Point Piper vs Rose Bay

Rose Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 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 $1.6 million in Rose Bay, and rent is higher there too. Point Piper is closer to the city centre: 6.7 km, against 8.4 km. On these figures, Point Piper tends to suit older residents, while Rose Bay suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Rose Bay

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (14 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Rose Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($6,550,000 vs $26,500,000)
  • has cheaper units ($1,600,000 vs $4,700,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rose Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($630/wk vs $900/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rose Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rose Bay

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 62/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 52/100)
  • But Point Piper has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Point Piper Rose Bay
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.

Point Piper Rose Bay
Walkability 62 / 95
Point Piper — Walkability: 62/100 Rose Bay — Walkability: 95/100
Safety 48 / 64
Point Piper — Safety: 48/100 Rose Bay — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Point Piper — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rose Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rose Bay has more residents (9,911 vs 1,334); Point Piper has higher household incomes ($235,560 vs $132,028).

Point Piper Rose Bay
Population 1,334 9,911
+643% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.3% -1.4%
Median age 52 40
Median household income $235,560/yr
+44% vs other
 $132,028/yr
Median weekly rent $900/wk
+30% vs other
 $630/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Point Piper Rose Bay
0-4 3.4% / 5.2%
Point Piper — 0-4: 3.4% Rose Bay — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 7.5% / 11.2%
Point Piper — 5-14: 7.5% Rose Bay — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 5.0% / 4.9%
Point Piper — 15-19: 5.0% Rose Bay — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.5% / 5.3%
Point Piper — 20-24: 5.5% Rose Bay — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.3% / 14.4%
Point Piper — 25-34: 10.3% Rose Bay — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 10.3% / 14.7%
Point Piper — 35-44: 10.3% Rose Bay — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 12.0% / 13.4%
Point Piper — 45-54: 12.0% Rose Bay — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 14.5% / 10.7%
Point Piper — 55-64: 14.5% Rose Bay — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 17.1% / 9.4%
Point Piper — 65-74: 17.1% Rose Bay — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 10.9% / 7.2%
Point Piper — 75-84: 10.9% Rose Bay — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 3.2% / 3.6%
Point Piper — 85+: 3.2% Rose Bay — 85+: 3.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Rose Bay 41.7% lone person
Rose Bay — Lone Person: 41.7% Rose Bay — Couple Families: 37.7% Rose Bay — One Parent Families: 13.1% Rose Bay — Group Household: 6.3% Rose Bay — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Point Piper 28.9% renting
Point Piper — Owned Outright: 51.6% Point Piper — Mortgage: 19.5% Point Piper — Renting: 28.9%
Rose Bay 44.1% renting
Rose Bay — Owned Outright: 31.2% Rose Bay — Mortgage: 24.7% Rose Bay — Renting: 44.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Point Piper Rose Bay
Bachelor Degree 28.5% / 27.1%
Point Piper — Bachelor Degree: 28.5% Rose Bay — Bachelor Degree: 27.1%
Postgraduate Degree 12.7% / 10.1%
Point Piper — Postgraduate Degree: 12.7% Rose Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.6%
Point Piper — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Rose Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Certificate III & IV 2.7% / 5.3%
Point Piper — Certificate III & IV: 2.7% Rose Bay — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.7%
Point Piper — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Rose Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.5%).

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.

Point Piper Rose Bay
South Africa 2.7% / 9.3%
Point Piper — South Africa: 2.7% Rose Bay — South Africa: 9.3%
England 5.5% / 5.6%
Point Piper — England: 5.5% Rose Bay — England: 5.6%
China 4.0% / 2.1%
Point Piper — China: 4.0% Rose Bay — China: 2.1%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.1%
Point Piper — New Zealand: 2.8% Rose Bay — New Zealand: 2.1%
Singapore 1.6% / —
Point Piper — Singapore: 1.6% Rose Bay — Singapore: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.9%
Point Piper — Italy: not among its largest Rose Bay — Italy: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Point Piper 71.1% flats / apartments
Point Piper — Flats / Apartments: 71.1% Point Piper — Houses: 25.6% Point Piper — Townhouses: 3.4%
Rose Bay 70.7% flats / apartments
Rose Bay — Flats / Apartments: 70.7% Rose Bay — Houses: 20.6% Rose Bay — Townhouses: 8.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Point Piper Rose Bay
Median house price $26,500,000 $6,550,000
Median unit price $4,700,000 $1,600,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 13 days
from 3 sales
 28 days
from 10 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.

Point Piper Rose Bay
2 bed $2.93M / $1.5M
Point Piper — 2 bed: $2.93M (7 sales) Rose Bay — 2 bed: $1.5M (23 sales)

7 vs 23 sales

3 bed $5.2M / $3.22M
Point Piper — 3 bed: $5.2M (11 sales) Rose Bay — 3 bed: $3.22M (10 sales)

11 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Point Piper Rose Bay
Residential 88% 53%
Parks and recreation 0% 34%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 8%
Commercial 0% 3%
Planning zones cover 91% of Point Piper and 99% of Rose Bay. 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

Point Piper Rose Bay
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.

Point Piper Rose Bay
Houses —
same for both
Units — 6.9%
$998/wk on $750K

Ranking within NSW

Point Piper Rose Bay
House price Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Income Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 90% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 100% of NSW

Liveability

Rose Bay is more walkable (95 vs 62); Rose Bay scores higher overall (93 vs 83).

Point Piper Rose Bay
Grade A A+
Score 83/100 93/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Point Piper carries more crime risk (52 vs 36).

Point Piper Rose Bay
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
36/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Point Piper Rose Bay
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Sydney C.Q.U. Campus, 3.9 km
 3
1-37 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, 5.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 2.9%

Schools in Point Piper

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

Schools in Rose Bay

  • Cranbrook Junior School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Kambala Independent · Combined above peers
  • McAuley Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Rose Bay Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Rose Bay Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kambala, Fernbank Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Point Piper Rose Bay
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 18
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 0 14
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 5
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
Beaches 1 0

Mobility

Point Piper Rose Bay
Walkability score 62/100 95/100
Distance to Sydney 6.7 km 8.4 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 19 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 292.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 3.8%
postcode 2027
 3.5%
postcode 2029
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 3
postcode 2027
 8
postcode 2029

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.

Point Piper Rose Bay
Worked from Home 66.1% / 60.3%
Point Piper — Worked from Home: 66.1% Rose Bay — Worked from Home: 60.3%
Car (driver) 28.3% / 29.7%
Point Piper — Car (driver): 28.3% Rose Bay — Car (driver): 29.7%
Walked Only 2.8% / 3.6%
Point Piper — Walked Only: 2.8% Rose Bay — Walked Only: 3.6%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 2.2%
Point Piper — Car (passenger): 1.7% Rose Bay — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Bus 1.0% / 2.1%
Point Piper — Bus: 1.0% Rose Bay — Bus: 2.1%

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

Setting

Point Piper Rose Bay
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km
293 m to a named beach
 1.3 km
532 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Point Piper Rose Bay
Connectivity score 76/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
789 premises
 8%
5,339 premises

Climate

Point Piper Rose Bay
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)

Point Piper Rose Bay
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

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

Federal electorate

Point Piper Rose Bay
Division Wentworth
same for both
Member Allegra Spender
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Point Piper

Apartments Beach Beachfront Coastal Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Retirees Urban

Rose Bay

Apartments Beach Coastal Inner Parks Premium Professionals Urban

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