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Sandstone Point, Queensland

November 23, 2023

Sandstone Point is a coastal locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Sandstone Point had a population of 3,959 people.[1]

Sandstone Point
Queensland
Sandstone Point with Bribie Island Bridge, 2018
Sandstone Point
Coordinates27°04′25″S 153°07′24″E / 27.0736°S 153.1233°E / -27.0736; 153.1233 (Sandstone Point (centre of locality))
Population3,959 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density399.9/km2 (1,036/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4511
Area9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)Pumicestone
Federal division(s)Longman
Suburbs around Sandstone Point:
Toorbul Banksia Beach Bellara
Ningi Sandstone Point Bongaree
Goodwin Beach Moreton Bay Moreton Bay

Geography edit

Sandstone Point is approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi) north of Brisbane, located on Caboolture–Bribie Island Road,[3] across the Bribie Island Bridge (27°04′15″S 153°08′42″E / 27.0709°S 153.1450°E / -27.0709; 153.1450 (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.[citation needed]

Sandstone Point has the following coastal features:

Off-shore are a number of marine waterbodies:

History edit

The town 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.[11]

Once known as Toorbul Point, the area was the site of an allied amphibious training base during World War II.[12][13]

In the 2011 census, 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.[14] 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%.[14] 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.[14]

In the 2016 census, Sandstone Point had a population of 3,959 people.[1]

Education edit

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.[5]

Amenities edit

The Village Sandstone Point is a shopping centre at 208 Bestmann Road East (27°04′47″S 153°07′34″E / 27.0797°S 153.1261°E / -27.0797; 153.1261 (The Village shopping centre)).[15] Its anchor tenant is an IGA supermarket.[16][17]

 
Oyster Shed at Sandstone Point Hotel, 2020

Sandstone Point Hotel is at 1800 Bribie Island Road (27°04′31″S 153°08′35″E / 27.0754°S 153.1430°E / -27.0754; 153.1430 (Sandstone Point Hotel)).[18]

Pebble Beach Retirement Community is a retirement village at 210-232 Bestmann Road East (27°04′45″S 153°07′30″E / 27.0792°S 153.1251°E / -27.0792; 153.1251 (Pebble Beach Retirement Community)), immediately west of the shopping centre.[19][20]

Spinnaker Sound Marina is a 3.1-hectare (7.7-acre) marina (27°04′12″S 153°08′05″E / 27.0700°S 153.1347°E / -27.0700; 153.1347 (Spinnaker Sound Marina)).[21] There is a boat ramp at the marina (27°04′09″S 153°08′02″E / 27.0693°S 153.1340°E / -27.0693; 153.1340 (Marina boat ramp)).[22]

Kal Ma Kuta Drive boat ramp is north of the marina and provides access into the Pumicestone Passage (27°04′02″S 153°08′01″E / 27.0672°S 153.1337°E / -27.0672; 153.1337 (Kal Ma Kuta Drive boat ramp)). It is managed by the Moreton Bay Regional Council.[22]

There are a number of parks in the area:

References edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandstone Point, Queensland.
  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sandstone Point (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Sandstone Point – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45495)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^ Google (13 August 2022). "Sandstone Point, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Turners Camp Island – island - feature appears absent in Moreton Bay Regional (entry 35389)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Toorbul Point – mountain in Moreton Bay Region (entry 34949)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Sandstone Point – mountain in Moreton Bay Region (entry 29628)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ Steele, John Gladstone (1984). Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River. University of Queensland Press. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-0-702-25742-1. from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  12. ^ Donald, Ron (2010). The Yanks called it "Terrible Point". Bribie Island, Qld: Victory Press. ISBN 978-0-9579452-2-7.
  13. ^ "Combined (Operations) Training Centre, Toorbul Point". Queensland WWII Historic Places. 30 June 2014. from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  14. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sandstone Point (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 February 2017.  
  15. ^ "Building areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Sandstone Point Village sold Brisbane $12.6m CBRE". Commo. 4 December 2020. from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  17. ^ "The Village Shopping Centre" (PDF). Kerching Capital. (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Home". Sandstone Point Hotel. from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Pebble Beach Retirement Community". Pebble Beach. from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Marinas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

