North Lakes, QLD 4509 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
North Lakes gained 2,320 residents from internal migration and 650 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,964 people moved away — a net addition of 6 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
North Lakes against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
North Lakes population grew from 22,551 in 2016 to 24,527 in 2025, a change of 8.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | North Lakes | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22,551 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 22,759 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 23,038 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 23,295 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 23,515 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 23,488 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 23,640 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 24,209 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 24,386 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 24,527 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the North Lakes SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 8 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 11 GP or clinic locations, 6 supermarkets and 90 parks. For families: 1 library and 54 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 22 cafés, 19 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 3 gyms, 2 public pools and 41 sports fields. Also 1 cinema and 8 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Mango Hill East, is about 2,500 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 54 bus stops here.
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- Bounty Boulevard State School
- The Lakes College
- YMCA Vocational School - Moreton Bay
- North Lakes State College (Senior Campus)
- North Lakes State College
- Kids Capers Childcare
- Sesame Lane North Lakes 1
- Sesame Lane North Lakes 3
- North Lakes Kids Early Learning Centre
- Sesame Lane
- Sesame Lane Childcare Centre
- Sesame Lane Childcare Centre
- North Lakes Library
- World Gym
- Fitstop
- EMF Performance Centre
- Event Cinemas
- HomeCo
- HomeCo
- Big W
- Myer
- Westfield North Lakes
- Westfield North Lakes
- Target
- Kmart
- North Lakes Day Hospital
- UMC North Lakes Doctors
- Our Medical
- Dr Manoj Mathew
- North Lakes Health Precinct
- Northside Gynaecology
- Lakeland Medical Centre
- Qld Diagnostic Imaging
- First Step Fertility
- Drakes
- Aldi
- Wray Organic
- Woolworths
- Aldi
- Coles
- Horn Parkway
- Lytham Circuit Park
- Morfontaine Street Park
- Swords Parade Park
- Squire Park
- Melaleuca Lakes & Parklands
- Quota Park
- Merion Crescent Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.