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.
| Point Piper Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,334 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2027 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.39 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) east of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Municipality of Woollahra | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Vaucluse | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wentworth | ||||||||||||||
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Location
editThe 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.[2]
Heritage listings
editPoint Piper has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Commercial area
editPoint 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
edit- 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
edit- The Scots College rowing shed, off Wolseley Road
- Royal Motor Yacht Club, 21 Wunulla Road
- Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club
Population
editAt the 2011 census, 1,404 people were living in Point Piper.[4] 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%.[5]
At the 2021 census, there were 1,334 people in Point Piper.[6]
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.[7]
Housing
editPoint 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.[8]
Notable sales
Uig Lodge $130m (2022) - Purchased by Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson.[9]
Elaine $130m (2024) [10]
Fairwater $100m (2018) - Purchased by Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes[11]
Edgewater $95m (2020) - Purchased by John Li[12]
Rockleigh $85m (2024) [13]
Mainhead $68m (2023)[14]
Altona $60m (2016) - Jiaer Huang[15]
Akuna $60m (2023)[16]
Routala $50m (2018) - David Fox[17]
Deauville $45 (2017) - Purchased by Neville Crichton[18]
Other notable properties
Wingadal - John Symond's mansion on Wingadal Place, is currently on the market with $200m+ hopes, easily making it Australia's most expensive, privately owned residential home.[19]
Wolseley Rd - Three adjoining sites on Wolseley Rd valued collectively at $99.5m have been purchased by Alexandra and Gabriel Jakob. A single dwelling is planned on the consolidated site.[20]
Kilmory, 6 Wentworth Street - Built in 1912 on the highest knoll in Point Piper for Sir Alexander MacCormick. Used as the Ave Maria Retreat (convent) Provincial House of the Roman Catholic Order of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1954-95. Sold by Rodney Adler for $13 million in c2002, then divided into 11 homes.
Notable residents
edit- 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[21]
- 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 AC, former Westfield Group founder and chairman
- Sir Charles Mackellar KCMG (1844–1926), an Australian politician and surgeon[22]
- Dorothea Mackellar OBE (1885–1968), Australian poet best known for My Country, born at Dunara, in Point Piper[23]
- 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[24]
- 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)[25]
- John Symond, founder of Aussie Home Loans[26]
- 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
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Point Piper (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
- ^ "Dunara". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00539. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Point Piper (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "2016 Point Piper, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "2021 Point Piper, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "no title recorded". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 2013. p. 2.
- ^ Martin, Cindy (24 December 2002). "Extreme Sydney, Wealthiest". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (23 December 2022). "Billionaire Scott Farquhar drops $130 million on Point Piper 'castle'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Aussie tech billionaire's home sold for record $130m - realestate.com.au". www.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (27 September 2018). "Australia's most expensive house, Point Piper estate Fairwater, sold to techie Mike Cannon-Brookes". Domain.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (9 September 2020). "Meet John Li: the mystery $95 million buyer of Point Piper's Edgewater trophy home". Domain.
- ^ "Point Piper mansion sells on the quiet for $80m-plus". Australian Financial Review. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Australia's top 10 luxury property deals of 2023". Australian Financial Review. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (19 November 2016). "Point Piper mansion Altona sold for more than $60 million to billionaire family from China". Domain.
- ^ "Australia's top 10 luxury property deals of 2023". Australian Financial Review. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (4 June 2020). "Bloch's David Fox emerges as $50 million buyer of Point Piper's Routala". Domain.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (17 December 2017). "Sydney's 20 most expensive property sales in 2017". Domain.
- ^ "Australian house price record to be smashed by $60m with $200m sale - realestate.com.au". www.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (9 September 2022). "Millennials plan 'most expensive house in Australia' on $99.5 million Point Piper site". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Luxury car dealer Neville Crichton sells Point Piper home for more than $60m". Australian Financial Review. 18 January 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Ann M. (1986). "Mackellar, Sir Charles Kinnaird (1844–1926)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 297–298. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ Kingston, Beverley (1986). "Mackellar, Isobel Marion Dorothea (1885–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10. MUP. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Chancellor, Jonathan (10 March 2005). "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.
External links
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