| City | Sydney |
|---|---|
| State | nsw |
| Coordinates | 33°52′14″S 151°15′3″E |
| Zoom | 13 |
| Postcode | 2027 |
| Elevation | 23 |
| Area | 0.39 |
| Dist 1 | 6 |
| Dir 1 | east |
| Location 1 | Sydney CBD |
| Lga | Municipality of Woollahra |
| Stategov | Vaucluse |
| Fedgov | Wentworth |
| Near-n | Port Jackson |
| Near-e | Rose Bay |
| Near-se | Bellevue Hill |
| Near-s | Bellevue Hill |
| Near-sw | Double Bay |
| Near-w | Darling Point |
Point Piper is a small, harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of the Sydney CBD, in the local government area known as the Municipality of Woollahra.
Location
The suburb of Point Piper sits on Sydney Harbour, beside the suburbs of Rose Bay, Bellevue Hill and Double Bay. The eleven streets in Point Piper are: Buckhurst Avenue, Longworth Avenue, New South Head Road, Saint Mervyn's Avenue, Wolseley Road, Wolseley Crescent, Wingadal Place, Wentworth Place, Wentworth Street, Wunulla Road, and Wyuna Road.[1]
Heritage listings
Point Piper has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Commercial area
Point Piper does not have a commercial area, and has few amenities or public facilities. The closest commercial areas are in nearby suburbs such as Rose Bay and Double Bay.
Beaches and reserves
- Duff Reserve, off Wolseley Road, deep water point, popular for weddings and picnics
- Lady Martin's Beach, Wunulla Road
- Seven Shillings Beach, off New South Head Road
- Redleaf Pool, off New South Head Road, on Seven Shillings Beach
Clubs
- The Scots College rowing shed, off Wolseley Road
- Royal Motor Yacht Club, 21 Wunulla Road
- Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club
Population
At the 2011 census, 1,404 people were living in Point Piper.[3] In the 2016 census, the population had risen to 1,424 people. 56.1% of people were born in Australia and 71.3% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 28.3%, Catholic 20.0%, Judaism 13.6% and Anglican 13.3%.[4]
At the 2021 census, there were 1,334 people in Point Piper.[5]
Point Piper, in combination with Darling Point, Edgecliff and Rushcutters Bay, was named as the wealthiest area in Australia, according to information from the Australian Taxation Office in 2013.[6]
Housing
Point Piper is home to some of the most expensive and exclusive homes in Australia, holding the record for the three most expensive house sales nationwide ($130m, $100m, $95m). There are only eleven streets in Point Piper; the main road is Wolseley Road. The price per square metre of real estate in Point Piper is one of the most expensive in the world.[7]
Notable residents
- Jimmy Bancks (1889–1952), the creator of Ginger Meggs, lived at Deloraine until 1 July 1952, when he died from a heart attack the age of 63.
- Edgar Bainton (1880–1956), British-born composer and conductor.
- Sir Daniel Cooper, 1st Baronet, colonial merchant and politician, started construction of Woollahra House
- Chris Corrigan, Qube Holdings chairman
- Neville Crichton, car dealer[8]
- John George Nathaniel Gibbes, a resident of Point Piper House
- Bruce Jackson (1949–2011), audio engineer, who lived in the mansion Altona in his youth
- Sir Frank Lowy , former Westfield Group founder and chairman
- Sir Charles Mackellar (1844–1926), an Australian politician and surgeon[9]
- Dorothea Mackellar (1885–1968), Australian poet best known for My Country, born at Dunara, in Point Piper[10]
- Lady Martin, Isabella Martin, estranged wife of Sir James Martin, Premier of New South Wales lived in Woollahra House
- Sir William McMahon, Prime Minister of Australia and wife Lady McMahon
- Lachlan Murdoch, businessman and wife Sarah[11]
- John Piper (1773–1851), a colonial military officer who received the first land grant in the area
- Sir Frank Renouf, New Zealand financier (deceased) and wife Susan Renouf
- Rene Rivkin, stockbroker (deceased)[12]
- John Symond, founder of Aussie Home Loans[13]
- Doctor Frank Tidswell and his wife Edith, lived at Deloraine, next to Duff Reserve
- Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister and wife Lucy, businesswoman and former Lord Mayor of Sydney
- Mike Cannon-Brookes, billionaire co-founder of Atlassian
References
- ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
- ^ Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "2016 Point Piper, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ "2021 Point Piper, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ "no title recorded". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 2013. p. 2.
- ^ Martin, Cindy (2002-12-24). "Extreme Sydney, Wealthiest". Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Luxury car dealer Neville Crichton sells Point Piper home for more than $60m". Australian Financial Review. 18 January 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Ann M. (1986). "Sir Charles Kinnaird Mackellar (1844–1926)". Vol. 10. pp. 297–298. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Kingston, Beverley (1986). "Mackellar, Isobel Marion Dorothea (1885–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10. MUP. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Chancellor, Jonathan (2005-03-10). "Sale nets Murdochs a quick $2.2m". The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Chancellor, Jonathan (14 March 2008). "$32m for Rivkin Point Piper pile". Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Auusie John Symond tipped to blow record away with $100m sale". The Australian. 14 September 2016.