QLD · Sunshine Coast Council
Point Arkwright, 4573
Current weather
17.2°CMainly clear
89% humidity · 8.9 km/h wind · 21.5° / 15.1° today · 0.3 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Coastal
- National parks
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Point Arkwright is a coastal smaller community where beach life and relaxed outdoor living shape the local character. The coast is the anchor, with regional towns nearby for markets, dining and weekend exploring. There is a lightness to the air here, with the coast never far from mind.
Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability lag similar coastal suburbs, despite relative strength in safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 309
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,547
- Dwelling vacancy
- 33.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 61 of 181
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,200
- Employment rate
- 56.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 6 / 37
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 4
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 12.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 309 residents
- State safety percentile
- 5.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -0.3%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences33
- Good Order Offences32
- Other Property Damage48
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)85
- Traffic And Related Offences61
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
4 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench
- Picnic Table
- Public toilets
- Shower
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Yinneburra Environment ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 29.4/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5424th in Australia
- State rank
- 1250th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #55 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #111 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
- Public toiletsamenitiestoilets
- Showeramenitiesshower
- Drug Offencescrime33
- Good Order Offencescrime32
- Other Property Damagecrime48
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime85
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime61
- Yinneburra Environment Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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Comparable suburbs
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