion late 2016.
Demographics
The suburb has grown to 21,671 in 2016, in the 2011 census, North Lakes recorded 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.
According to the 2016 census, 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.
Education
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). 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). It includes a special education program.
North Lakes State College is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Joyner Circuit (27°14′18″S 153°01′30″E / 27.2383°S 153.0251°E). 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). It includes a special education program.
The Lakes College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 2 College Street (27°13′58″S 153°01′21″E / 27.2328°S 153.0226°E). 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).
YMCA Vocational School is a private secondary (9-12) facility of YMCA Vocational School at Kingston at the corner of Endeavour Boulevard and Lakefield Drive (27°14′17″S 153°00′57″E / 27.2380°S 153.0158°E).
