Lake Macdonald, Queensland

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Lake Macdonald
Sunshine Coast,  Queensland
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Lake Macdonald
Coordinates 26°23′24″S152°56′19″E / 26.39°S 152.9386°E / -26.39; 152.9386 (Lake Macdonald (centre of locality))
Population1,363 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density51.43/km2 (133.21/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4563
Area26.5 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Lake Macdonald:
Pomona Ringtail Creek Cooroibah
Cooroy Lake Macdonald Tinbeerwah
Cooroy Cooroy Mountain Cooroy Mountain

Lake Macdonald is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,363 people. [1]

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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°23′00″S152°56′00″E / 26.3833°S 152.9333°E / -26.3833; 152.9333 (Lake Macdonald) ). [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]

At the 2011 census Lake Macdonald had a population of 1129 people. [8]

In the 2016 census Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,363 people. [1]

Education

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. [9]

Facilities

Noosa Water Treatment Plant is located on the northern shores of Lake Macdonald on Collwood Road ( 26°22′49″S152°55′57″E / 26.3804°S 152.9326°E / -26.3804; 152.9326 (Lake Macdonald Water Treatment Plant) ).

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″S152°56′08″E / 26.3809°S 152.9355°E / -26.3809; 152.9355 (Lake MacDonald boat ramp) ). There is another boat ramp at Lake MacDonald Park on Lake MacDonald Drive ( 26°23′07″S152°55′46″E / 26.3854°S 152.9295°E / -26.3854; 152.9295 (Lake MacDonald (western) boat ramp) ). They are all managed by the South East Queensland Water Corp. [10]

There are two jetties into the lake, one at the north of the lake at Lake MacDonald Drive ( 26°22′57″S152°55′45″E / 26.3825°S 152.9292°E / -26.3825; 152.9292 (Lake MacDonald (Northern) jetty) ) and one at the south of the lake ( 26°22′58″S152°55′45″E / 26.3829°S 152.9291°E / -26.3829; 152.9291 (Lake MacDonald (Southern) jetty) ). Both are managed by the Noosa Shire Council. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Macdonald (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Lake Macdonald – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48719)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Lake Macdonald – reservoir in Shire of Noosa (entry 20385)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Google (4 July 2023). "Lake Macdonald, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council . 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lake Macdonald (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 May 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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