Bellevue Hill vs Point Piper

Bellevue Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 52 in Point Piper. In both, most households own their home and most homes are flats or apartments. Units cost more in Point Piper: a median of $4.7 million, against $1.49 million in Bellevue Hill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bellevue Hill tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Point Piper suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bellevue Hill

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bellevue Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($1,487,500 vs $4,700,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($10,980,000 vs $26,500,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bellevue Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($650/wk vs $900/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bellevue Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bellevue Hill

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 52/100)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Point Piper has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 17%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bellevue Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.2% vs -6.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bellevue Hill and Point Piper drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Walkability 76 / 62
Bellevue Hill — Walkability: 76/100 Point Piper — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 70 / 48
Bellevue Hill — Safety: 70/100 Point Piper — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bellevue Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Point Piper — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bellevue Hill has more residents (10,590 vs 1,334); Point Piper rents higher ($900/wk vs $650/wk).

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Population 10,590
+87% vs other
 1,334
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% -6.3%
Median age 39 52
Median household income $172,380/yr $235,560/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $650/wk $900/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
0-4 4.8% / 3.4%
Bellevue Hill — 0-4: 4.8% Point Piper — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 12.4% / 7.5%
Bellevue Hill — 5-14: 12.4% Point Piper — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 6.5% / 5.0%
Bellevue Hill — 15-19: 6.5% Point Piper — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.3% / 5.5%
Bellevue Hill — 20-24: 5.3% Point Piper — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 15.0% / 10.3%
Bellevue Hill — 25-34: 15.0% Point Piper — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 13.7% / 10.3%
Bellevue Hill — 35-44: 13.7% Point Piper — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 13.3% / 12.0%
Bellevue Hill — 45-54: 13.3% Point Piper — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 11.9% / 14.5%
Bellevue Hill — 55-64: 11.9% Point Piper — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 10.2% / 17.1%
Bellevue Hill — 65-74: 10.2% Point Piper — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 5.2% / 10.9%
Bellevue Hill — 75-84: 5.2% Point Piper — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 1.7% / 3.2%
Bellevue Hill — 85+: 1.7% Point Piper — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellevue Hill 36.1% lone person
Bellevue Hill — Lone Person: 36.1% Bellevue Hill — Couple Families: 42.9% Bellevue Hill — One Parent Families: 10.7% Bellevue Hill — Group Household: 9.0% Bellevue Hill — Other Families: 1.3%
Point Piper 42.8% lone person
Point Piper — Lone Person: 42.8% Point Piper — Couple Families: 33.7% Point Piper — One Parent Families: 14.2% Point Piper — Group Household: 9.3% Point Piper — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellevue Hill 34.2% renting
Bellevue Hill — Owned Outright: 36.4% Bellevue Hill — Mortgage: 29.4% Bellevue Hill — Renting: 34.2%
Point Piper 28.9% renting
Point Piper — Owned Outright: 51.6% Point Piper — Mortgage: 19.5% Point Piper — Renting: 28.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Bachelor Degree 30.2% / 28.5%
Bellevue Hill — Bachelor Degree: 30.2% Point Piper — Bachelor Degree: 28.5%
Postgraduate Degree 12.6% / 12.7%
Bellevue Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 12.6% Point Piper — Postgraduate Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.5%
Bellevue Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Point Piper — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Certificate III & IV 3.8% / 2.7%
Bellevue Hill — Certificate III & IV: 3.8% Point Piper — Certificate III & IV: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.8%
Bellevue Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Point Piper — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
England 6.0% / 5.5%
Bellevue Hill — England: 6.0% Point Piper — England: 5.5%
South Africa 5.5% / 2.7%
Bellevue Hill — South Africa: 5.5% Point Piper — South Africa: 2.7%
China 2.4% / 4.0%
Bellevue Hill — China: 2.4% Point Piper — China: 4.0%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.8%
Bellevue Hill — New Zealand: 2.0% Point Piper — New Zealand: 2.8%
Singapore — / 1.6%
Bellevue Hill — Singapore: not among its largest Point Piper — Singapore: 1.6%
Brazil 0.9% / —
Bellevue Hill — Brazil: 0.9% Point Piper — Brazil: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellevue Hill 62.0% flats / apartments
Bellevue Hill — Flats / Apartments: 62.0% Bellevue Hill — Houses: 33.8% Bellevue Hill — Townhouses: 4.2%
Point Piper 71.1% flats / apartments
Point Piper — Flats / Apartments: 71.1% Point Piper — Houses: 25.6% Point Piper — Townhouses: 3.4%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Median house price $10,980,000 $26,500,000
Median unit price $1,487,500 $4,700,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 51 sales
 13 days
from 3 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
1 bed $843K / $1.26M
Bellevue Hill — 1 bed: $843K (18 sales) Point Piper — 1 bed: $1.26M (5 sales)

