Point Piper, Sydney: Attractions and things to do

Point Piper in Sydney is famously the most expensive suburb in Australia, with real estate selling for $40 million. It’s a residential area, but visitors can enjoy Lady Martins Beach, Woollahra Point, Duff Reserve, Seven Shillings Beach and the Point Piper Kayak and SUP Centre.

Where is Point Piper?

Point Piper in Sydney is notorious for being the most expensive suburb in Australia. It is part of Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, and has a prime position on Sydney Harbour.

Point Piper in Sydney, Australia — Point Piper is famously Australia’s most expensive suburb. Photo by Ethan Rohloff, courtesy of Destination NSW.

Point Piper is 6km from Sydney CBD, and juts out into the harbour. It’s a residential suburb, next to Rose Bay, Bellevue Hill and Double Bay, with not all that much to offer tourists. Unless, of course, they want to see some terrifyingly expensive housing.

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Taronga Zoo – the zoo with harbour views (and plenty of cute Aussie animals)
Sydney Opera House – official walking tour. See behind the scenes!
Wild Life Sydney – Aussie animal favourites in convenient Darling Harbour location. Perfect if on limited time.
Sydney Cricket Ground – behind the scenes secrets tour.
Sydney Tower Eye – 360 degree views from 250 metres above the city.

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Point Piper real estate prices

Point Piper real estate prices are feared for good reason. A little snoop around on Domain indicates weekly rents of $900 for a two bedroom unit, and average sale prices for a three bed room apartment approaching $3.4 million.

Earlier in 2021, one Point Piper property – 1 Windagal Place – sold for a reported $40 million.

Strangely, people paying this sort of money for housing don’t really want their piece of paradise filled with rowdy pubs and souvenir shops.

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The Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains.

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Get perfect views of the world’s most beautiful city on a Sydney Harbour helicopter tour.
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Eat all you can at the Skyfeast at the top of Sydney Tower.
See migrating humpbacks – on a whale-watching cruise.
(Highly recommended ✅) Go behind the scenes of Australia’s most famous building on an Opera House tour.
Dine as the city lights up on sunset dinner cruise around the harbour.
Combine beers and stories on a historic pubs tour through the convict-era Rocks district.
Stand on your board and catch waves during Bondi Beach surfing lessons.
Go to wombat and kangaroo-spotting hotspots on a Southern Highlands tour.
Enjoy Sydney’s wild side on a Manly snorkelling & nature walk.
(🥇Top choice in Sydney) And, best of all, paddle to hidden beaches on a harbour kayaking adventure.

The most expensive suburb in Australia for visitors

There are very few public amenities in Point Piper. All the bars, restaurants, cafés and shops are in neighbouring Rose Bay or Double Bay. But Point Piper does have a couple of beaches. Lady Martins Beach faces north, and has lots of yachts moored around it. Seven Shillings Beach has a slightly less exclusive feel. If you really want Sydney Harbour beaches, though, venture elsewhere to Balmoral, Milk Beach or Parsley Bay.

Visitors to Point Piper can also get pretty nifty harbour views from Woollahra Point and Duff Reserve.

Things to do in Point Piper, Sydney: Point Piper Kayak and SUP Centre

The major reason for visitors to go to Point Piper, though, is the Point Piper Kayak and SUP Centre. Right on the unmarked border with Rose Bay, the Point Piper Kayak and SUP Centre boasts that it has the biggest range of kayaks for hire in Sydney. Kayak and stand-up paddleboard rental prices start at $20 per hour.

You’ll find it right at the western end of Rose Bay Beach. Head further round the beach for seafood restaurant Catalina or a scenic flight over Sydney with Sydney Seaplanes.

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