Point Cook

Point Cook is a suburb in <a href="/facts/Melbourne/EHY9YxI0">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/facts/Victoria,_Australia/76P2nqtz">Victoria</a>, <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, 22 km (14 mi) south-west of Melbourne's <a href="/facts/Melbourne_central_business_district/XeqQo6eG">Central Business District</a>, located within the <a href="/facts/City_of_Wyndham/EU6Qh1d8">City of Wyndham</a> <a href="/facts/Local_government_areas_of_Victoria/SdzKAAkx">local government area</a>. Point Cook recorded a population of 66,781 at the <a href="/facts/2021_Australian_census/VHzRvKbW">2021 census</a>, making it the most populated suburb in Australia.
Point Cook is the home of <a href="/facts/RAAF_Base_Point_Cook/ApGukIn5">RAAF Base Point Cook</a>, the birthplace of the <a href="/facts/Royal_Australian_Air_Force/kkCS5X4E">Royal Australian Air Force</a>, and is the current home of the <a href="/facts/RAAF_Museum/TBplUAAH">RAAF Museum</a>. Point Cook is also home to many playgrounds and parks/public spaces. The wetlands of the <a href="/facts/Point_Cook_Coastal_Park/yamFFhwh">Point Cook Coastal Park</a> form part of the <a href="/facts/Cheetham_and_Altona_Important_Bird_Area/6h1K5BRe">Cheetham and Altona Important Bird Area</a>.
The major development of the suburb began in the late 1990s. The population of Point Cook has been growing rapidly since 2001 when the population was 1,737. At the <a href="/facts/2016_Australian_census/bwbjFDad">2016 census</a>, Point Cook's population was 49,929, and had risen to 66,718 by 2021.

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