18 vs 5 sales

2 bed $1.35M / $2.93M
Bellevue Hill — 2 bed: $1.35M (118 sales) Point Piper — 2 bed: $2.93M (7 sales)

118 vs 7 sales

3 bed $2.8M / $5.2M
Bellevue Hill — 3 bed: $2.8M (39 sales) Point Piper — 3 bed: $5.2M (11 sales)

39 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Residential 88%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 6% 2%
Parks and recreation 5% 0%
Planning zones cover 100% of Bellevue Hill and 91% of Point Piper. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
New dwellings approved 222
across Woollahra
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Houses 2.4%
$3,000/wk on $6.6M
 —
Units 4.6%
$1,100/wk on $1.25M
 —

Ranking within NSW

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
House price Higher than 100% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Schools Higher than 4% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 48% of NSW —

Liveability

Bellevue Hill is more walkable (76 vs 62); Point Piper scores higher overall (83 vs 72).

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Grade A
same for both
Score 72/100 83/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Point Piper carries more crime risk (52 vs 30).

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Inside the suburb 6 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
1-37 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, 4.1 km
 3
Sydney C.Q.U. Campus, 3.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.8%

Schools in Bellevue Hill

  • Bellevue Hill Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • The Scots College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Cranbrook School Independent · Secondary
  • The Scots College ELC campus Independent · Primary
  • The Scots College Preparatory School Independent · Primary
  • The Scots College, Ginahgulla Centre campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Point Piper

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 9 1
Childcare 4 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Walkability score 76/100 62/100
Distance to Sydney 6.5 km 6.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 16 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 252.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 5.1%
postcode 2023
 3.8%
postcode 2027
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 12
postcode 2023
 3
postcode 2027

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Worked from Home 62.1% / 66.1%
Bellevue Hill — Worked from Home: 62.1% Point Piper — Worked from Home: 66.1%
Car (driver) 27.4% / 28.3%
Bellevue Hill — Car (driver): 27.4% Point Piper — Car (driver): 28.3%
Walked Only 3.2% / 2.8%
Bellevue Hill — Walked Only: 3.2% Point Piper — Walked Only: 2.8%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 1.7%
Bellevue Hill — Car (passenger): 2.5% Point Piper — Car (passenger): 1.7%
Train 2.8% / —
Bellevue Hill — Train: 2.8% Point Piper — Train: not among its largest
Bus 1.5% / 1.0%
Bellevue Hill — Bus: 1.5% Point Piper — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.1%).

Setting

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km
1.3 km to a named beach
 2.2 km
293 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
5,127 premises
 5%
789 premises

Climate

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.84 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Average residential rate $1,812/yr
same for both
Council Woollahra
same for both

Federal electorate

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Division Wentworth
same for both
Member Allegra Spender
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bellevue Hill Point Piper
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bellevue Hill

Apartments Beach Coastal Inner Parks Premium Professionals Urban

Point Piper

Apartments Beach Beachfront Coastal Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Retirees Urban

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