Sandstone Point, Queensland Explained

Type:	suburb
Sandstone Point
State:	qld
Coordinates:	-27.0736°N 153.1233°W
Local Map:	yes
Zoom:	11
Pop:	4094
Postcode:	4511
Area:	9.9
Timezone:	AEST
Utc:	+10:00
Dist1:	5.1
Dir1:	W
Location1:	Bongaree
Dist2:	20.4
Dir2:	E
Location2:	Caboolture
Dist3:	79.8
Dir3:	NNE
Location3:	Brisbane CBD
Lga:	City of Moreton Bay
Stategov:	Pumicestone
Fedgov:	Longman
Near-N:	Banksia Beach
Near-Ne:	Bellara
Near-E:	Bongaree
Near-Se:	Moreton Bay
Near-S:	Moreton Bay
Near-Sw:	Goodwin Beach
Near-W:	Ningi
Near-Nw:	Toorbul

Sandstone Point is a coastal locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.^[1] In the, Sandstone Point had a population of 4,094 people.

Geography

Sandstone Point is approximately north of Brisbane, located on Caboolture–Bribie Island Road, across the Bribie Island Bridge from Bribie Island and has views of Moreton Bay and surroundings. The locality is one of the fastest growing residential communities in the Moreton Bay Region.

Sandstone Point has the following coastal features:

• Turners Camp Island, now connected to the mainland (-27.0638°N 153.1269°W)^[2]
• Toorbul Point (-27.0756°N 153.144°W)^[3]
• Sandstone Point (-27.0868°N 153.13°W)^{[4] [5]}
• Godwin Beach, a beach which extends from neighbouring locality of Godwin Beach to the south-west (-27.0885°N 153.1096°W)^[6]

Off-shore are a number of marine waterbodies:

• Pumicestone Channel, to the west, separating Bribie Island from the mainland (-27.0661°N 153.1393°W)
• Deception Bay to the south (-27.1023°N 153.1238°W)^[7]
• Moreton Bay, also known as Quandamook, to the south-east

History

The locality is built on the traditional lands of the Ningy Ningy people, whose presence was attested down to recent times by the ceremonial bora ring south of Bestman Road. Upwards of 2,000 Aboriginal people once gathered there for ritual purposes.^[8]

Once known as Toorbul Point, the area was the site of an allied amphibious training base during World War II.^{[9] [10]}

Demographics

In the, Sandstone Point has a population of 3,895 people, 52.8% female and 47.2% male. The median age of the Sandstone Point population was 51 years, 14 years above the national median of 37. 76.8% of people living in Sandstone Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.6%, New Zealand 4.2%, Scotland 1%, Germany 0.7%, Netherlands 0.6%. 94.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% Dutch, 0.3% Afrikaans, 0.3% German, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% French.

In the, Sandstone Point had a population of 3,959 people.

In the, Sandstone Point had a population of 4,094 people.

Education

There are no schools in Sandstone Point. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Bribie Island State School and Bribie Island State High School, both in Bongaree on Bribie Island across the bridge to the east.

Amenities

The Village Sandstone Point is a shopping centre at 208 Bestmann Road East (-27.0797°N 153.1261°W).^[11] Its anchor tenant is an IGA supermarket.^{[12] [13]} Sandstone Point Hotel is at 1800 Bribie Island Road .^[14]

Pebble Beach Retirement Community is a retirement village at 210-232 Bestmann Road East (-27.0792°N 153.1251°W), immediately west of the shopping centre.^{[15] [16]}

Spinnaker Sound Marina is a 3.1ha marina (-27.07°N 153.1347°W).^[17] There is a boat ramp at the marina (-27.0693°N 153.134°W).^[18]

Kal Ma Kuta Drive boat ramp is north of the marina and provides access into the Pumicestone Passage (-27.0672°N 153.1337°W). It is managed by the Moreton Bay Regional Council.

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Pebble Beach Common (-27.0793°N 153.1281°W)^[19]
• Spinnaker Park (-27.0661°N 153.1305°W)

External links

• Web site: Sandstone Point. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Queensland Places.

Notes and References

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4. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
5. 25 November 2020.
6. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
7. Web site: 12 November 2020. Bays - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125063709/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/7e779892-24a1-481f-ac87-7f371f7b3745. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
8. Book: Steele, John Gladstone. Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River. 1984. University of Queensland Press. 169–170. 978-0-702-25742-1. 15 March 2018. 10 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010425/https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:200785. live.
9. Book: Donald, Ron. The Yanks called it "Terrible Point". 2010. Victory Press. Bribie Island, Qld. 978-0-9579452-2-7.
10. Web site: 2014-06-30 . Combined (Operations) Training Centre, Toorbul Point . 2022-02-26 . Queensland WWII Historic Places . en-AU . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628105646/https://www.ww2places.qld.gov.au/place . live .
11. Web site: 17 November 2020 . Building areas - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023081052/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/536da964-19d2-42fb-9dd8-b46f15c4fb6f . 23 October 2020 . 17 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
12. Web site: 2020-12-04 . Sandstone Point Village sold Brisbane $12.6m CBRE . 2022-02-26 . Commo. . en . 23 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210123035345/https://www.commo.com.au/news/2020/12/04/sandstone-point-village-sold-brisbane-126m-cbre%C2%A0/1607034555 . live .
13. Web site: The Village Shopping Centre . 27 February 2022 . Kerching Capital . 6 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220206104701/http://kerching.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/The-Village-Shopping-Centre_Information-Brochure.pdf . live .
14. Web site: Home . 2022-02-26 . Sandstone Point Hotel . en-US . 16 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211216104433/https://sandstonepointhotel.com.au/ . live .
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16. Web site: Pebble Beach Retirement Community . 2022-02-26 . Pebble Beach . en-US . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218033957/https://pebblebeach.com.au/ . live .
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18. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
19. Web site: 20 November 2020 . Land for public recreation - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.