Victoria Point, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Victoria Point
city = Redland Shire Council
state = qld


caption =
fedgov = Division of Bowman
stategov = Electoral district of Redlands
lga = Redland Shire Council
postcode = 4165
pop = 13,755 (2006 census)
dist1 = 33
location1= Brisbane GPO
near-nw = Thornlands
near-n = Thornlands
near-ne =
near-w = Mount Cotton
near-e =
near-sw = Mount Cotton
near-s = Redland Bay
near-se = Redland Bay

Victoria Point is one of the 21 bayside suburbs of the Redland Shire, approximately 33 kilometres south-east of Brisbane, and is primarily a residential area, but also contains other public complexes and a ferry service to Coochiemudlo Island.

As of 2006, Victoria Point was home to 13,755 people, the largest group of which were under 19. [ [http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/download?format=xls&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Age%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&areacode=SSC31545 Australian Bureau of Statistics - Census Data for Victoria Point] ]

The main point area has two boat ramps for boat entry to Moreton Bay and a Volunteer Marine Rescue unit.

Beach areas include Thompson's Beach, a small child safe beach (but sometimes suffers from blue-green algae), which has a very shallow slope allowing a long tide.

Shopping facilities have expanded rapidly in the last few years, with now four supermarkets, a public library, Cinema complex and many specialty shops and lakeside restaurants.

chooling

Victoria Point is home to four schools, two state and two private. Victoria Point State School is a the local state primary school and Victoria Point State High School is the secondary school which has over 1200 students attending. [cite web|url=http://vpshs.eq.edu.au/wcmss/images/stories/Documents/School%20Annual%20Report%202006b.pdf|title=Victoria Point State High School - Annual Report 2006|accessdate=2008-03-17]

As for private schools, Victoria Point has two independent schools running at present. Faith Lutheran College, Redlands was established as a primary school in 1982 with 64 students and 3 teachers, situated on Link Road. Subsequent expansion has seen the commencement of its Middle (Years 7-9) and Senior (Years 10-12) School Campus on Beveridge Road in the next suburb Thornlands. The founding grade of Year 12's graduated in November 2007.

Retirement Villages

In 2007, there is a growing population of older couples looking to retire with six retirement villages currently in the suburb.

ee also

*Redland Shire
*South East Queensland

References

External links

* [http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/corp/ Redland Shire Council Homepage]
* [http://www.redlandstourism.com/ Redlands Tourism]
* [http://users.tpg.com.au/nmprior Woodlands Weather Centre, Victoria Point]
* [http://www.faithlutheran.qld.edu.au Faith Lutheran College, Redlands]
* [http://www.stritasvp.qld.edu.au St Rita's Catholic Primary School]