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Building approvals by council area

Every QLD, NSW, VIC, WA, TAS, NT, SA & ACT council area ranked by the number of new dwellings approved over the last 12 months — a leading indicator of where new housing is being built. Open a council to see the trend and the split between houses and units.

  1. 1Brisbane9,235dwellings/yr
  2. 2Gold Coast7,621dwellings/yr
  3. 3Moreton Bay6,636dwellings/yr
  4. 4Logan5,035dwellings/yr
  5. 5Melton4,558dwellings/yr
  6. 6Wyndham4,046dwellings/yr
  7. 7Wanneroo4,017dwellings/yr
  8. 8Melbourne3,966dwellings/yr
  9. 9Ipswich3,522dwellings/yr
  10. 10Casey3,516dwellings/yr
  11. 11Sunshine Coast3,243dwellings/yr
  12. 12Greater Geelong3,208dwellings/yr
  13. 13Hume3,053dwellings/yr
  14. 14Whittlesea2,783dwellings/yr
  15. 15Parramatta2,696dwellings/yr
  16. 16The Hills2,696dwellings/yr
  17. 17Swan2,478dwellings/yr
  18. 18Blacktown2,414dwellings/yr
  19. 19Playford2,241dwellings/yr
  20. 20Liverpool2,163dwellings/yr
  21. 21Rockingham1,903dwellings/yr
  22. 22Cumberland1,829dwellings/yr
  23. 23Camden1,759dwellings/yr
  24. 24Sydney1,694dwellings/yr
  25. 25Campbelltown (NSW)1,691dwellings/yr
  26. 26Redland1,677dwellings/yr
  27. 27Canterbury-Bankstown1,667dwellings/yr
  28. 28Armadale1,648dwellings/yr
  29. 29Fraser Coast1,618dwellings/yr
  30. 30Wollongong1,605dwellings/yr
  31. 31Canada Bay1,576dwellings/yr
  32. 32Toowoomba1,540dwellings/yr
  33. 33Penrith1,528dwellings/yr
  34. 34Stirling1,514dwellings/yr
  35. 35Mandurah1,434dwellings/yr
  36. 36Yarra1,392dwellings/yr
  37. 37Cockburn1,379dwellings/yr
  38. 38Ryde1,378dwellings/yr
  39. 39Charles Sturt1,376dwellings/yr
  40. 40Ballarat1,374dwellings/yr
  41. 41Maitland1,370dwellings/yr
  42. 42Cairns1,344dwellings/yr
  43. 43Central Coast (NSW)1,324dwellings/yr
  44. 44Sutherland1,317dwellings/yr
  45. 45Merri-bek1,309dwellings/yr
  46. 46Cardinia1,294dwellings/yr
  47. 47Onkaparinga1,284dwellings/yr
  48. 48Monash1,244dwellings/yr
  49. 49Wollondilly1,214dwellings/yr
  50. 50Lake Macquarie1,214dwellings/yr
  51. 51Darebin1,205dwellings/yr
  52. 52Townsville1,151dwellings/yr
  53. 53Port Adelaide Enfield1,144dwellings/yr
  54. 54Bundaberg1,097dwellings/yr
  55. 55Fairfield1,064dwellings/yr
  56. 56Kwinana1,053dwellings/yr
  57. 57Salisbury1,030dwellings/yr
  58. 58Banyule1,002dwellings/yr
  59. 59Mitchell974dwellings/yr
  60. 60Ku-ring-gai910dwellings/yr
  61. 61Inner West901dwellings/yr
  62. 62Marion874dwellings/yr
  63. 63Shoalhaven869dwellings/yr
  64. 64Shellharbour856dwellings/yr
  65. 65Newcastle854dwellings/yr
  66. 66Greater Bendigo852dwellings/yr
  67. 67Georges River852dwellings/yr
  68. 68Whitehorse845dwellings/yr
  69. 69Hobsons Bay843dwellings/yr
  70. 70Glen Eira829dwellings/yr
  71. 71Stonnington800dwellings/yr
  72. 72Frankston786dwellings/yr
  73. 73Bayside (NSW)784dwellings/yr
  74. 74Mornington Peninsula782dwellings/yr
  75. 75Boroondara769dwellings/yr
  76. 76Cessnock767dwellings/yr
  77. 77Serpentine-Jarrahdale761dwellings/yr
  78. 78Port Phillip727dwellings/yr
  79. 79Maribyrnong686dwellings/yr
  80. 80Mount Barker669dwellings/yr

Counts are residential dwelling units approved (houses plus units) over the most recent 12 months, for the whole council area. Building approvals are a planning-stage indicator, not completed dwellings, and can be lumpy month to month. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals (CC BY 4.0).