Sandstone Point, Queensland


Sandstone Point is a coastal locality within the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Sandstone Point is approximately north of Brisbane, located across the bridge from Bribie Island and has views of Moreton Bay and surroundings. The suburb is one of the fastest growing residential communities in the Moreton Bay Regional Council.

History

The town is built on Ningy Ningy tribal land, whose presence was attested down to recent times by the ceremonial bora ring south of Bestman Road.Upwards of 2,000 Aborigines once gathered there for ritual purposes. Originally known as Toorbul Point, the area was the site of an Allied amphibious training base during World War II.

Demographics

In the, Sandstone Point recorded 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.