QLD · Redland Council
Point Lookout, 4183
Current weather
18.1°CClear sky
87% humidity · 11.1 km/h wind · 21.8° / 16.5° today · 0.5 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Green suburb
- Cycling
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Life in Point Lookout revolves around the coast, with the feel of a smaller community that never strays far from the water. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. There is a lightness to the air here, with the coast never far from mind.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar coastal suburbs, even with transport and access and safety holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 785
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $1,368
- Dwelling vacancy
- 65%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 558 of 858
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,833
- Employment rate
- 50.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 22 / 25 / 51
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)
- 31
- Against the person
- 12
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 39.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 65 residents
- State safety percentile
- 50.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -12.9%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault10
- Good Order Offences18
- Other Property Damage9
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)13
- Traffic And Related Offences11
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
67 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- Bbq
- Bench (3)
- Bicycle Parking
- Dickson Way at George Nothling DriveBus stop
- Dickson Way at Home BeachBus stop
- Dickson Way at Point Lookout OvalBus stop
- Dickson Way at Stradbroke Island HotelBus stop
- Dickson Way near Stradbroke Hotel hail 'n' rideBus stop
- Mooloomba Rd at Bimba StreetBus stop
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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Point Lookout ForeshoreState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 12
- 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
- 48.0/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 33% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2191st in Australia
- State rank
- 502nd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #27 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #63 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
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Australia Postamenitiespost_office
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
- Cellarbrationsamenitiesalcohol
- Cylinder’samenitiescafe
- Dickson Way at George Nothling Driveamenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.