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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.

94.7%
In a flood area
9.8%
In a bushfire area
10,662
Mapped properties

Crime near North Lakes

North Lakes sits in the Mango Hill North Lakes police division, which recorded 4,296 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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208
Break-ins
132
Vehicle theft
1,661
Other theft
240
Property damage
188
Fraud
26
Handling stolen goods
266
Assault
86
Sexual offences
17
Robbery
69
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,403
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,296 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:

Other95.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone:

Residential2.3% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: Suburban neighbourhood

Industrial1.3% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: Mixed industry and business

School catchments in North Lakes

PrimaryBounty Boulevard SS · Moreton Downs SS · North Lakes State College
JuniorDeception Bay SHS · North Lakes State College
SeniorDeception Bay SHS · North Lakes State College

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

English37.9%
Australian31.2%
Scottish9.5%
Irish8.5%
German4.9%
Indian4.1%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand7.1%
England6.3%
South Africa3.6%
India3%
Philippines1.7%
China1%

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 6,260 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

6,260
Dwellings/yr
4,367
Houses
1,893
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moreton Bay council area (not just North Lakes). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific North Lakes address:

Nearby suburbs

Mango Hill · 19.9% floodKallangur · 8.1% floodDakabin · 3.8% floodDeception Bay · 24.9% floodRothwell · 47.8% floodGriffin · 45.6% flood

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.