Sandstone Point is a coastal

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in the

Moreton Bay Region The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

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

Geography

Sandstone Point is approximately north of

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

, located on

Caboolture–Bribie Island Road Caboolture–Bribie Island Road is a continuous road route in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as part of State Route 85. It is a state-controlled district road (number 126) rated as a local road of regi ...

, across the

Bribie Island Bridge Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island ...

() from

Bribie Island Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is ...

and has views of

Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...

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 () * Toorbul Point () * Sandstone Point () * Godwin Beach, a beach which extends from neighbouring locality of Godwin Beach to the south-west () Off-shore are a number of marine waterbodies: *

Pumicestone Channel Pumicestone Channel, also known as the Pumicestone Passage, is a narrow waterway between Bribie Island and the mainland in Queensland, Australia. The northern extent of the passage is at Caloundra, while at the south is Deception Bay. Th ...

, to the west, separating Bribie Island from the mainland () * Deception Bay to the south () *

, also known as Quandamook, to the south-east ()

History

The town is built on the traditional lands of the

Ningy Ningy The Undanbi are an Aboriginal Australian people of southern Queensland. Alternative or clan names include Inabara, Djindubari and Ningy Ningy (also spelt Ningyningy and other variants). Name The autonym Undanbi is formed from their word for 'man ...

people, whose presence was attested down to recent times by the ceremonial bora ring south of Bestman Road. Upwards of 2,000

Aboriginal people Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

once gathered there for ritual purposes. Once known as Toorbul Point, the area was the site of an allied amphibious training base during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. 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.

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 Bribie Island State High School is a high school located on the island of Bribie Island, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision ...

, both in

Bongaree Bongaree is a suburb of Bribie Island in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. In the , Bongaree has a population of 6,947 people. Geography Bongare ...

on Bribie Island across the bridge to the east.

Amenities

The Village Sandstone Point is a shopping centre at 208 Bestmann Road East (). Its

anchor tenant In retail, an "anchor tenant", sometimes called an "anchor store", "draw tenant", or "key tenant", is a considerably larger tenant in a shopping mall, often a department store or retail chain. They are typically located at the ends of malls. Wit ...

is an IGA supermarket. Oyster Shed at Sandstone Point Hotel, Queensland, 2020

Sandstone Point Hotel is at 1800 Bribie Island Road (). Pebble Beach Retirement Community is a retirement village at 210-232 Bestmann Road East (), immediately west of the shopping centre. Spinnaker Sound Marina is a marina (). There is a boat ramp at the marina (). Kal Ma Kuta Drive boat ramp is north of the marina and provides access into the Pumicestone Passage (). It is managed by the

Moreton Bay Regional Council The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...

. There are a number of parks in the area: * Pebble Beach Common () * Spinnaker Park ()

References

External links

* {{cite web, url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/sandstone-point, title=Sandstone Point, publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland, website=Queensland Places Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Queensland in World War II Localities in Queensland