North Lakes is a suburb of the Moreton Bay
Region, Queensland, Australia.
North Lakes is located approximately 26 km
north of the Brisbane central business district.
At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb
recorded a population of 15,046.
North Lake is mostly made up of newly
developed housing around the North Lakes
Golf Course.
The suburb includes an abundance of
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, and other major franchises
and boutique stores. A cinema complex is due
for completion by end 2016. A 28,000sq m IKEA
superstore 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.