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[[File:LadyMartinsBeach.PointPiper.jpg|180px|thumb|Lady Martin's Beach]]
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''' Point Piper ''' is a small, harbourside [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|eastern suburb]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], {{convert|6|km|0}} east of the [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]], in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] known as the [[Municipality of Woollahra]].


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[[File:LadyMartinsBeach.PointPiper.jpg|thumb|Lady Martin's Beach]]
Point Piper has been historically regarded as Australia's most expensive suburb. In 2011, [[Wolseley Road]] was ranked as the ninth-most expensive street in the world, at $38,900 per square metre.<ref>{{cite news | author=Financial News| title=The 10 Most Expensive Streets in the World | publisher=Business Insider | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/10-most-expensive-streets-in-the-world-2011-3#9-wolseley-road-point-piper-2 | date=2011-03-14}}</ref>
[[File:pointpipermain.jpg|thumb|Seven Shillings Beach]]
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''' Point Piper ''' is a small, harbourside [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|eastern suburb]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], Australia, {{convert|6|km|0}} east of the [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]], in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] known as the [[Municipality of Woollahra]].


==Location==
==Location==
The suburb of Point Piper sits on [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]], beside the suburbs of [[Rose Bay, New South Wales|Rose Bay]], [[Bellevue Hill, New South Wales|Bellevue Hill]] and [[Double Bay]]. The streets in Point Piper are: Buckhurst Avenue, Longworth Avenue, [[New South Head Road]], Redvers Street, Saint Mervyn's Avenue, [[Wolseley Road]], Wolseley Crescent, Wingadal Place, Wentworth Place, Wentworth Street, Wunulla Road, and Wyuna Road.<ref>Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007</ref>
The suburb of Point Piper sits on [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]], beside the suburbs of [[Rose Bay, New South Wales|Rose Bay]], [[Bellevue Hill, New South Wales|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.<ref>Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007</ref>


==History==
[[File:Point Piper House.jpg|right|thumb|Point Piper House (also called Henrietta Villa) 1840s]]
[[File:Point Piper House.jpg|right|thumb|Point Piper House (also called Henrietta Villa) 1840s]]
Point Piper was named after [[John Piper (military officer)|Captain John Piper]] (1773–1851). Piper was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]]-born military officer of [[Cornish people|Cornish]] parentage, who arrived in the colony in 1792 and built a [[neo-Palladian]] mansion on the point, on {{convert|190|acre|km2}} of land granted by the governor in 1816. After a review of Piper's performance as head of the Customs Department showed that he had mismanaged funds (although he was not actually accused of being corrupt), Piper attempted to drown himself in Sydney Harbour. He subsequently sold his holdings at Point Piper, [[Rose Bay, New South Wales|Rose Bay]], [[Neutral Bay]], and [[Petersham, New South Wales|Petersham]] for £5,000 and moved to the country.

In 1834, Piper's former residence was leased by [[Colonel John George Nathaniel Gibbes (1787-1873)]], the newly arrived Collector of Customs for New South Wales and a Crown appointee to the colony's Legislative Council. Colonel Gibbes and his family resided at Point Piper House (also known as "Henrietta Villa" or "Naval Villa") until 1844, when they moved to ''Wotonga'', on [[Kirribilli]] Point. Wotonga now forms part of [[Admiralty House, Sydney|Admiralty House]]. Point Piper House was eventually torn down in the 1850s and the site was redeveloped.<ref>''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 206</ref>


== Heritage listings ==
== Heritage listings ==
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==Beaches and reserves==
==Beaches and reserves==
*'''Duff Reserve''', off [[Wolseley Road]], deep water point, popular for weddings and picnics
*Duff Reserve, off [[Wolseley Road]], deep water point, popular for weddings and picnics
*'''Lady Martin's Beach''', Wunulla Road
*Lady Martin's Beach, Wunulla Road
*'''Seven Shillings Beach''', off [[New South Head Road]]
*Seven Shillings Beach, off [[New South Head Road]]
*'''Redleaf Pool''', off New South Head Road, on Seven Shillings Beach
*Redleaf Pool, off New South Head Road, on Seven Shillings Beach


==Clubs==
==Clubs==
* '''[[The Scots College]] rowing shed''', off [[Wolseley Road]]
* [[The Scots College]] rowing shed, off [[Wolseley Road]]
* '''[[Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales|Royal Motor Yacht Club]]''', 21 Wunulla Road
* [[Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales|Royal Motor Yacht Club]], 21 Wunulla Road
* '''[[Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club]]'''
* [[Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club]]


