Sandstone Point is a coastal

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in the

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

Geography

Sandstone Point is approximately north of

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, 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 reg ...

, across the Bribie Island Bridge () 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, mesotidal waterway around 45 kilometres in length, between Bribie Island and the mainland in Queensland, Australia. The northern extent of the passage is at Caloundra, ...

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

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

History

The locality is built on the traditional lands of the

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

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

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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 Bribie Island State High School is a public co-educational secondary school located in the suburb of Bongaree on Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,176 stude ...

, both in

Bongaree Bongaree is a suburb of Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. In the , Bongaree had a population of 8,162 people. Geography ...

on Bribie Island across the bridge to the east.

Amenities

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

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is an IGA supermarket. Sandstone Point Hotel is at 1800 Bribie Island Road (). Sparrow Early Learning is an Early Childhood Service at 53 Bestmann Road East. 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 City of Moreton Bay, known until July 2023 as 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 g ...

. 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 the City of Moreton Bay Queensland in World War II Localities in Queensland