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Sandstone Point with Bribie Island Bridge, 2018
Sandstone Point Location in Queensland
Population	4,094 (2021 census)
• Density	413.5/km2 (1,071/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4511
Area	9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.1 km (3 mi) W of Bongaree 20.4 km (13 mi) E of Caboolture 79.8 km (50 mi) NNE of Brisbane CBD
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

Sandstone Point is a coastal locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Sandstone Point had a population of 4,094 people.

Geography

Sandstone Point is approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi) north of Brisbane, located on Caboolture–Bribie Island Road, 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.

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))
• Toorbul Point (27°04′32″S 153°08′38″E / 27.0756°S 153.1440°E / -27.0756; 153.1440 (Toorbul Point))
• Sandstone Point (27°05′12″S 153°07′48″E / 27.0868°S 153.1300°E / -27.0868; 153.1300 (Sandstone Point))

• 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))

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))
• 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))
• 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)))

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.

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

Demographics

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. 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 2016 census, Sandstone Point had a population of 3,959 people.

In the 2021 census, 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°04′47″S 153°07′34″E / 27.0797°S 153.1261°E / -27.0797; 153.1261 (The Village shopping centre)). Its anchor tenant is an IGA supermarket.

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)).

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.

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)). 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)).

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.

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))
• Spinnaker Park (27°03′58″S 153°07′50″E / 27.0661°S 153.1305°E / -27.0661; 153.1305 (Spinnaker Park))