Point Piper flood & bushfire report
Of Point Piper’s 1,194 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Point Piper’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Point Piper
Point Piper sits in the Woollahra council area, which recorded 2,173 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,173 total. Figures are for the whole Woollahra council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Point Piper
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Point Piper shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Point Piper
Point Piper is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Point Piper
Point Piper can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Point Piper
At the 2021 Census, 33.6% of Point Piper’s 1,334 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Point Piper
Woollahra council approved 233 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Woollahra council area (not just Point Piper). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 5 Wolseley Crescent, Point Piper NSW 2027
- 1C Wentworth Place, Point Piper NSW 2027
- 6/4 Buckhurst Avenue, Point Piper NSW 2027
- 4/580 New South Head Road, Point Piper NSW 2027
- 3/1A Longworth Avenue, Point Piper NSW 2027
- 2/1A Wyuna Road, Point Piper NSW 2027
- 4 Dunara Gardens, Point Piper NSW 2027
- 8 St Mervyns Avenue, Point Piper NSW 2027
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.