Between 2008 and 2013 Lake Macdonald (along with the rest of Shire of Noosa) was within the Sunshine Coast Region.[6][7]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,129 people.[8]
In the 2016 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,363 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,352 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.[10]