The southern part of the suburb is residential with a sandy beach and parkland by the sea.

[3] The area takes its name from the local headland Barney Point, which in turn was named in honour of George Barney (1792-1862), a soldier and engineer, and Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of North Australia 1846-1847.

[1] Barney Point has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: There are no schools in Barney Point, but primary schools are available in the neighbouring suburbs of Gladstone Central and South Gladstone and a secondary school is located in West Gladstone approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away.

It is located at 1 Francis Ward Drive (23°50′03″S 151°15′38″E / 23.83413°S 151.26055°E / -23.83413; 151.26055 (Gladstone Maritime Museum)).

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