Point Piper is a small, harbourside eastern suburb of

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, in the state of

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, Australia, east of the

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known as the

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Location

The suburb of Point Piper sits on

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, beside the suburbs of Rose Bay, Bellevue Hill and

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. 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. Point Piper House

Heritage listings

Point Piper has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 10 Dunara Gardens: '' Dunara''

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

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

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rowing shed, off Wolseley Road * Royal Motor Yacht Club, 21 Wunulla Road * Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club

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. Point Piper, in combination with Darling Point, Edgecliff and Rushcutters Bay, was named as the wealthiest area in Australia, according to information from the

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in 2013.

Housing

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. Notable sales Uig Lodge $130m (2022) - Purchased by Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson. Elaine $130m (2024) Fairwater $100m (2018) - Purchased by Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes Edgewater $95m (2020) - Purchased by John Li Rockleigh $85m (2024) Mainhead $68m (2023) Altona $60m (2016) - Jiaer Huang Akuna $60m (2023) Routala $50m (2018) - David Fox Deauville $45 (2017) - Purchased by Neville Crichton 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. 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, but the project was canceled following their divorce. Alexandra Jakob, Australian entrepreneur and founder of BondiBoost and Little Learning School, now owns the waterfront mansion in Point Piper, previously owned by

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director Steve Harker, which was purchased for $40 million. 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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, colonial merchant and politician, started construction of Woollahra House *

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, Qube Holdings chairman * Neville Crichton, car dealer * 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

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, former

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founder and chairman *Sir Charles Mackellar (1844–1926), an Australian politician and surgeon * Dorothea Mackellar (1885–1968), Australian poet best known for '' My Country'', born at '' Dunara'', in Point Piper *Lady Martin, Isabella Martin, estranged wife of Sir James Martin,

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lived in Woollahra House * Sir William McMahon,

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and wife Lady McMahon *

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, businessman and wife

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* 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) * John Symond, founder of Aussie Home Loans *Doctor Frank Tidswell and his wife Edith, lived at ''Deloraine'', next to Duff Reserve *

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, former

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and wife

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, businesswoman and former

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* Mike Cannon-Brookes, billionaire co-founder of

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