External links edit

  • "Sandstone Point". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

November 23, 2023
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Sandstone Point is a coastal locality in the City of Moreton Bay Queensland Australia 2 In the 2016 census Sandstone Point had a population of 3 959 people 1 Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Sandstone Point QueenslandSandstone Point with Bribie Island Bridge 2018Sandstone PointCoordinates27 04 25 S 153 07 24 E 27 0736 S 153 1233 E 27 0736 153 1233 Sandstone Point centre of locality Population3 959 2016 census 1 Density399 9 km2 1 036 sq mi Postcode s 4511Area9 9 km2 3 8 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location5 1 km 3 mi W of Bongaree20 4 km 13 mi E of Caboolture79 8 km 50 mi NNE of Brisbane CBDLGA s City of Moreton BayState electorate s PumicestoneFederal division s LongmanSuburbs around Sandstone Point Toorbul Banksia Beach BellaraNingi Sandstone Point BongareeGoodwin Beach Moreton Bay Moreton Bay Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Education 4 Amenities 5 References 6 External linksGeography editSandstone Point is approximately 52 kilometres 32 mi north of Brisbane located on Caboolture Bribie Island Road 3 across the Bribie Island Bridge 27 04 15 S 153 08 42 E 27 0709 S 153 1450 E 27 0709 153 1450 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 citation needed Sandstone Point has the following coastal features Turners Camp Island now connected to the mainland 27 03 50 S 153 07 37 E 27 0638 S 153 1269 E 27 0638 153 1269 Turners Camp Island 4 5 Toorbul Point 27 04 32 S 153 08 38 E 27 0756 S 153 1440 E 27 0756 153 1440 Toorbul Point 6 7 Sandstone Point 27 05 12 S 153 07 48 E 27 0868 S 153 1300 E 27 0868 153 1300 Sandstone Point 6 8 Godwin Beach a beach which extends from neighbouring locality of Godwin Beach to the south west 27 05 19 S 153 06 35 E 27 0885 S 153 1096 E 27 0885 153 1096 Godwin Beach 9 Off shore are a number of marine waterbodies Pumicestone Channel to the west separating Bribie Island from the mainland 27 03 58 S 153 08 21 E 27 0661 S 153 1393 E 27 0661 153 1393 Pumicestone Channel 9 5 Deception Bay to the south 27 06 08 S 153 07 26 E 27 1023 S 153 1238 E 27 1023 153 1238 Deception Bay 10 Moreton Bay also known as Quandamook to the south east 27 06 27 S 153 09 24 E 27 1075 S 153 1568 E 27 1075 153 1568 Moreton Bay Quandamook 10 History editThe town 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 11 Once known as Toorbul Point the area was the site of an allied amphibious training base during World War II 12 13 In the 2011 census 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 14 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 14 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 14 In the 2016 census Sandstone Point had a population of 3 959 people 1 Education editThere 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 5 Amenities editThe Village Sandstone Point is a shopping centre at 208 Bestmann Road East 27 04 47 S 153 07 34 E 27 0797 S 153 1261 E 27 0797 153 1261 The Village shopping centre 15 Its anchor tenant is an IGA supermarket 16 17 nbsp Oyster Shed at Sandstone Point Hotel 2020Sandstone Point Hotel is at 1800 Bribie Island Road 27 04 31 S 153 08 35 E 27 0754 S 153 1430 E 27 0754 153 1430 Sandstone Point Hotel 18 Pebble Beach Retirement Community is a retirement village at 210 232 Bestmann Road East 27 04 45 S 153 07 30 E 27 0792 S 153 1251 E 27 0792 153 1251 Pebble Beach Retirement Community immediately west of the shopping centre 19 20 Spinnaker Sound Marina is a 3 1 hectare 7 7 acre marina 27 04 12 S 153 08 05 E 27 0700 S 153 1347 E 27 0700 153 1347 Spinnaker Sound Marina 21 There is a boat ramp at the marina 27 04 09 S 153 08 02 E 27 0693 S 153 1340 E 27 0693 153 1340 Marina boat ramp 22 Kal Ma Kuta Drive boat ramp is north of the marina and provides access into the Pumicestone Passage 27 04 02 S 153 08 01 E 27 0672 S 153 1337 E 27 0672 153 1337 Kal Ma Kuta Drive boat ramp It is managed by the Moreton Bay Regional Council 22 There are a number of parks in the area Pebble Beach Common 27 04 45 S 153 07 41 E 27 0793 S 153 1281 E 27 0793 153 1281 Pebble Beach Common 23 Spinnaker Park 27 03 58 S 153 07 50 E 27 0661 S 153 1305 E 27 0661 153 1305 Spinnaker Park 23 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandstone Point Queensland a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Sandstone Point SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Sandstone Point locality in Moreton Bay Region entry 45495 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 13 February 2022 Google 13 August 2022 Sandstone Point Queensland Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 13 August 2022 Turners Camp Island island feature appears absent in Moreton Bay Regional entry 35389 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 13 February 2022 a b c Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 26 February 2022 a b Mountain peaks and capes Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 12 November 2020 Archived from the original on 25 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Toorbul Point mountain in Moreton Bay Region entry 34949 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Sandstone Point mountain in Moreton Bay Region entry 29628 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 a b Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 12 November 2020 Archived from the original on 25 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 a b Bays Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 12 November 2020 Archived from the original on 25 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Steele John Gladstone 1984 Aboriginal Pathways in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River University of Queensland Press pp 169 170 ISBN 978 0 702 25742 1 Archived from the original on 10 March 2018 Retrieved 15 March 2018 Donald Ron 2010 The Yanks called it Terrible Point Bribie Island Qld Victory Press ISBN 978 0 9579452 2 7 Combined Operations Training Centre Toorbul Point Queensland WWII Historic Places 30 June 2014 Archived from the original on 28 June 2021 Retrieved 26 February 2022 a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Sandstone Point State Suburb 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 17 February 2017 nbsp Building areas Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 17 November 2020 Archived from the original on 23 October 2020 Retrieved 17 November 2020 Sandstone Point Village sold Brisbane 12 6m CBRE Commo 4 December 2020 Archived from the original on 23 January 2021 Retrieved 26 February 2022 The Village Shopping Centre PDF Kerching Capital Archived PDF from the original on 6 February 2022 Retrieved 27 February 2022 Home Sandstone Point Hotel Archived from the original on 16 December 2021 Retrieved 26 February 2022 Building points Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 17 November 2020 Archived from the original on 25 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Pebble Beach Retirement Community Pebble Beach Archived from the original on 18 February 2022 Retrieved 26 February 2022 Marinas Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 18 November 2020 Archived from the original on 24 November 2020 Retrieved 24 October 2020 a b Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 12 November 2020 Archived from the original on 22 November 2020 Retrieved 22 November 2020 a b Land for public recreation Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 20 November 2020 Archived from the original on 22 November 2020 Retrieved 22 November 2020 External links edit Sandstone Point Queensland Places Centre for the Government of Queensland University of Queensland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandstone Point Queensland amp oldid 1170862129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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