Kangaroo Point, Queensland

Kangaroo Point Brisbane, Queensland
Kangaroo Point, underneath the Story Bridge
Population	7,000 (2011 census)
• Density	5,400/km2 (13,900/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4169
Area	1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (The Gabba Ward)
Federal Division(s)	Griffith
Suburbs around Kangaroo Point: Spring Hill Fortitude Valley New Farm Brisbane City Kangaroo Point New Farm Woolloongabba Woolloongabba East Brisbane

Kangaroo Point is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located directly east across the Brisbane River from the Brisbane central business district. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 7,000.

The suburb features two prominent attractions, the Story Bridge and Kangaroo Point Cliffs.

Kangaroo Point is located on a peninsula formed of harder rhyolite rock which the Brisbane River flows around. On the northern tip of the peninsula the Story Bridge connects it to the central business district and the suburb of Fortitude Valley. The suburb of Woolloongabba is located to the south. The six-lane Main Street runs from Story Bridge to Woolloongabba. The landscape of Kangaroo Point is predominantly high rise apartments towards the tip of the peninsula while the southern end is predominantly low-medium density apartments and Queenslander type houses.

Kangaroo Point is a popular recreation spot, conveniently close to the city and the South Bank Parklands. The Kangaroo Point Cliffs, situated on the east bank of the city bend of the Brisbane River north of the Maritime Museum, opposite Riverstage and the Queensland University of Technology at Gardens Point. The Look-out at Kangaroo Point is also included as one of the stops of Brisbane Transport's City Sights bus service. Kangaroo Point is also home to one of less than 200 Mormon temples in the world {as of August 2015}. Kangaroo Point is also home to Ellis Street, one of the 20 steepest hills in Brisbane according to Brisbane City Council. Kangaroo Point is also home to the more-than-160-year-old St Mary's Anglican Church.