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Point Piper NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Point Piper, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Point Piper NSW is 1,334 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Point Piper is $1,835 per week ($95,420 per year). Median rent in Point Piper is $900 per week ($3,900 per month). Point Piper has a median age of 52 years, older than the national median of 38. Point Piper has a population density of 3454.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Point Piper is England. The most common religion is No Religion (34% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Point Piper is $5,000.

There were 7 recorded offences in Point Piper in 2025-26, a rate of 5 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against property (3 offences).

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Point Piper Population

residents (Census 2021)

Point Piper Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$1,835/wk

$95,420 per year

#26 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$900/wk

$3,900 per month

#31 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

52years

14 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$5,000/mo

Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.8 per bedroom

Point Piper Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.2% (630) Female 52.8% (704)

Population Density

3454.2

people per km²

1,334 people · 0.4 km²

Households

2.2

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$4,921

Family income/wk

Point Piper Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Point Piper Housing Tenure

🏠

Owned outright

72.6% 268 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

27.4% 101 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Point Piper Country of Birth

Australia

77.7%

England

9.2%

China

4.6%

Hong Kong

2.3%

Indonesia

1.5%

Germany

1.3%

Canada

1.1%

India

1.1%

Egypt

0.6%

Greece

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Point Piper Religion

No Religion

33.9%

Catholic

19.9%

Anglican

14.6%

Judaism

14.4%

Not stated

10.4%

Eastern Orthodox

4.2%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

1.7%

Uniting Church

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Point Piper Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

90.1%

Year 10 or equivalent

6.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

2.1%

Year 9 or equivalent

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Point Piper Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin

33.0%

Other

13.6%

Italian

13.6%

Cantonese

11.4%

German

6.8%

Arabic

6.8%

Greek

5.7%

Other Chinese

4.5%

Gujarati

4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Point Piper Employment

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Employed full-time

39.0% 405 people

⏰

Employed part-time

20.0% 208 people

🔍

Unemployed

1.9% 20 people

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Not in labour force

39.1% 406 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Point Piper Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

53.7%

Postgraduate Degree

24.8%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

13.6%

Certificate III/IV

5.0%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Point Piper Occupation

Professionals

46.7%

Managers

32.9%

Clerical & Administrative

7.1%

Sales Workers

6.7%

Community & Personal Service

3.2%

Technicians & Trade Workers

2.2%

Labourers

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Point Piper Field of Study

Management & Commerce

32.0%

Society & Culture

25.8%

Health

12.5%

Creative Arts

7.0%

Architecture & Building

6.0%

Engineering

5.4%

Education

4.2%

Natural & Physical Sciences

3.6%

Information Technology

1.8%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Point Piper Dwelling Types

Separate house

88.3%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

11.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Point Piper Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.5%

$150-$299/wk

0.6%

$300-$399/wk

0.6%

$400-$499/wk

1.4%

$500-$649/wk

1.7%

$650-$799/wk

2.1%

$800-$999/wk

2.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

3.1%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

5.6%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

3.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.3%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

6.6%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

2.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

3.9%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

2.7%

$4,000+/wk

56.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Point Piper Marital Status

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Married

51.6% 613

↔️

Separated

1.6% 19

📋

Divorced

8.5% 101

🕊️

Widowed

6.2% 74

👤

Never married

32.1% 381

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Point Piper Ancestry

English

27.6%

Australian

17.9%

Other

12.1%

Irish

9.8%

Chinese

8.6%

Scottish

8.0%

German

3.5%

Italian

3.5%

Greek

2.8%

Russian

2.5%

Polish

2.3%

Indian

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Point Piper School & University Attendance

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

33.8%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

23.4%

Secondary — Catholic

11.0%

Vocational Education

9.1%

Pre-school

8.4%

Primary — Government

8.4%

Primary — Catholic

3.9%

Secondary — Government

1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Point Piper Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

3.5% 87

✅

No need for assistance

96.5% 2,372

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Point Piper Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

22.1% 240

—

Not a volunteer

77.9% 847

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Point Piper Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

42.9%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

17.1%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

14.3%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

8.6%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

17.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Point Piper How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

59.8%

Did not go to work

26.6%

Walked only

5.9%

Car (passenger)

3.7%

Bus

2.2%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Point Piper Car Ownership

0 vehicles

5.5%

1 vehicle

37.3%

2 vehicles

38.2%

3 vehicles

10.8%

4+ vehicles

8.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Point Piper Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

