The wetlands of the Point Cook Coastal Park form part of the Cheetham and Altona Important Bird Area.

Initially Point Cook was an important segment of the expanding pastoral empire established by Thomas and his brother Andrew.

As their extensive land holdings were developed substantial homesteads were later constructed at Werribee Park, Carranballac, Mount Williams and Curnong.

Due to the Chirnside brothers' deep interest in hunting, deer and foxes were introduced to Point Cook in the 1850s.

The Chirnside's became one of Victoria's prominent pastoral families, entertaining the colonial gentry and organising sporting functions for their guests at Point Cook.

By 1877 the Werribee Park Mansion had been completed and it largely displaced the Point Cook Homestead as their families' focus.

In 1912 the Federal Government purchased a large section of Point Cook with a vision to establish the Australian Flying Corps (AFC).

The more environmentally important bayside part of the original saltworks now comprises Cheetham Wetlands which make up the migratory bird habitat and conservation area that is there today.

The higher, western section is being developed privately by various housing estates, such as Sanctuary Lakes that are there today.

In 1996, Point Cook was basically a rural community, with the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) Base.

[10] About 70 per cent of residents have both parents born overseas, and it also has the largest number of different languages spoken at home.

Selected areas of Point Cook are currently taking part in Telstra's FTTP broadband network.

This delivers Internet, digital free-to-air TV, Foxtel from Telstra and multiple HomeLine services all from one cable with no need for rooftop antennas or dishes.

Outside of areas with Fibre to the Premises (FTTP), Internet services in Point Cook are considered by most residents to be well below that expected of a developing suburb.

Also, due to the design of the copper telephone network in Point Cook, many residents are on RIMs not suitably provisioned for ADSL, restricting their Internet services to dial-up, or wireless technologies such as 3G.

The Point Cook Town Centre is located at the corner of Dunnings Road and Boardwalk Boulevard, with the development including a main street retail and commercial town centre, up to 135 speciality shops, as well as Coles, Aldi, Target, Woolworths, Growers Fresh, Pharmacy Select and The Reject Shop outlets.

This included the opening of a 4000 square metre Woolworths and makes the shopping centre the only one in the area to offer three supermarkets.

Four-hundred new car parks and food court will also be added to Sanctuary Lakes Shopping Centre.

Point Cook has a very active and varied café and restaurant culture that perfectly reflects that of greater Melbourne.

There are over 50 restaurants and cafes in Point Cook[13] that offer a wide range of cuisines from Italian, Indian, Malaysian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, Japanese, Pakistani, Pan Asian, Spanish, American, Mexican, Pub Food, Buffet, Vegetarian, Vegan and modern Australian.