Lake Manchester Brisbane, Queensland
Waverley Road, Lake Manchester, 2022
Lake Manchester
Coordinates	27°28′24″S 152°43′04″E / 27.4733°S 152.7177°E / -27.4733; 152.7177 (Lake Manchester (centre of locality))
Population	23 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.244/km2 (0.632/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4306
Area	94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	21.7 km (13 mi) N of Ipswich CBD 43.8 km (27 mi) W of Brisbane CBD 76.2 km (47 mi) SE of Esk
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Pullenvale Ward),[2] Somerset Region
State electorate(s)	Moggill Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Ryan Blair
Suburbs around Lake Manchester: Banks Creek Jollys Lookout Highvale Enoggera Reservoir Banks Creek Lake Manchester Upper Brookfield Kholo Kholo Kholo

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]

Geography

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

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]