Explore North Lakes, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the North Lakes, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North Lakes, Queensland, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of North Lakes and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to North Lakes.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | North Lakes |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Moreton Bay City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -27.22612 |
| Longitude | 153.01352 |
| Population | 21,260 |
| Density | 1826.5 /km² |
| Area | 11.6 km² |
| Elevation | 21 m |
| Postcode | 4509 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 27 km north |
North Lakes is a locality in the Moreton Bay City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of 21,260. The locality covers an area of 11.6 km², giving a population density of about 1826.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 21 m above sea level. It lies approximately 27 km north of Brisbane. North Lakes is located at 27.2261°S, 153.0135°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4509.
North Lakes is a landscape of gentle, broad slopes that descend towards the coastal plains. It lies 2.9 km north-east of Kallangur, QLD (from Kallangur, QLD: bearing 34°T), and is situated 13.0 km south-east of Morayfield. The air here carries the subtle, sweet scent of flowering gums, a fragrance that mingles with the drier earth after a warm spell, a peculiar perfume that clings to the afternoon. Low-lying areas, often marked by stands of paperbark trees with their distinctive peeling bark, hint at the water that once meandered through more freely, now largely managed into picturesque lakes and stormwater channels that punctuate the residential expanses. The colour palette of North Lakes is one of sun-bleached greens and muted browns, punctuated by the vibrant blues of swimming pools and the occasional flash of crimson from a hibiscus bloom. Even as the sun dips, casting long shadows across manicured lawns, a soft, luminous quality lingers, a gentle fading of the day that softens the edges of the newly built homes and shopping centres.
The character of North Lakes is that of a master-planned creation, a suburb that has rapidly bloomed from its agricultural roots. Once part of a broader rural hinterland, its transformation has been swift, driven by the expansion of the Moreton Bay region. The economy here is largely service-based, catering to the burgeoning population with retail hubs, professional services, and a growing presence of educational institutions. While the old farming spirit has receded, the echoes remain in the names of streets and the occasional preserved paddock. The development itself is a notable attraction, a testament to modern urban planning and the aspiration for a connected, convenient lifestyle, drawing people from further afield to its accessible shopping centres and recreational facilities.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of North Lakes, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on North Lakes, in the Moreton Bay City local government area.
Detailed location data for North Lakes includes the postcode (4509), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Moreton Bay City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct North Lakes is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |