North Lakes 2025: How a Master-Planned Suburb Grew Into Moreton Bay’s Lifestyle Powerhouse
No longer just display homes and roundabouts — North Lakes has found its rhythm.
It wasn’t too long ago that North Lakes was little more than a sea of construction sites and new estates. Fast forward to 2025, and it’s become one of the most established — and sought-after — urban communities in the Moreton Bay region.
With more than 24,000 residents and counting, North Lakes has grown into a fully-fledged lifestyle destination. It’s no longer just a place to buy a first home — it’s where families, professionals and small businesses are putting down deep roots.
By the Numbers (2025 Snapshot)
- Median house price: ~$820,000
- 5-year growth: ~41%
- Rental vacancy rate: ~1.1%
- Population (2024 est.): 24,200+
Although property growth has steadied since the pandemic boom, demand remains strong — especially among families, healthcare professionals, and white-collar workers attracted to the suburb’s balanced mix of convenience and liveability.
From Display Villages to Community Cornerstone
Launched in the early 2000s as a Lendlease master-planned community, North Lakes has long shed its “new suburb” skin. In 2025, it feels more like a self-contained town — complete with Westfield shopping centre, a public library, multiple schools, sports grounds, and more than 80 parks and open spaces.
It’s also a growing hub for health and education, thanks to The Lakes College campus and the North Lakes Health Precinct.
What’s Driving the Demand?
1. Healthcare and Wellness
The North Lakes Day Hospital, along with a cluster of medical specialists and allied health services, is fast becoming a key feature of the suburb’s identity — and a major drawcard for professionals in the sector.
2. Retail and Work-Life Balance
Between Westfield, local shops, and a growing number of co-working spaces and office suites, more residents are finding everything they need close to home — including work.
3. Getting Around
With direct access to the Bruce Highway, nearby train stations, and future public transport upgrades in the pipeline, connectivity continues to be one of North Lakes’ strengths.
4. Top-to-Tail Education
From early childhood centres through to high school, the suburb offers a full suite of education options — making it especially attractive to young families.
Who’s Buying? And Who’s Staying?
North Lakes isn’t just attracting newcomers — it’s holding onto them, too:
- Over 65% of homes are owner-occupied
- Average resident tenure is now 9+ years
- A noticeable shift towards second- and third-home buyers upgrading within the area
What Locals Say
Melissa Taylor, a North Lakes resident and business owner, summed it up beautifully:
“We moved here thinking we’d try it out — now we run a business here, our kids go to school five minutes away, and we hardly ever feel the need to drive south anymore.”
Looking Ahead
Most of North Lakes’ land has now been developed, which means new growth is spilling into neighbouring suburbs like Griffin, Mango Hill, and the North Harbour corridor. But make no mistake — North Lakes remains the lifestyle and service hub of the region.
New Kid No More
North Lakes is no longer the new kid on the block. It’s a thriving community built on planning, people, and potential — and it’s showing the rest of Queensland what a modern suburb can become.
Featured Image Photo Credit: Aerial View
