Point Lookout QLD 4183
1,734 addresses · 39 streets
Bowman Electorate › Redland LGA › Point Lookout · 50 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Point Lookout is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 785 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,368 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Redland Islands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Point Lookout itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
5 cafés & restaurants
2 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
1 library
1 bakery
Getting around. Airport: Dunwich Airport, 14.3 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 67.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 67.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 83.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 52.7%
Population by age in Point Lookout
| 0-4 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 60 |
| 15-19 | 34 |
| 20-24 | 25 |
| 25-34 | 57 |
| 35-44 | 72 |
| 45-54 | 108 |
| 55-64 | 155 |
| 65-74 | 155 |
| 75-84 | 68 |
| 85+ | 14 |
Dwelling types in Point Lookout
| House | 219 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 25 |
| Apartment | 51 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Point Lookout
| <$650 | 63 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 88 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 90 |
| $3,000+ | 31 |
Top ancestries in Point Lookout
| English | 341 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 245 |
| Irish | 133 |
| Scottish | 121 |
| Ancestry NS | 77 |
| Other | 62 |
Housing tenure in Point Lookout
| Owned | 141 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 72 |
| Rented | 72 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Point Lookout
| 0 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 116 |
| 2 | 109 |
| 3 | 36 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Point Lookout
| Car | 141 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 35 |
| Bicycle | 8 |
| Home | 81 |
Top countries of birth in Point Lookout
| England | 39 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 16 |
| United States | 14 |
| South Africa | 8 |
| Thailand | 7 |
| Canada | 5 |
Languages used at home in Point Lookout
| Italian | 7 |
|---|---|
| Thai | 6 |
| German | 4 |
| Nepali | 4 |
| French | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
12,679 bird observations recorded near Point Lookout — most often seen:
- Noisy Friarbird (936)
- Crested Tern (867)
- Silver Gull (805)
- Pied Cormorant (619)
- Bush Stone-curlew (604)
- Welcome Swallow (589)
- Torresian Crow (587)
- Brown Honeyeater (501)
- Australasian Gannet (488)
- Brahminy Kite (481)
- Masked Lapwing (468)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (467)
- Osprey (462)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Point Lookout
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (401)
- Australasian Figbird (400)
- Laughing Kookaburra (370)
- Willie Wagtail (369)
- Whistling Kite (340)
- Little Wattlebird (335)
- Crested Pigeon (274)
- Common Noddy (273)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (268)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (262)
- Eastern Osprey (249)
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater (247)
- Australian Magpie (234)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (206)
- Pied Butcherbird (203)
- Pheasant Coucal (188)
- Short-tailed Shearwater (186)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Point Lookout:
- Amity (9.3 km)
- North Stradbroke Island (9.6 km)
- Kooringal (14 km)
- Dunwich (14.5 km)
- Coochiemudlo Island (25.2 km)
- Macleay Island (26.2 km)
- Lamb Island (26.4 km)
- Karragarra Island (28 km)
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Streets
- Baker Court (15)
- Bambara Street (34)
- Bigoon Road (65)
- Billa Street (36)
- Bimba Street (16)
- Booran Street (51)
- Boreen Street (21)
- Cumming Parade (119)
- Cutter Street (25)
- Dickson Way (124)
- Donahue Street (13)
- East Coast Road (266)
- Endeavour Street (4)
- Galeen Street (24)
- George Nothling Drive (68)
- Gindarra Street (16)
- Grant Avenue (4)
- Hopewell Street (3)
- Karboora Drive (5)
- Kennedy Drive (25)
- Lucinda Crescent (15)
- Meegera Place (15)
- Merinda Crescent (20)
- Midjimberry Road (49)
- Mintee Street (3)
- Mooloomba Road (160)
- Moongalba Road (35)
- Mulung Street (4)
- North Lane (1)
- Pratt Court (17)
- Prosperity Street (19)
- Roseby Court (17)
- Samarinda Drive (136)
- Samarinda Way (44)
- Snapper Street (2)
- Timbin Road (16)
- Tramican Street (148)
- Waller Court (34)
- Yarrong Road (65)
