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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Lake Macdonald Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26.39°S 152.9386°E / -26.39; 152.9386 (Lake Macdonald (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,363 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 51.43/km2 (133.21/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 | ||||||||||||||
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Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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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 / -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]
Between 2008 and 2013 Lake Macdonald (along with the rest of Shire of Noosa) was within the Sunshine Coast Region.
At the 2011 census Lake Macdonald had a population of 1129 people.[5]
In the 2016 census Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,363 people.[1]
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.[6]
Lake Macdonald Water Treatment Plant is on Lake Macdonald Drive (26.3804°S 152.9326°E / -26.3804; 152.9326 (Lake Macdonald Water Treatment Plant)).[7]
There are a number of facilities around the lake There is a boat ramp and pontoon at Mary River Cod Park in Collwood Road for access to the lake (26.3809°S 152.9355°E / -26.3809; 152.9355 (Lake MacDonald boat ramp)). There is another boat ramp at Lake MacDonald Park, Lake MacDonald Drive (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.[8]
There are two jetties into the lake, one at the north of the lake at Lake MacDonald Drive (26.3825°S 152.9292°E / -26.3825; 152.9292 (Lake MacDonald (Northern) jetty)) and one at the south of the lake (26.3829°S 152.9291°E / -26.3829; 152.9291 (Lake MacDonald (Southern) jetty)). Both are managed by the Noosa Shire Council.[8]
Suburbs and towns in the Shire of Noosa, South East Queensland | |
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