==Population==
==Population==
In the 2016 Census, there were 1,424 people in Point Piper. 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%.<ref name=census/>
At the 2011 census, 1,404 people were living in Point Piper.<ref name="census2016">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC11889|name=Point Piper (State Suburb)|accessdate=18 August 2022|quick=on}}</ref> 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%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Point Piper, Census All persons QuickStats |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/SSC13233 |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>


At the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]], there were 1,334 people in Point Piper.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Point Piper, Census All persons QuickStats |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL13245 |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>
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Point Piper, in combination with [[Darling Point]], [[Edgecliff, New South Wales|Edgecliff]] and [[Rushcutters Bay]], was named as the wealthiest area in Australia, according to information from the [[Australian Tax Office]] in 2013.<ref name=SMH1/>

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Point Piper, in combination with [[Darling Point]], [[Edgecliff, New South Wales|Edgecliff]] and [[Rushcutters Bay]], was named as the wealthiest area in Australia, according to information from the [[Australian Taxation Office]] in 2013.<ref name="SMH1">{{cite news |date=2 May 2013 |title=no title recorded |page=2 |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref>


===Housing===
===Housing===
Point Piper is home to some of the most expensive and exclusive homes in Australia. 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; property writer Cindy Martin calculated in 2002 that the total value of the properties on the 1&nbsp;km waterfront section of Wolseley Road was $720 million.<ref>{{cite news| author=Martin, Cindy| title=Extreme Sydney, Wealthiest |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/23/1040511004130.html | date=2002-12-24}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news| author=Martin, Cindy| title=Extreme Sydney, Wealthiest |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]| url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/23/1040511004130.html | date=2002-12-24}}</ref>

'''Notable sales'''

Uig Lodge $130m (2022) - Purchased by Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macken |first=Lucy |date=2022-12-23 |title=Billionaire Scott Farquhar drops $130 million on Point Piper 'castle' |url=https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/billionaire-scott-farquhar-drops-130-million-on-point-piper-castle-20221223-p5c8hr.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>

Elaine $130m (2024) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Aussie tech billionaire’s home sold for record $130m - realestate.com.au |url=https://www.realestate.com.au/news/tech-billionaire-scott-farquhar-sells-elaine-for-exactly-130m/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=www.realestate.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

[[Fairwater, Double Bay|Fairwater]] $100m (2018) - Purchased by Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macken |first=Lucy |date=2018-09-27 |title=Australia's most expensive house, Point Piper estate Fairwater, sold to techie Mike Cannon-Brookes |work=Domain |url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/fairwater-australias-most-expensive-house-finds-a-buyer-20180926-h15xbu-767371/}}</ref>

Edgewater $95m (2020) - Purchased by John Li<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macken |first=Lucy |date=2020-09-09 |title=Meet John Li: the mystery $95 million buyer of Point Piper's Edgewater trophy home |url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/john-li-the-mystery-95-million-buyer-of-point-pipers-edgewater-trophy-home-986260/ |website=Domain}}</ref>

Rockleigh $85m (2024) <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-25 |title=Point Piper mansion sells on the quiet for $80m-plus |url=https://www.afr.com/property/residential/point-piper-mansion-sells-on-the-quiet-for-80m-plus-20240525-p5jgk3 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref>

Mainhead $68m (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Australia’s top 10 luxury property deals of 2023 |url=https://www.afr.com/property/residential/australia-s-top-10-luxury-property-deals-of-2023-20231213-p5er8i |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref>

Altona $60m (2016) - Jiaer Huang<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macken |first=Lucy |date=2016-11-19 |title=Point Piper mansion Altona sold for more than $60 million to billionaire family from China |work=Domain |url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/point-piper-mansion-altona-sold-for-more-than-60-million-to-billionaire-family-from-china-20161119-gssy1n/}}</ref>

Akuna $60m (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Australia’s top 10 luxury property deals of 2023 |url=https://www.afr.com/property/residential/australia-s-top-10-luxury-property-deals-of-2023-20231213-p5er8i |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref>

Routala $50m (2018) - David Fox<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macken |first=Lucy |date=2020-06-04 |title=Bloch's David Fox emerges as $50 million buyer of Point Piper's Routala |work=Domain |url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/blochs-david-fox-emerges-as-50-million-buyer-of-point-pipers-routala-960850/}}</ref>

