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North Lakes QLD 4509

10,491 addresses · 372 streets

Petrie Electorate › Moreton Bay LGA › North Lakes · 28 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

A master-planned community in the Moreton Bay region north of Brisbane, North Lakes is built around a town centre and family estates. Households average 2.9 people and the median age is 35. Median household income is $2,092 a week, with rent around $420.

North Lakes is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 23,030 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,092 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

23,030Population
35Median age
$2,092Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the North Lakes - Mango Hill statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: North Lakes itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mango Hill East, 2.5 km south-east · Bus interchange: North Lakes station, 1.7 km south · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 20.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs7/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in North Lakes

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, North Lakes QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 70.2%

Population by age in North Lakes
Population by age, North Lakes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,556
5-143,931
15-191,749
20-241,319
25-342,916
35-443,665
45-543,390
55-641,932
65-741,354
75-84903
85+315
Dwelling types in North Lakes
Dwelling types, North Lakes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House6,499
Townhouse918
Apartment234
Other0
Households by weekly income in North Lakes
Households by weekly income, North Lakes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650680
$650-1,4991,719
$1,500-2,9992,750
$3,000+1,987
Top ancestries in North Lakes
Top ancestries, North Lakes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English8,723
Australian7,176
Other3,177
Scottish2,177
Irish1,961
German1,117
Housing tenure in North Lakes
Housing tenure, North Lakes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,344
Mortgage3,179
Rented2,855
Other206
Cars per household in North Lakes
Cars per household, North Lakes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0213
12,539
23,419
31,027
4+398
Commute to work in North Lakes
Commute to work, North Lakes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car7,483
Train264
Bus42
Tram/ferry0
Walked116
Bicycle27
Home1,870
Top countries of birth in North Lakes
Top countries of birth, North Lakes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand1,641
England1,459
South Africa822
India683
Philippines383
China229
Languages used at home in North Lakes
Languages used at home, North Lakes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi351
Mandarin349
Afrikaans311
Hindi241
Spanish222
Korean201

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

44,765 bird observations recorded near North Lakes — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near North Lakes

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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