Point Piper, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Point Piper is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1184, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Point Piper at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,334
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $4,530
- SEIFA score
- 1184
- Coordinates
- -33.8669, 151.2523
Point Piper demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Point Piper using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 31%, 28% of homes are rented, and 37% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 146 | 11% |
| Youth (15–24) | 141 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 274 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 354 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 416 | 31% |
Share of the 1,331 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 268 | 50% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 101 | 19% |
| Rented | 150 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 136 | 26% |
| Townhouses & semis | 18 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 378 | 71% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 532 occupied private dwellings in Point Piper.
- Median weekly rent
- $900
- Median monthly mortgage
- $5,000
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $4,921
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,835
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 455 (37%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 243 (20%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 7 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 933 (82%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Employed full-time
- 400
- Employed part-time
- 210
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Point Piper
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Point Piper is January (average daytime high around 25.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.5°C). The area receives roughly 1084 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7°C | 19.3°C | 104 mm |
| Feb | 25.1°C | 19°C | 119 mm |
| Mar | 24°C | 18°C | 186 mm |
| Apr | 21.9°C | 15°C | 100 mm |
| May | 19.2°C | 11.7°C | 56 mm |
| Jun | 16.5°C | 9.8°C | 74 mm |
| Jul | 16.5°C | 8.7°C | 70 mm |
| Aug | 17.3°C | 9.2°C | 67 mm |
| Sep | 19.6°C | 11.3°C | 55 mm |
| Oct | 21.8°C | 13.7°C | 92 mm |
| Nov | 22.8°C | 15.5°C | 78 mm |
| Dec | 24.7°C | 17.5°C | 83 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Point Piper
Where is Point Piper?
Point Piper is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Point Piper?
At the 2021 Census, Point Piper had a population of about 1,334.
Is Point Piper an advantaged area?
Point Piper has an ABS SEIFA score of 1184, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Point Piper?
Point Piper has average daytime highs of about 21.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 1,084 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Point Piper have high household incomes?
Point Piper has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in New South Wales — the 8th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($4,530 per week).
Where Point Piper ranks
Point Piper appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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