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. The North Lakes Library opened in 2014. In the North Lakes had a population of 15,046 people. At the the suburb recorded a population of 21,671.
Heritage listings
North Lakes has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The suburb is mostly made up of newly developed housing around the North Lakes Golf Course. Lake Eden is within the suburb of North Lakes. The lake is surrounded by a public park and features many waterbirds and other wildlife. Amenities at the lakeside park include a café, children's playground and walking track. The North Lakes Business Park is a commercial site situated on the edge of the North Lakes masterplanned community. It started construction in 2007 and is planned to take more than ten years to fully complete. 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 North Lakes opened on 4 October 2016.
Demographics
The suburb has grown to 21,671 in 2016, in the, 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, 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.
Amenities
The suburb includes parklands, schools and shops and also many new facilities in the area, including the North Lakes Community Centre, 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 opened in mid 2016. A 28,000sq m IKEA superstore officially opened on 17 November 2016 as part of Westfield's stage three development. North Lakes is also the site of Queensland's first Costco. The Moreton Bay Regional Council operates a public library at 10 The Corso.
Education
The suburb has numerous state & private primary to senior schools & colleges including North Lakes State College, Mango Hill State Secondary College, The Lakes College, Bounty Boulevard. North Lakes State College is made up of two large Campuses. The Main Campus accommodates Prep-Year 9, it is located at the front of the suburb with easy access. The ULC accommodates grades 10-12, and is located across from Westfield in the town centre. The $12 million project was completed December 2007. This is due to be extended to accommodate the unexpected large number of students, in the next 12 months. the Bounty Boulevard State School was opened 1 January 2009
Childcare
With young families throughout the area, North Lakes now has 6 child care and early learning centres and numerous family daycare options.
Healthcare
The Queensland Health hub provides dialysis, family health and various other healthcare needs. Additionally, the North Lakes Day Hospital and North Lakes Haematology & Oncology Clinic provide various surgical facilities and medical disciplines. In September 2015, construction was underway on a radiation oncology facility and North Lakes Specialist Medical Centre was completed in 2016.
