NSW · Northern Beaches Council
Cottage Point, NSW, 2084
Suburb snapshot
Cottage Point is a small locality in the Northern Beaches area, home to around 96 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 123 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-17%), roughly 1281.2 offences per 1,000 residents, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 96
- Median age
- 60
- Median household income / week
- $2,750
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 53
- Median monthly mortgage
- $4,300
- Employment rate
- 43.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 123
- Against the person
- 35
- Against property
- 41
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,281.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -17.4%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault8
- Fraud9
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment10
- Malicious Damage To Property13
- Other Offences25
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
8 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation26 COWAN DRIVE COTTAGE POINT 2084Determined
2024· 4 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development70 COWAN DRIVE COTTAGE POINT 2084Deferred Commencement
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure54 COWAN DRIVE COTTAGE POINT 2084Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3A NOTTING LANE COTTAGE POINT 2084Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure42 COWAN DRIVE COTTAGE POINT 2084Determined
2022· 1 proposal
October 2022
- Dwelling; Restaurant or cafe12 COTTAGE POINT ROAD COTTAGE POINT 2084Withdrawn
2020· 2 proposals
May 2020
- Other4 NOTTING LANE COTTAGE POINT 2084Determined
January 2020
- Dwelling50 COWAN DRIVE COTTAGE POINT 2084Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- Dwellingplanning50 COWAN DRIVE COTTAGE POINT 2084Lodged 07 Jan 2020 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning54 COWAN DRIVE COTTAGE POINT 2084Lodged 16 Oct 2024 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning3A NOTTING LANE COTTAGE POINT 2084Lodged 28 May 2024 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning42 COWAN DRIVE COTTAGE POINT 2084Lodged 24 May 2024 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodationplanning26 COWAN DRIVE COTTAGE POINT 2084Lodged 27 Mar 2026 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Residential Accommodation; Supporting Developmentplanning70 COWAN DRIVE COTTAGE POINT 2084Lodged 05 Dec 2024 · Deferred Commencement
- Dwelling; Restaurant or cafeplanning12 COTTAGE POINT ROAD COTTAGE POINT 2084Lodged 18 Oct 2022 · Withdrawn
- Otherplanning4 NOTTING LANE COTTAGE POINT 2084Lodged 08 May 2020 · Determined
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime8
- Fraudcrime9
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
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