Is Point Arkwright flood prone?

0% of mapped properties in Point Arkwright fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Point Arkwright in a bushfire zone?

0% of mapped properties in Point Arkwright fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Point Arkwright in the catchment for?

Point Arkwright falls within these school catchments: Coolum SS, Coolum SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Point Arkwright?

At the 2021 Census 14.2% of Point Arkwright residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (49.5%), Australian (26.5%), Irish (19.7%).

How much new development is there near Point Arkwright?

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings (1,830 houses, 1,413 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Point Arkwright flood & bushfire report

Of Point Arkwright’s 277 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Point Arkwright’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Point Arkwright address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

Of properties in a flood area

Of properties in a bushfire area

277

Mapped properties

Crime near Point Arkwright

Point Arkwright sits in the Coolum police division, which recorded 1,897 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,897 total. Figures are for the whole Coolum police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Point Arkwright

PrimaryCoolum SS

JuniorCoolum SHS

SeniorCoolum SHS

Point Arkwright can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Point Arkwright

At the 2021 Census, 14.2% of Point Arkwright’s 309 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English49.5%

Australian26.5%

Irish19.7%

Scottish15.9%

German7.4%

Italian4.2%

Top countries of birth

England7.1%

New Zealand2.6%

PNG1.6%

Canada1.3%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Point Arkwright

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,243

Dwellings/yr

1,830

Houses

1,413

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Point Arkwright). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Point Arkwright address:

Nearby suburbs

Yaroomba · 7.9% flood Mount Coolum · 28% flood Coolum Beach · 39.1% flood Marcoola · 60.7% flood Peregian Springs · 10.7% flood Mudjimba · 96.5% flood

Other suburbs in Sunshine Coast

Compare Point Arkwright with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.