Deauville $45 (2017) - Purchased by Neville Crichton<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macken |first=Lucy |date=2017-12-17 |title=Sydney's 20 most expensive property sales in 2017 |work=Domain |url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/sydneys-top-20-trophy-homes-sales-in-2017-20171217-h02jo4/}}</ref>

'''Other notable properties'''


[[John Symond]]'s mansion on Wingadal Place, reportedly cost over A$70 million to build (excluding land), easily making it Australia's most expensive, privately owned residential home.<ref>{{cite news| title=Boom's glittering prize|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| year=2006|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/cleveles/booms-glittering-prize/2006/12/11/1165685617387.html}}</ref> In 2007, ''Altona'', located in Wunulla Road and Australia's second-most expensive house, was listed for more than $50 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crowe eyes $50m home|work=The Courier-Mail|location=Brisbane|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21917071-5012980,00.html|date=17 June 2007}}</ref> It was sold in 2013 for a price thought to be more than $50 million, which was a Sydney record.<ref name=SMH1>{{cite news|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=2 May 2013|page=2|title=no title recorded}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian house price record to be smashed by $60m with $200m sale - realestate.com.au |url=https://www.realestate.com.au/news/aussie-johns-point-piper-mansion-wingadal-set-to-sell-for-more-than-200m/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.realestate.com.au |language=en}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macken |first=Lucy |date=2022-09-09 |title=Millennials plan 'most expensive house in Australia' on $99.5 million Point Piper site |url=https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/millennials-plan-most-expensive-house-in-australia-on-99-5-million-point-piper-site-20220907-p5bg32.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>
''Craig-y-Mor'' is a non-waterfront house on Wolseley Road. Australia's second-most expensive residential property, it was sold in 2008 for $32.4 million to the Chinese buyers Zeng Wei and Jiang Mei.<ref name="Patrick">{{cite news |author=A. Odysseus Patrick| title=For a century, the mansion sat above Sydney Harbour. Then China's nouveau riche arrived|work=The Washington Post | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/for-a-century-the-mansion-sat-above-sydney-harbor-then-chinas-nouveau-riche-arrived/2014/06/17/c6c228aa-f1b3-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html | date=2014-06-17}}</ref> It was previously owned by [[Rene Rivkin]], who sold it to businessman Ben Tilley in 2004 for $16.15 million. The house has six bedrooms and a nine-car garage.<ref name=rivkin>{{cite news | author=Chancellor, Jonathan |title=$32m for Rivkin Point Piper pile |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/32m-for-rivkin-point-piper-pile/2008/03/13/1205126112305.html|date=14 March 2008}}</ref> The property was demolished in 2014 after the decision by the local municipality to deny this was overturned by a state judge.<ref name="Patrick" />


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.
Wolseley Road is the world's ninth-most expensive residential street at up to $38,000 per square metre.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://smh.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/worldclass-price-tags-on-wolseley-road-20100905-14w6i.html|title=World-class price tags on Wolseley Road|date=5 September 2010|work=[[The Sydney morning Herald]]}}</ref>


