Lake Manchester, Queensland

Lake Manchester is both a lake in the City of Brisbane and the surrounding locality which is split between the City of Brisbane and Somerset Region in Queensland, Australia.[3][4][5] It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the CBD. In the 2016 census, Lake Manchester had a population of 23 people.[1]

Lake Manchester
Brisbane, Queensland
Waverley Road, Lake Manchester, 2022
Lake Manchester is located in Queensland
Lake Manchester
Lake Manchester
Coordinates27.4733°S 152.7177°E / -27.4733; 152.7177 (Lake Manchester (centre of locality))
Population23 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.244/km2 (0.632/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4306
Area94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Moggill
Federal division(s)Ryan
Suburbs around Lake Manchester:
Banks Creek Jollys Lookout
Highvale		 Enoggera Reservoir
Banks Creek Lake Manchester Upper Brookfield
Kholo Kholo Kholo

Geography
Cattle grazing in the west of the locality, 2022

The locality is mostly undeveloped mountainous terrain of the south west D'Aguilar Range. The north of the suburb is part of the D'Aguilar National Park and most of the southern parts belong to the Brisbane State Forest.

The western part of the locality in Somerset Region is rural land, predominantly use for grazing on native vegetation.[6]

History
Dam wall under construction, 1916

The locality is named after the lake which was created by the Lake Manchester Dam constructed between 1912 and 1916. It is named after civil engineer, Ernest James Theodore Manchester, who was the President of the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board from 1909 to 1928.[5]

In the 2016 census, Lake Manchester had a population of 23 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Lake Manchester. The nearest government primary school is Mount Crosby State School in Mount Crosby to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Ipswich State High School in Brassall, Ipswich, to the south.[6]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Manchester, Queensland.
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Manchester (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Pullenvale Ward". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. "Lake Manchester (entry 20760)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. "Lake Manchester (entry 41384)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  5. "Lake Manchester (entry 48320)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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