Point Cook in Victoria, is the home of RAAF
Base Williams, Point Cook, the birthplace of
the Royal Australian Air Force, and is the
current home of the RAAF Museum.
The wetlands of the Point Cook Coastal Park
form part of the Cheetham and Altona
Important Bird Area.

The population of Point Cook is growing rapidly
and is estimated to reach 50,246 by 2020 and
52,649 by 2028.

In 1996, Point Cook was basically a rural
community, with the RAAF (Royal Australian Air
Force) Williams Base. Point Cook's population
in 1996 was approximately 580, of whom 552
lived on the RAAF base. By 2001, Point Cook’s
population had increased to 1,737, and by
August 2006 the population of Point Cook was
14,162 as per the 2006 Australian Census. Today
Point Cook is one of the major growth regions
in Melbourne's western suburbs.

At the 2011 Census, Point Cook recorded a
population of 32,413 and is estimated to
reach 41,474 by 2016.[6] When taking into
account the Melbourne 2030 Plan's current
urban growth boundary, it is believed that
Point Cook's population will peak at
approximately 60,000 by the late 2020s.