North Lakes Property Growth

North Lakes has no train station within the suburb itself; the nearest is Mango Hill on the Moreton Bay Rail Link (Redcliffe Peninsula line), around a 10-15 minute drive away, connecting to Brisbane's Central Station. By car, North Lakes is roughly 30-40 minutes from the Brisbane CBD via the Bruce Highway and Anzac Avenue, with a further staged Bruce Highway upgrade between Anzac Avenue and Uhlmann Road in early planning as of 2025 to add extra lanes. Local bus services connect the suburb to the Mango Hill and neighbouring stations. Verify current timetables and traffic conditions before relying on any commute estimate.

North Lakes State College (Prep-12), The Lakes College and Bounty Boulevard State School give the suburb a broad spread of state, Catholic and independent schooling. Several further schools are within a short drive in Mango Hill and Murrumba Downs. Always verify availability and waitlists directly with providers.

Westfield North Lakes anchors the suburb's retail and entertainment offering, with a Myer, multiple supermarkets, an IKEA and more than 200 specialty stores, alongside the Brisbane region's first Costco Warehouse. The master-planned town centre also includes a council library, leisure centre and public pool, and a further $180 million town centre precinct — proposed to include a boutique hotel, restaurants and fashion retail — has been put forward by developer Comiskey Group. Extensive parklands and lakeside pathways run through the suburb's residential areas.

Planning is progressing on a staged upgrade of the Bruce Highway between Anzac Avenue, North Lakes and Uhlmann Road, Burpengary, with scoping and early investigations underway from mid-2025 and the Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road section moving toward detailed design. Separately, Comiskey Group's proposed $180 million North Lakes Town Centre Precinct, on a 1.72-hectare site, is projected to generate more than 880 jobs during construction and its first five years of operation.

No further projects beyond those noted above are currently confirmed for North Lakes. Check Infrastructure Australia's project pipeline, State Government announcements or City of Moreton Bay's website for the latest updates.

• Master-planned town centre — designed around wide streets and interconnected parklands, North Lakes' town centre includes a council library, leisure centre and public pool alongside its shopping precinct.
• Major retail precinct — Westfield North Lakes includes a Myer, multiple supermarkets, an IKEA and over 200 specialty stores, plus the Brisbane region's first Costco Warehouse.
• Nearby rail access — the Mango Hill train station on the Redcliffe Peninsula line, part of the Moreton Bay Rail Link, is within a 10-15 minute drive of most of the suburb.
• Strong school offering — North Lakes State College, The Lakes College and Bounty Boulevard State School give the suburb a broad range of state, Catholic and independent schooling options.

• North Lakes has no train station within the suburb itself, with the nearest station at Mango Hill a drive away, meaning residents without cars rely more on bus connections.
• As a well-established master-planned suburb, premium retail and amenity can be reflected in entry prices compared with newer, less developed nearby suburbs.
• Interest rate and lending sensitivity — like all property markets, local prices and buyer activity can be affected by changes in interest rates and lending conditions.

• ABS
  Australian Bureau of Statistics — Census QuickStats— https://www.abs.gov.au/census
• Local Council
  City of Moreton Bay— https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/
• State Government
  Translink / Queensland Rail— https://translink.com.au/
• State Government
  Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning— https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/
• Infrastructure Australia
  Project Pipeline— https://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/