Point Arkwright, Queensland
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Sunshine Coast | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 309 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4573 | ||||||||||||
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Point Arkwright is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Point Arkwright had a population of 309 people.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The suburb takes its name from the headland Point Arkwright, the most easterly part of the suburb (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.).[2][3]
The David Low Way enters the locality from the south (Yaroomba) and exits to the north (Coolum Beach).[4]
The land use is a mixture of suburban housing and parkland.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]The headland Point Arkwright was originally called Petrie Heads after the first settler of Brisbane Andrew Petrie who had explored this region of Southern Queensland in the early 1840s.[6]
The headland being named as Point Arkwright would appear to post-date 1861 as that is the year that Lt. Heath RN named the associated headland of Point Cartwright as Point Raper. As both Point Cartwright and Point Arkwright are thought to have been named together in recognition of the English inventors, it would have to have been some time after 1861 when Point Raper was being used for Point Cartwright. The Point Arkwright name is believed to be named after Sir Richard Arkwright, who invented the machinery for cotton spinning factories.[2][3] It is not known who bestowed the Point Arkwright name as it was obviously intended to be grouped with Point Cartwright, which was named after Edmund Cartwright who developed weaving and combing equipment which complement Arkwright's inventions.[2][3] The name Point Arkwright was in use from at least 1864.[7]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In the 2016 census, Point Arkwright had a population of 273 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Point Arkwright had a population of 309 people.[1]
Education
[edit | edit source]There are no schools in Point Arkwright. The nearest government primary school is Coolum State School in Coolum Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Coolum State High School also in Coolum Beach.[9]
Coolum Beach Christian College is in Yandina Creek, located 10 minutes from Coolum Beach.[10]
Amenities
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Point Arkwright is the location of Luther Heights Youth Camp (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.), used by the Lutheran Youth of Queensland for their Christian Life Week Camps. It is a 37-acre (15 ha) site with 338 beds.[11]
There are a number of parks in the area:
- Andrew St Park (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[12]
- David Low Way Bushland Conservation Reserve (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[12]
- Marcoola -Yaroomba Foreshore Bushland Conservation Reserve (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[12]
- Point Arkwright Headlands Park (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[12]
- Yaroomba - Coolum Foreshore Bushland Conservation Reserve (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[12]
- Yinneburra Bushland Conservation Reserve (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[12]
References
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