Queensland building approvals by council

Every Queensland 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. 1Brisbane8,368dwellings/yr
2. 2Gold Coast6,682dwellings/yr
3. 3Moreton Bay5,988dwellings/yr
4. 4Logan5,019dwellings/yr
5. 5Sunshine Coast3,347dwellings/yr
6. 6Ipswich2,743dwellings/yr
7. 7Fraser Coast1,679dwellings/yr
8. 8Redland1,550dwellings/yr
9. 9Toowoomba1,476dwellings/yr
10. 10Cairns1,333dwellings/yr
11. 11Townsville1,169dwellings/yr
12. 12Bundaberg1,148dwellings/yr
13. 13Mackay594dwellings/yr
14. 14Gympie494dwellings/yr
15. 15Scenic Rim474dwellings/yr
16. 16Rockhampton312dwellings/yr
17. 17Lockyer Valley284dwellings/yr
18. 18Southern Downs260dwellings/yr
19. 19Livingstone242dwellings/yr
20. 20Gladstone238dwellings/yr
21. 21Whitsunday221dwellings/yr
22. 22Tablelands206dwellings/yr
23. 23Somerset195dwellings/yr
24. 24South Burnett194dwellings/yr
25. 25Noosa189dwellings/yr
26. 26Cassowary Coast178dwellings/yr
27. 27Mareeba89dwellings/yr
28. 28Western Downs62dwellings/yr
29. 29Cook56dwellings/yr
30. 30Central Highlands (Qld)51dwellings/yr
31. 31Douglas41dwellings/yr
32. 32North Burnett36dwellings/yr
33. 33Palm Island35dwellings/yr
34. 34Charters Towers34dwellings/yr
35. 35Woorabinda33dwellings/yr
36. 36Banana33dwellings/yr
37. 37Burdekin29dwellings/yr
38. 38Hinchinbrook28dwellings/yr
39. 39Torres27dwellings/yr
40. 40Isaac26dwellings/yr
41. 41Lockhart River25dwellings/yr
42. 42Mornington22dwellings/yr
43. 43Cherbourg21dwellings/yr
44. 44Aurukun15dwellings/yr
45. 45Goondiwindi15dwellings/yr
46. 46Mapoon15dwellings/yr
47. 47Yarrabah10dwellings/yr
48. 48Doomadgee10dwellings/yr
49. 49Croydon9dwellings/yr
50. 50Torres Strait Island8dwellings/yr
51. 51Weipa8dwellings/yr
52. 52Longreach7dwellings/yr
53. 53Maranoa7dwellings/yr
54. 54Balonne7dwellings/yr
55. 55Northern Peninsula Area7dwellings/yr
56. 56Bulloo4dwellings/yr
57. 57Barcaldine4dwellings/yr
58. 58Pormpuraaw4dwellings/yr
59. 59Murweh3dwellings/yr
60. 60Mount Isa2dwellings/yr
61. 61Winton2dwellings/yr
62. 62Wujal Wujal2dwellings/yr
63. 63Flinders (Qld)2dwellings/yr
64. 64Quilpie1dwellings/yr
65. 65Etheridge1dwellings/yr
66. 66Hope Vale1dwellings/yr
67. 67Cloncurry1dwellings/yr
68. 68Blackall Tambo1dwellings/yr
69. 69Carpentaria1dwellings/yr
70. 70Barcoo1dwellings/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).