How many new dwellings were approved in Brisbane?

Brisbane approved 9,235 new residential dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026 — up 25% on the prior 12 months. That breaks down as 2,822 houses and 6,413 units (townhouses and apartments).

Is there a lot of development in Brisbane?

By dwelling approvals over the last 12 months, Brisbane ranks #1 of 542 council areas. Building approvals are a leading indicator of new housing supply.

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Building approvals in Brisbane

New residential dwellings approved in the Brisbane council area, from Australian Bureau of Statistics data. Showing the 12 months to Jun 2026 and the trend over time.

9,235

dwellings (last 12 mo)

2,822

houses

6,413

units

of councils, by volume

+25%

vs prior 12 months

Dwellings approved over time

Rolling 12-month total of dwellings approved — the supply trend for Brisbane, smoothing out the month-to-month noise.

Crime in BrisbaneSee reported offences and the long-run trend for this council.

Suburbs in Brisbane

Flood and bushfire exposure, crime, school catchments and zoning for each suburb in this council area.

Brisbane City South Brisbane Fortitude Valley Coorparoo West End Chermside Capalaba Nundah Toowong New Farm Indooroopilly Kangaroo Point Forest Lake Wynnum Woolloongabba Hamilton Spring Hill Calamvale Newstead Annerley Carindale Clayfield Sunnybank Hills Morningside Eight Mile Plains The Gap Greenslopes St Lucia Bracken Ridge Ashgrove Aspley Upper Mount Gravatt Birkdale Moorooka Alexandra Hills Inala Carina Mount Gravatt East Runcorn Paddington Taringa Wynnum West Camp Hill Bowen Hills Kelvin Grove Windsor Kedron Everton Park Wellington Point Manly West Oxley Acacia Ridge Tarragindi Bulimba Bridgeman Downs Mitchelton Bardon Zillmere East Brisbane Ascot Wavell Heights Carseldine Stafford Sunnybank Kenmore Brighton Tingalpa Boondall Yeronga Teneriffe Parkinson Wishart Rochedale Sinnamon Park Auchenflower Durack Lutwyche Chapel Hill Taigum Coopers Plains Holland Park Sherwood Highgate Hill Milton Alderley Cannon Hill Algester Carina Heights Norman Park Mansfield Albion Mcdowall Richlands Keperra Wakerley Salisbury Banyo Holland Park West Northgate Red Hill Pallara Fitzgibbon Bald Hills Newmarket Geebung Kuraby Doolandella Chermside West Murarrie Enoggera Corinda Darra Stafford Heights Sandgate Hawthorne Hendra Wooloowin Macgregor Stones Corner Gordon Park Graceville Manly Rocklea Balmoral Ferny Grove Jindalee Upper Kedron Mount Gravatt Moggill Grange Robertson Thorneside Deagon Wilston Gaythorne Bellbowrie Hemmant Nudgee Heathwood Fairfield Ellen Grove Karana Downs Belmont Stretton Virginia Fig Tree Pocket Riverhills Westlake Lota Middle Park Chelmer Drewvale Dutton Park Yeerongpilly Seventeen Mile Rocks Herston Seven Hills Brookfield Mount Ommaney Jamboree Heights Pullenvale Wacol Kalinga Tennyson Pinkenba Shorncliffe Kenmore Hills Archerfield Petrie Terrace Sheldon Sumner Eagle Farm Mackenzie Mount Crosby Gumdale Brisbane Airport Chandler Anstead Burbank Willawong Amity Nathan Upper Brookfield Karawatha Pinjarra Hills Lytton Kholo Nudgee Beach Kooringal Ransome Port Of Brisbane Larapinta Bulwer Mount Coot-Tha Cowan Cowan Moreton Island

Dwelling units approved (new residential), for the whole council area — a planning-stage indicator, not completed homes, and lumpy month to month. Units = townhouses and apartments. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals (CC BY 4.0).