6.6%

2 bedrooms

29.2%

3 bedrooms

35.7%

4 bedrooms

13.4%

5 bedrooms

10.2%

6+ bedrooms

4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Point Piper Population Mobility

15.3%

moved in the last year

40.0%

moved in the last 5 years

2.9%

unemployment rate (Census)

57.5%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Point Piper Indigenous Population

0.3%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Indigenous residents

2,465

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Point Piper Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

Heart disease

Asthma

Cancer

Arthritis

Diabetes

Lung condition

Stroke

Kidney disease

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Point Piper Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

10.2%

$1-$149/wk

3.1%

$150-$299/wk

2.9%

$300-$399/wk

0.7%

$400-$499/wk

1.1%

$500-$649/wk

0.9%

$650-$799/wk

3.5%

$800-$999/wk

5.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

4.3%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.1%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.8%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

10.2%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

4.4%

$3,500+/wk

33.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Point Piper Family Structure

Couple — no children

41.0%

Couple — children under 15

28.4%

Couple — no children under 15

17.7%

One parent — no children under 15

7.3%

One parent — children under 15

5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Point Piper Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.3% 3

🏅

Previously served

1.5% 16

👤

Never served

98.3% 1,082

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Point Piper Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

11.0% 119

—

Did not provide

89.0% 960

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Point Piper Children Ever Born

No children

37.1%

1 child

16.2%

2 children

26.9%

3 children

14.5%

4 children

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Point Piper When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Point Piper Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

25.6%

5–14 hours

28.9%

15–29 hours

13.0%

30+ hours

8.6%

Did not do domestic work

23.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Point Piper Household Size

1 person

27.0%

2 persons

43.7%

3 persons

14.8%

4 persons

9.1%

5 persons

3.4%

6+ persons

1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Point Piper Where Residents Moved From

Same address

1,026

Moved from NSW

120

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from overseas

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Point Piper Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

91.9%

Step family — no other children

8.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Point Piper Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 7 total

Other Against Property

Theft

Other Against Person

Property Damage

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Point Piper Schools

schools nearby

government

1148

avg ICSEA score

13,696

total students

Ascham School Independent

Combined · K-12 · 1,182 students

1217

ICSEA

Reddam House Independent

Combined

1203

ICSEA

Woollahra Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 667 students

1193

ICSEA

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 114 students

1188

ICSEA

Montessori East Independent

Primary · K-6 · 80 students

1188

ICSEA

Cranbrook School Independent

Secondary · K-12 · 1,693 students

1181

ICSEA

Glenmore Road Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 263 students

1176

ICSEA

Kambala Independent

Combined · K-12 · 986 students

1169

ICSEA

McAuley Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 273 students

1168

ICSEA

St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 151 students

1167

ICSEA

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 196 students

1164

ICSEA

The Scots College Independent

Combined · K-12 · 2,076 students

1162

ICSEA

Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Independent

Combined · K-12 · 851 students

1160

ICSEA

Galilee Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 88 students

1160

ICSEA

Bellevue Hill Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 573 students

1156

ICSEA

Showing 15 of 34 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Point Piper Rent Prices & Affordability

20%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $4,530/wk

Median Rent $900/wk

Rent-to-Income 19.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Point Piper

Your weekly income

≈ $19,630/month

Median rent $900/wk

Left after rent $3,630/wk

Rent share 19.9%

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Point Piper vs State & National Average

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Pop: 667 Income: $822/wk Rent: $370/wk

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Pop: 667 Income: $685/wk Rent: $405/wk

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Pop: 668 Income: $914/wk Rent: $450/wk

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Pop: 669 Income: $545/wk Rent: $340/wk

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Pop: 670 Income: $573/wk Rent: $325/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Point Piper

What is the population of Point Piper NSW?

The population of Point Piper NSW is 1,334 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3454.2 people per km².Point Piper is ranked #3,557 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Point Piper?

The median personal income in Point Piper NSW is $1,835 per week, or $95,420 per year.The median household income is $4,530 per week.Family income is $4,921 per week.Point Piper is ranked #26 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Point Piper?

Median rent in Point Piper NSW is $900 per week ($3,900 per month).Rent represents 19.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Point Piper ranks #31 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Point Piper?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Point Piper NSW is $5,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Point Piper?

The median age in Point Piper NSW is 52 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Point Piper a good suburb to live in?

Point Piper is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 1,334.The median income is $1,835/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 13245. All dollar figures in AUD.