==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==
*[[Jimmy Bancks]] (?? – 1952), the creator of [[Ginger Meggs]], lived at ''Deloraine'' until 1 July 1952, when he died from a heart attack the age of 63.
*[[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]] (?? – 1956), British-born composer and conductor.
*[[Edgar Bainton]] (1880–1956), British-born composer and conductor.
*[[Sir Daniel Cooper, 1st Baronet]], colonial merchant and politician, started construction of [[Woollahra House]]
*[[Sir Daniel Cooper, 1st Baronet]], colonial merchant and politician, started construction of [[Woollahra House]]
*[[Chris Corrigan]], [[Qube Holdings]] chairman
*[[Chris Corrigan]], [[Qube Holdings]] chairman
*[[Neville Crichton]], car dealer<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/luxury-car-dealer-neville-crichton-sells-point-piper-home-for-more-than-60m-20170118-gttkjx|title=Luxury car dealer Neville Crichton sells Point Piper home for more than $60m|work=[[Australian Financial Review]]|date=18 January 2017}}</ref>
*[[Neville Crichton]], car dealer<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/luxury-car-dealer-neville-crichton-sells-point-piper-home-for-more-than-60m-20170118-gttkjx|title=Luxury car dealer Neville Crichton sells Point Piper home for more than $60m|work=[[Australian Financial Review]]|date=18 January 2017}}</ref>
*[[John George Nathaniel Gibbes]], a resident of Point Piper House
*[[John George Nathaniel Gibbes]], a resident of Point Piper House
*[[Bruce Jackson (audio engineer)|Bruce Jackson]] (deceased), audio engineer, who lived in the mansion ''Altona'' in his youth
*[[Bruce Jackson (audio engineer)|Bruce Jackson]] (1949–2011), audio engineer, who lived in the mansion ''Altona'' in his youth
*Sir [[Frank Lowy]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}}, former [[Westfield Group]] founder and chairman
*Sir [[Frank Lowy]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}}, former [[Westfield Group]] founder and chairman
*Sir [[Charles Mackellar]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KCMG}} (1844 – 1926), an Australian politician and surgeon<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100290b.htm|title=Mackellar, Sir Charles Kinnaird (1844–1926)|access-date=29 September 2009|author=Mitchell, Ann M.|work=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]], Volume 10|publisher=[[Melbourne University Press|MUP]]|year=1986 |pages=297–298}}</ref>
*Sir [[Charles Mackellar]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KCMG}} (1844–1926), an Australian politician and surgeon<ref>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |id=A100290b|title=Mackellar, Sir Charles Kinnaird (1844–1926)|access-date=29 September 2009|author=Mitchell, Ann M. |volume=10|year=1986 |pages=297–298}}</ref>
*[[Dorothea Mackellar]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OBE}} (1885 – 1968), Australian poet best known for ''[[My Country]]'', born at ''[[Dunara]]'', in Point Piper<ref name="adb">{{cite web|author=Kingston, Beverley|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mackellar-isobel-marion-dorothea-7383|title=Mackellar, Isobel Marion Dorothea (1885–1968)|access-date=2 August 2012|work=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]], Volume 10|publisher=[[Melbourne University Press|MUP]]|year=1986}}</ref>
*[[Dorothea Mackellar]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OBE}} (1885–1968), Australian poet best known for ''[[My Country]]'', born at ''[[Dunara]]'', in Point Piper<ref name="adb">{{cite web|author=Kingston, Beverley|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mackellar-isobel-marion-dorothea-7383|title=Mackellar, Isobel Marion Dorothea (1885–1968)|access-date=2 August 2012|work=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]], Volume 10|publisher=[[Melbourne University Press|MUP]]|year=1986}}</ref>
*Lady Martin, Isabella Martin, estranged wife of [[James Martin (Australian politician)|Sir James Martin]], [[Premier of New South Wales]] lived in [[Woollahra House]]
*Lady Martin, Isabella Martin, estranged wife of [[James Martin (premier)|Sir James Martin]], [[Premier of New South Wales]] lived in [[Woollahra House]]
*[[William McMahon|Sir William McMahon]], [[Prime Minister of Australia]] and wife [[Sonia McMahon|Lady McMahon]]
*[[William McMahon|Sir William McMahon]], [[Prime Minister of Australia]] and wife [[Sonia McMahon|Lady McMahon]]
*[[Lachlan Murdoch]], businessman and wife [[Sarah Murdoch|Sarah]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Chancellor, Jonathan|title=Sale nets Murdochs a quick $2.2m|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Sale-nets-Murdochs-a-quick-22m/2005/03/09/1110316095417.html | date=2005-03-10}}</ref>
*[[Lachlan Murdoch]], businessman and wife [[Sarah Murdoch|Sarah]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Chancellor, Jonathan|title=Sale nets Murdochs a quick $2.2m|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Sale-nets-Murdochs-a-quick-22m/2005/03/09/1110316095417.html | date=2005-03-10}}</ref>
*[[John Piper (military officer)|John Piper]] (1773 – 1851), a colonial military officer who received the first land grant in the area
*[[John Piper (military officer)|John Piper]] (1773–1851), a colonial military officer who received the first land grant in the area
*[[Frank Renouf|Sir Frank Renouf]], New Zealand financier (deceased) and wife [[Susan Renouf]]
*[[Frank Renouf|Sir Frank Renouf]], New Zealand financier (deceased) and wife [[Susan Renouf]]
*[[Rene Rivkin]], stockbroker (deceased)<ref name="rivkin">{{cite news |author=Chancellor, Jonathan |date=14 March 2008 |title=$32m for Rivkin Point Piper pile |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/32m-for-rivkin-point-piper-pile/2008/03/13/1205126112305.html}}</ref>
*[[Rene Rivkin]], stockbroker (deceased)<ref name=rivkin/>
*[[John Symond]], founder of [[Aussie Home Loans]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/aussie-john-symond-tipped-to-blow-records-away-with-100m-sale/news-story/03cc690af9b2fa69a581a9210d1beab5|title=Auusie John Symond tipped to blow record away with $100m sale|work=[[The Australian]]|date=14 September 2016}}</ref>
*[[John Symond]], founder of [[Aussie Home Loans]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/aussie-john-symond-tipped-to-blow-records-away-with-100m-sale/news-story/03cc690af9b2fa69a581a9210d1beab5|title=Auusie John Symond tipped to blow record away with $100m sale|work=[[The Australian]]|date=14 September 2016}}</ref>
*Doctor [[Frank Tidswell]] and his wife Edith, lived at ''Deloraine'', next to Duff Reserve
*Doctor [[Frank Tidswell]] and his wife Edith, lived at ''Deloraine'', next to Duff Reserve
*[[Malcolm Turnbull]], former [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] and wife [[Lucy Turnbull|Lucy]], businesswoman and former [[Lord Mayor of Sydney]]
*[[Malcolm Turnbull]], former [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] and wife [[Lucy Turnbull|Lucy]], businesswoman and former [[Lord Mayor of Sydney]]
*[[Mike Cannon-Brookes]], billionaire co-founder of [[Atlassian]]


