North Lakes

North Lakes is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region. It's home to 21,671 people as of the 2016 census.

Name
North Lakes is named after the estate development within the suburb.

Establishment as a suburb
North Lakes was established as a suburb on February 17, 2006. The suburb has since been regazetted on June 19, 2009 due to council amalgamations at the time.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, North Lakes recorded a population of 21,671 people, 52% female and 48% male. The median age of the North Lakes population was 32 years, 6 years below the national median. 61.1% of people living in North Lakes were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand (8.3%), England (7.1%), South Africa (3.7%), India (1.8%) and Philippines (1.6%).

North Lakes is a predominantly family suburb with 84.5% of households being family households. Of these family households, 70.2% have children. The other households are single-person households (13.4%) and group households (2.1%).

Schools
Public schools
 * Bounty Boulevard State School
 * North Lakes State College

Private schools
 * The Lakes College
 * YMCA Vocational School - Moreton Bay