Point Piper
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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Point Piper | |||||||||||||||
| 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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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.[2]
Location edit
The suburb of Point Piper sits on Sydney Harbour, beside the suburbs of Rose Bay, 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.[3]
Heritage listings edit
Point Piper has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Commercial area edit
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 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 edit
At the 2011 census, 1,404 people were living in Point Piper.[5] 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%.[6]
At the 2021 census, there were 1,334 people in Point Piper.[7]
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.[8]
Housing edit
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.[9]
Notable sales
Uig Lodge $130m (2022) - Purchased by Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson.[10]
Fairwater $100m (2018) - Purchased by Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes[11]
Edgewater $95m (2020) - Purchased by John Li[12]
Elaine $71m (2017) - Purchased by Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson.[13]
Altona $60 (2016) - Jiaer Huang[14]
Routala $50m (2018) - David Fox[15]
Akuna $45m (2022) - Purchased by Scott Barlow[16]
Deauville $45 (2017) - Purchased by Neville Crichton[17]
Other notable properties
Wingadal - 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.[18]
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.[19]
As at 2010, Wolseley Road was the world's ninth-most expensive residential street at up to $38,000 per square metre.[20]
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 (deceased), 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.
- ^ Financial News (14 March 2011). "The 10 Most Expensive Streets in the World". Business Insider.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "What Atlassian boss is planning to do to his $71m Sydney pad". Australian Financial Review. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (19 November 2016). "Point Piper mansion Altona sold for more than $60 million to billionaire family from China". Domain.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (4 June 2020). "Bloch's David Fox emerges as $50 million buyer of Point Piper's Routala". Domain.
- ^ "Point Piper waterfront 'Akuna' with rare 'pagoda' boathouse sells for $45m - realestate.com.au". www.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Macken, Lucy (17 December 2017). "Sydney's 20 most expensive property sales in 2017". Domain.
- ^ "Boom's glittering prize". Sydney Morning Herald. 2006.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "World-class price tags on Wolseley Road". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 2010.
- ^ "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. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 297–298. ISSN 1833-7538. 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 edit
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