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. 1Brisbane8,576dwellings/yr
2. 2Gold Coast6,572dwellings/yr
3. 3Moreton Bay6,260dwellings/yr
4. 4Logan5,077dwellings/yr
5. 5Melton4,497dwellings/yr
6. 6Wyndham4,040dwellings/yr
7. 7Wanneroo3,971dwellings/yr
8. 8Melbourne3,872dwellings/yr
9. 9Sunshine Coast3,480dwellings/yr
10. 10Casey3,476dwellings/yr
11. 11Greater Geelong3,150dwellings/yr
12. 12Hume3,147dwellings/yr
13. 13Ipswich3,007dwellings/yr
14. 14Whittlesea2,858dwellings/yr
15. 15The Hills2,746dwellings/yr
16. 16Parramatta2,689dwellings/yr
17. 17Swan2,440dwellings/yr
18. 18Blacktown2,409dwellings/yr
19. 19Sydney2,312dwellings/yr
20. 20Playford2,145dwellings/yr
21. 21Liverpool2,116dwellings/yr
22. 22Rockingham1,923dwellings/yr
23. 23Canada Bay1,888dwellings/yr
24. 24Cumberland1,866dwellings/yr
25. 25Camden1,705dwellings/yr
26. 26Fraser Coast1,674dwellings/yr
27. 27Canterbury-Bankstown1,650dwellings/yr
28. 28Campbelltown (NSW)1,609dwellings/yr
29. 29Redland1,576dwellings/yr
30. 30Wollongong1,560dwellings/yr
31. 31Armadale1,545dwellings/yr
32. 32Penrith1,515dwellings/yr
33. 33Toowoomba1,505dwellings/yr
34. 34Mandurah1,490dwellings/yr
35. 35Stirling1,467dwellings/yr
36. 36Charles Sturt1,405dwellings/yr
37. 37Yarra1,393dwellings/yr
38. 38Cockburn1,366dwellings/yr
39. 39Maitland1,349dwellings/yr
40. 40Merri-bek1,328dwellings/yr
41. 41Cairns1,328dwellings/yr
42. 42Sutherland1,314dwellings/yr
43. 43Cardinia1,247dwellings/yr
44. 44Monash1,241dwellings/yr
45. 45Darebin1,241dwellings/yr
46. 46Onkaparinga1,228dwellings/yr
47. 47Central Coast (NSW)1,217dwellings/yr
48. 48Lake Macquarie1,187dwellings/yr
49. 49Wollondilly1,175dwellings/yr
50. 50Ryde1,171dwellings/yr
51. 51Inner West1,160dwellings/yr
52. 52Townsville1,136dwellings/yr
53. 53Bundaberg1,133dwellings/yr
54. 54Port Adelaide Enfield1,125dwellings/yr
55. 55Ballarat1,124dwellings/yr
56. 56Banyule1,092dwellings/yr
57. 57Stonnington1,072dwellings/yr
58. 58Kwinana1,036dwellings/yr
59. 59Fairfield1,010dwellings/yr
60. 60Salisbury994dwellings/yr
61. 61Bayside (NSW)965dwellings/yr
62. 62Mitchell931dwellings/yr
63. 63Marion867dwellings/yr
64. 64Shoalhaven863dwellings/yr
65. 65Boroondara854dwellings/yr
66. 66Whitehorse850dwellings/yr
67. 67Glen Eira842dwellings/yr
68. 68Hobsons Bay826dwellings/yr
69. 69Frankston796dwellings/yr
70. 70Mornington Peninsula796dwellings/yr
71. 71Greater Bendigo794dwellings/yr
72. 72Cessnock793dwellings/yr
73. 73Newcastle780dwellings/yr
74. 74Serpentine-Jarrahdale727dwellings/yr
75. 75Port Phillip722dwellings/yr
76. 76Bayside (Vic.)711dwellings/yr
77. 77Maribyrnong688dwellings/yr
78. 78Mount Barker659dwellings/yr
79. 79Shellharbour657dwellings/yr
80. 80Greater Shepparton648dwellings/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).