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| Point Lookout North Stradbroke Island, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Eastern wall of the North Gorge, as seen from the Gorge Walk at Point Lookout | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°25′47″S153°32′24″E / 27.4297°S 153.54°E /-27.4297; 153.54 (Point Lookout (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 785 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 178.4/km2 (462/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4183 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Redland City | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Oodgeroo | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bowman | ||||||||||||||
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Point Lookout is a headland, small coastal town andlocality on the eastern coast ofNorth Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah),Redland City,Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4]
In the2021 census, the locality of Point Lookout had a population of 785 people.[1]
Point Lookout is Queensland's most easterly point. To the north liesCape Moreton and to the south the next major headland isPoint Danger on theNew South Wales/Queensland border. The othertowns on the island areDunwich andAmity Point.[5]
In the west near the caravan park is Rocky Point and Adder Rock. Cylinder Beach extends eastwards towards Cylinder Headland. Frenchmans Beach fronts Frenchmans Bay. At the eastern extremity is North Gorge and Whale Rock. Offshore are several rocky outcrops above sea level. The headland is an ideal location for land-basedseawatching in Australia.[6]Humpback whales can also be seen from here as they migrate along theeast coast of Australia. The area is mostly residential houses and tourist apartments built close to thebeach and atop nearby ridges to take advantage of sweepingPacific Ocean views. There are a few shops and a caravan park at Point Lookout.[citation needed]
There is no railway on the island, the nearest station being in Cleveland 19 miles (31 km) to the west.Dunwich airport is 9 miles (14 km) southwest.[citation needed]
Point Lookout has a warmhumid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with hot, wet summers and very mild, relatively dry winters. Precipitation is abundant, averaging 1,482.8 millimetres (58.38 in) annually, with an autumn maximum due to its exposed location.[7]
| Climate data for Point Lookout (27º26'24"S, 153º33'00"E, 41 m AMSL) (1997-2024 normals and extremes) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.8 (103.6) | 35.2 (95.4) | 33.3 (91.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.9 (82.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 33.9 (93.0) | 35.6 (96.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 36.5 (97.7) | 39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.6 (83.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.8 (74.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 25.5 (78.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 13.8 (56.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 18.6 (65.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.3 (52.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 15.7 (60.3) | 6.5 (43.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 143.4 (5.65) | 153.3 (6.04) | 173.4 (6.83) | 165.8 (6.53) | 147.3 (5.80) | 144.5 (5.69) | 102.7 (4.04) | 55.1 (2.17) | 54.4 (2.14) | 93.5 (3.68) | 115.0 (4.53) | 124.5 (4.90) | 1,482.8 (58.38) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.8 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 112 |
| Average afternoonrelative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 67 |
| Averagedew point °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.7 (58.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 16.6 (61.8) |
| Source:Bureau of Meteorology (1997-2024 normals and extremes)[8] | |||||||||||||
The point was sighted and named byJames Cook onHMS Endeavour during his exploration of theeast coast of Australia on 17 May 1770.[9]
In 1803Matthew Flinders in the cutterHope came ashore at Cylinder Beach (Hopewell) to find water as he was returning toPort Jackson (Sydney) after he was wrecked inHMS Porpoise on theWreck Reefs offGladstone. It is first recorded contact between the British and theNoonuccal people in this area. The Aboriginal people assisted Flinders in finding fresh water to fill his barrels.[10]
ThePoint Lookout Lighthouse was constructed in 1932, which is still in use today.[11]
On 14 May 1943, the single greatest loss of life resulting from a submarine attack in Australian waters occurred 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) ENE off Point Lookout when the hospital shipAHS Centaur was sunk by aJapanese submarine. On 15 May 1994 Minister for Veterans Affairs,Con Sciacca, officially unveiled a memorial to the sinking of the Centaur on Cylinder Beach Headland.[12]
The Point Lookout Library opened in 2011.[13]
In the2016 census, the locality of Point Lookout had a population of 713 people, 47.1% female and 52.9% male. The median age of the Point Lookout population was 53 years, 15 years above the national median of 38. 72.1% of people living in Point Lookout were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 2.1%, South Africa 1.4%, United States of America 1% and Philippines 0.7%. 85.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were French 0.6%, Croatian 0.4% and Japanese 0.4%.[14]
In the2021 census, the locality of Point Lookout had a population of 785 people, 47.6% female and 52.2% male. The median age of the Point Lookout population was 55 years. 71.5% of people living in Point Lookout were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5%, New Zealand 2%, United States of America 1.8%, South Africa 1%, and Thailand 0.9%. 83.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Italian 0.9%, Thai 0.8% and German 0.5%.[1]
Point Lookout has one heritage site,Point Lookout Foreshore along East Coast Road (27°25′50″S153°32′15″E / 27.4306°S 153.5376°E /-27.4306; 153.5376 (Point Lookout foreshore)).[15][16]
There are no schools in Point Lookout. The nearest government primary school is Dunwich State School inDunwich to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school isCleveland District State High School inCleveland on the mainland.[5]
TheRedland City Council operates a public library at the Point Lookout Community Hall (27°25′34″S153°31′16″E / 27.4260°S 153.5210°E /-27.4260; 153.5210 (Point Lookout Community Hall and Library)) at 74-84 Dickson Way (also known as East Coast Road).[17][18]
There is a monument commemorating the naming of Point Lookout by James Cook in 1770. It is opposite 19 Mooloomba Road, near the Gorge Walk (27°25′59″S153°32′38″E / 27.4330°S 153.5440°E /-27.4330; 153.5440 (Bicentenary of the Naming of Point Lookout)).[9]
There is a monument commemorating the assistance the Aboriginal people gave to Matthew Flinders in 1803. It is at Hopewell Street on the Cylinder Beach Headland (27°25′28″S153°32′06″E / 27.4244°S 153.5350°E /-27.4244; 153.5350 (Act of Kindness monument)).[19]
There is a monument commemorating the Stradbroke Island Radar Site, which was part of Australia's air defence network duringWorld War II. It is on the Gorge Walk off Headland Park Access Road (27°26′07″S153°32′39″E / 27.4353°S 153.5441°E /-27.4353; 153.5441 (Stradbroke Island Radar Site (former))).[20]
There is a monument commemorating the sinking of the AHS Centaur in Hopewell Street on Cylinder Beach Headland (27°25′29″S153°32′07″E / 27.4247°S 153.5353°E /-27.4247; 153.5353 (A.H.S. Centaur Memorial)).[12]
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