Cottage Point is a suburb in New South Wales, 34 km from Sydney CBD, around 53 minutes by car. Population is 96; the median age is 60 and the median household income is $143,000 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb fell 2.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $607 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $4,300. Cottage Point is characterised by high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.
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The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 96. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.
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Median House Price
Q4 2025Cottage Point's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $2.95 million in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 31% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only five sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 87% over the past decade — 6.4% per year on average.
$2,950,000
Based on 5 recorded sales in the quarter.
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $1,262/wk
- 12 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2084 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Short-Stay Rentals
4 active Airbnb listings: 4 whole homes and 0 rooms.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.
Is Cottage Point safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Cottage Point sits in the low band, with 3 incidents recorded in 2025.
3 offences
Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Northern Beaches Council has published 17 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Walkability
Cottage Point is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Cottage Point.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 44
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Northern Beaches: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Cottage Point is home to 96 residents, with a median age of 60 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $143,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
96
Median Age
60
Median Household Income
$143,000/yr
Census Median Rent
$607/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$4,300/mo
Avg Household Size
1.9
Median Personal Income
$70,200/yr
Unemployment Rate
0.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
16.3%
Total Dwellings
43
Owner-Occupier Rate
75.7%
Houses
95.3%
Rental Stress
22.1%
Mortgage Stress
36.1%
Work From Home
64.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 53.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 69.8%
- Employment Rate
- 43.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 61.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,696 a year through Northern Beaches based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Environmental 100%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Northern Beaches
In the year to August 2026, 620 new dwellings were approved across Northern Beaches. That mix is 331 houses and 289 units. Approvals are up 50.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.4 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 14.2 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.23 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 3.
From the Macquarie Park monitoring station, 18.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Macquarie Park (Willandra Village), 19.6 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 73 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 5.4 km
- 3.5 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 1,176 mm
- 92 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 2084, 82 of 3,473 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (119 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2084, 578 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,249 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 56 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
Q4-2025 medianTransfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $2,950,000 this is $2,350,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Sophie Scamps Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sophie Scamps | 46.3% | 53.7% | +4.2 |
| 2022 | Sophie Scamps | 41.4% | 58.6% | -4.6 |
| 2019 | Jason Falinski | 36.8% | 63.2% | -2.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Jacqui Scruby Independent — elected at the Oct 2024 by-election, after the results below
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Roderick (Rory) Amon LP | 50.7% |
| 2019 | Robert Stokes LP | 70.8% |
| 2015 | Rob Stokes LP | 75.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Cottage Point?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Cottage Point
Is Cottage Point a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Cottage Point is low (29/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Cottage Point?
Cottage Point has a high recorded bushfire history (99/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
What is the population of Cottage Point?
Cottage Point, NSW had a population of 96 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Cottage Point, NSW?
The postcode for Cottage Point, NSW is 2084.
How far is Cottage Point from Sydney?
Cottage Point is 34 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 53 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Cottage Point?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Cottage Point was $143,000 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Cottage Point?
There are too few current rental listings in Cottage Point for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $607, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Cottage Point?
The median age of residents in Cottage Point was 60 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Cottage Point at risk of bushfire?
Cottage Point has a high recorded bushfire history (99/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
What is the air quality in Cottage Point?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Cottage Point (Macquarie Park) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.4 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.2 µg/m³. That puts Cottage Point below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Cottage Point?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Cottage Point, Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) (19.6 km away), 1,176 mm of rain a year over 92 rainy days over 2006-2026.
What is the median house price in Cottage Point?
The median sale price for houses in Cottage Point was $2,950,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on 5 recorded sales.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Cottage Point?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Cottage Point belong to?
Cottage Point sits within the Northern Beaches local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Cottage Point?
The average residential rates bill through Northern Beaches is $1,696 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Cottage Point?
Across Northern Beaches, 620 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 50.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Cottage Point in?
Cottage Point sits within the federal Division of Mackellar, currently held by Sophie Scamps (Independent).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Q4 2025
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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