A master-planned waterfront estate suburb on the Parramatta River about 16 km west of the Sydney CBD, in the Inner West of Sydney within the City of Canada Bay local government area. The suburb, gazetted on 16 April 1993, occupies land formerly part of Mortlake that held the AGL Mortlake gas works, and is one of the largest urban renewal projects in Sydney. It was named after the headland where Captain John Hunter's party breakfasted during their first contact with the local Wangal people in February 1788. Today it is a landscaped, security-conscious residential estate of apartments, townhouses and homes wrapped around the Breakfast Point Country Club, village centre and river foreshore, with 4,678 residents at the 2021 census.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Inner West |
| Council (LGA) | City of Canada Bay |
| Postcode | 2137 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Roughly 30–45 minutes by bus — route 502 via Concord, Five Dock and Drummoyne runs to the Sydney CBD — and about 25–40 minutes by car for… |
| Median house price | ~$3.53M (OnTheHouse median house value for Breakfast Point, retrieved Sep 2026); htag reports a typical house price around $3,888,321 — detached houses are scarce on the estate, so house medians are based on few sales (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | $1,500,000 ; YIP records a $1,452,500 unit median and OnTheHouse $1,415,091 |
| Typical rent | Median asking rent around $1,525/week per the Raine & Horne Breakfast Point suburb summary (units dominate the market); rent.com.au's… |
Transport
Breakfast Point has no railway station. Government bus routes serve the suburb: 464 via Tennyson Road to Ashfield via Burwood, 502 via Cabarita Road to the City via Concord, Five Dock and Drummoyne, 466 from Cabarita to Burwood, and 410 linking the Concord/Cabarita area to Marsfield via Rhodes and Macquarie Centre (and to Hurstville via Campsie). Cabarita ferry wharf, the Mortlake punt and local buses are all within easy reach, along with water taxis. The nearest railway stations, Concord West and North Strathfield, are a short drive away in the adjoining area.
Schools
Breakfast Point has no school campus within the estate itself. Properties on the estate sit within the Mortlake Public School and Concord High School catchment zones — the local government primary is in adjacent Mortlake and the government high school in adjacent Concord.
Shopping & Amenities
The estate's little town centre on Tennyson Road (opposite the historic Palace Hotel) has an IGA supermarket, Cafe Breakfast Point, Il Punto Pizzeria, two clothing shops, a hairdresser, day spa and a dental surgery. At the heart of the community, the Breakfast Point Country Club offers members a heated 25-metre lap pool and spa, a lagoon pool, gymnasium, tennis courts and dining with water and city views (breakfastpoint.info). The D'Albora Marina at Cabarita Park is just next door in Cabarita, with waterfront dining at Vela Dining & Bar (MapQuest; AGFG).
Parks & Outdoors
Breakfast Point Park crowns the headland at the point, with lawns, the former flagpole site and wide views over the Parramatta River. The estate is wrapped by landscaped river foreshore and walkways, with the Mortlake gas-works heritage remnants and the river itself framing the peninsula. Cabarita Park, with its swimming beach, playground and kiosk, lies immediately east in neighbouring Cabarita, and the Mortlake punt connects to the north shore at Putney.
Property Market
The median house price in Breakfast Point was around ~$3.53M (OnTheHouse median house value for Breakfast Point, retrieved Sep 2026); htag reports a typical house price around $3,888,321 — detached houses are scarce on the estate, so house medians are based on few sales (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Breakfast Point is essentially an apartment and townhouse estate: roughly 133 unit sales occurred in 12 months versus only a handful of detached houses, which is why unit medians cluster around $1.42M–$1.50M while house medians bounce around on very few transactions. Waterfront apartments on the river side of Peninsula and Admiralty drives sell well above the suburb median. The estate is mature and mostly built out, with infill continuing in the village precinct.
New Developments
The entire suburb is a master-planned urban renewal of the former AGL Mortlake gas works site — described by Wikipedia as one of the largest urban renewal projects in Sydney, with the NSW State Government taking control of the approval process from Canada Bay Council in August 2005 citing lengthy delays. The Breakfast Point Country Club, village centre, marina-side dining at neighbouring Cabarita and landscaped foreshore were all delivered as part of the estate, which is now largely mature with some continuing infill development around the town centre.
Jobs & Local Economy
Breakfast Point is primarily a commuter and lifestyle suburb: retail and hospitality employment centres on the estate's own village centre (IGA and cafes) and nearby Concord and Burwood shopping. Concord Repatriation General Hospital — a major 750-bed public teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Sydney in adjacent Concord — is the peninsula's largest workplace. Many residents commute to professional jobs in the Sydney CBD by bus 502, with the estate's demographic skewing to affluent professionals.
Nearby Suburbs
Cabarita, Mortlake, Concord
Sources & method
Researched 5 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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