{{wide image|PointPiper.viewfromwater1.jpg|700px|View of Point Piper from [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]]}}
{{wide image|PointPiper.viewfromwater1.jpg|700px|View of Point Piper from [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]]}}

Latest revision as of 09:10, 23 October 2024

Point Piper
Sydney, New South Wales
Point Piper
Map
Population1,334 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2027
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Area0.39 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Location6 km (4 mi) east of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Municipality of Woollahra
State electorate(s)Vaucluse
Federal division(s)Wentworth
Suburbs around Point Piper:
Port Jackson
Darling Point Point Piper Rose Bay
Double Bay Bellevue Hill Bellevue Hill
Lady Martin's Beach
Seven Shillings Beach

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

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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

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Point Piper has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Commercial area

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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

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  • 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

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Population

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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, 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

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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]

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

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View of Point Piper from Sydney Harbour

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Point Piper (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Point Piper (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 August 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "2016 Point Piper, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2021 Point Piper, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. ^ "no title recorded". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 2013. p. 2.
  8. ^ Martin, Cindy (24 December 2002). "Extreme Sydney, Wealthiest". Sydney Morning Herald.
  9. ^ Macken, Lucy (23 December 2022). "Billionaire Scott Farquhar drops $130 million on Point Piper 'castle'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Aussie tech billionaire's home sold for record $130m - realestate.com.au". www.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. ^ Macken, Lucy (27 September 2018). "Australia's most expensive house, Point Piper estate Fairwater, sold to techie Mike Cannon-Brookes". Domain.
  12. ^ Macken, Lucy (9 September 2020). "Meet John Li: the mystery $95 million buyer of Point Piper's Edgewater trophy home". Domain.
  13. ^ "Point Piper mansion sells on the quiet for $80m-plus". Australian Financial Review. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Australia's top 10 luxury property deals of 2023". Australian Financial Review. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  15. ^ Macken, Lucy (19 November 2016). "Point Piper mansion Altona sold for more than $60 million to billionaire family from China". Domain.
  16. ^ "Australia's top 10 luxury property deals of 2023". Australian Financial Review. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  17. ^ Macken, Lucy (4 June 2020). "Bloch's David Fox emerges as $50 million buyer of Point Piper's Routala". Domain.
  18. ^ Macken, Lucy (17 December 2017). "Sydney's 20 most expensive property sales in 2017". Domain.
  19. ^ "Australian house price record to be smashed by $60m with $200m sale - realestate.com.au". www.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Luxury car dealer Neville Crichton sells Point Piper home for more than $60m". Australian Financial Review. 18 January 2017.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Kingston, Beverley (1986). "Mackellar, Isobel Marion Dorothea (1885–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10. MUP. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  24. ^ Chancellor, Jonathan (10 March 2005). "Sale nets Murdochs a quick $2.2m". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  25. ^ Chancellor, Jonathan (14 March 2008). "$32m for Rivkin Point Piper pile". Sydney Morning Herald.
  26. ^ "Auusie John Symond tipped to blow record away with $100m sale". The Australian. 14 September 2016.
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