Lake Macdonald, Queensland
Suburb of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
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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]
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| Coordinates: 26.39°S 152.9386°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Sunshine Coast | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 26.5 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,352 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 51.02/km2 (132.14/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4563 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
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 (26.3833°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
Between 2008 and 2013 Lake Macdonald (along with the rest of Shire of Noosa) was within the Sunshine Coast Region.[6][7]
Demographics
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
There are no schools in Lake Macdonald. The nearest government primary school is Cooroy State School in neighbouring Cooroy to the south-east. The nearest government 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
Lake Macdonald Water Treatment Plant is on Lake Macdonald Drive (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 (26.3809°S 152.9355°E). There is another boat ramp at Lake MacDonald Park on Lake MacDonald Drive (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 (26.3825°S 152.9292°E) and one at the south of the lake (26.3829°S 152.9291°E). Both are managed by the Noosa Shire Council.[12]
