The area is subject to a large master-planned residential development, which is overseen by the Point Boston Community Corporation.[4] When completed, it will consist of four grouped settlements held under community title, each with approximately 250 residential lots.[5] The first homeowners were given clearance to move in in December 2013, following prolonged delays associated with the initial developer having gone into receivership in 2010.[6] Point Boston had previously been rezoned for rural 'lifestyle' development in the 1990s, but this had seen little takeup.[7] A section of the locality had previously been used for sand mining; however, the mining lease has expired and the land is now being rehabilitated.[4]
A function centre, The Peninsula, is located on Sullivan Drive. It won the Master Builder Award in South Australia for 2009.[8] Sullivan Drive connects Lincoln Highway with the tip of Point Boston.[2]
