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Wikipedia / Point Piper

Point Piper is a small, harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 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.

Heritage listings

Point Piper has a number of heritage-listed sites, including Dunara at 10 Dunara Gardens.

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

Population

At the 2011 census, 1,404 people were living in Point Piper. 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%. At the 2021 census, there were 1,334 people in Point Piper.

Housing

Point Piper is home to some of the most expensive and exclusive homes in Australia, holding three of the five 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.

Notable residents

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