Lake Macdonald, Queensland
| Lake Macdonald Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 House at Lake Macdonald | |||||||||||||||
  Lake Macdonald | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 26°23′24″S 152°56′19″E / 26.39°S 152.9386°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,352 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 51.02/km2 (132.14/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4563 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26.5 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC 10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Lake Macdonald is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,352 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Located adjacent to the suburb is the Six Mile Creek Dam, a rock and earth-fill embankment dam across the Six Mile Creek that impounds the reservoir, called Lake Macdonald (26°23′00″S 152°56′00″E / 26.3833°S 152.9333°E).[3] The main purpose of the reservoir is for potable water supply of the Sunshine Coast region and for recreation.[4]
The Cooroy-Noosa Road runs through from west to east.[5]
History
[edit]Between 2008 and 2013 Lake Macdonald (along with the rest of Shire of Noosa) was within the Sunshine Coast Region.[6][7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2011 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,129 people.[8]
In the 2016 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,363 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,352 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Lake Macdonald. The nearest primary school is Cooroy State School in neighbouring Cooroy to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus (Years 7–9) in neighbouring Pomona to the north-east and its senior campus (Years 10–12) in Cooroy.[10]
Facilities
[edit]Lake Macdonald Water Treatment Plant is on Lake Macdonald Drive (26°22′49″S 152°55′57″E / 26.3804°S 152.9326°E).[11]
There are a number of facilities around the lake. There is a boat ramp and pontoon at Mary River Cod Park on Collwood Road for access to the lake (26°22′51″S 152°56′08″E / 26.3809°S 152.9355°E). There is another boat ramp at Lake MacDonald Park on Lake MacDonald Drive (26°23′07″S 152°55′46″E / 26.3854°S 152.9295°E). They are all managed by the South East Queensland Water Corp.[12]
There are two jetties into the lake, one at the north of the lake at Lake MacDonald Drive (26°22′57″S 152°55′45″E / 26.3825°S 152.9292°E) and one at the south of the lake (26°22′58″S 152°55′45″E / 26.3829°S 152.9291°E). Both are managed by the Noosa Shire Council.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Macdonald (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Lake Macdonald – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48719)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Lake Macdonald – reservoir in Shire of Noosa (entry 20385)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Register of Large Dams in Australia" (Excel (requires download)). Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Lake Macdonald, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lake Macdonald (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Macdonald (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Landmark Areas – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
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- "Lake Macdonald". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.