North Lakes flood & bushfire risk
Of North Lakes’s 10,662 mapped properties, 94.7% are in a mapped flood area and 9.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, North Lakes’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific North Lakes address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in North Lakes
Flood and bushfire areas across North Lakes. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near North Lakes
North Lakes sits in the Mango Hill North Lakes police division, which recorded 4,392 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,392 total. Figures are for the whole Mango Hill North Lakes police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in North Lakes
North Lakes is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Suburban neighbourhood
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: Mixed industry and business
School catchments in North Lakes
North Lakes can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in North Lakes
At the 2021 Census, 34.6% of North Lakes’s 23,030 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near North Lakes
Moreton Bay council approved 6,636 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Moreton Bay council area (not just North Lakes). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Cannaway Street, North Lakes QLD 4509
- 10 Tufnell Street, North Lakes QLD 4509
- 2 Jansz Street, North Lakes QLD 4509
- 4 Conway Court, North Lakes QLD 4509
- 5 Silkpod Court, North Lakes QLD 4509
- 63 Grampion Circuit, North Lakes QLD 4509
- 6 Conjola Street, North Lakes QLD 4509
- 6 Senior Close, North Lakes QLD 4509
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Moreton Bay
Compare North Lakes with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.