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.[2]
Point Piper House (also called Henrietta Villa) 1840s
Heritage listings
Point Piper has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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
At 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 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]
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
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.
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