NSW building approvals

New South Wales council areas ranked by new dwellings approved over the last 12 months — where the most new housing is being built. Open a council for its trend, house-vs-unit split and year-on-year change.

  1. 1The Hills2,696dwellings/yr
  2. 2Parramatta2,696dwellings/yr
  3. 3Blacktown2,414dwellings/yr
  4. 4Liverpool2,163dwellings/yr
  5. 5Cumberland1,829dwellings/yr
  6. 6Camden1,759dwellings/yr
  7. 7Sydney1,694dwellings/yr
  8. 8Campbelltown (NSW)1,691dwellings/yr
  9. 9Canterbury-Bankstown1,667dwellings/yr
  10. 10Wollongong1,605dwellings/yr
  11. 11Canada Bay1,576dwellings/yr
  12. 12Penrith1,528dwellings/yr
  13. 13Ryde1,378dwellings/yr
  14. 14Maitland1,370dwellings/yr
  15. 15Central Coast (NSW)1,324dwellings/yr
  16. 16Sutherland1,317dwellings/yr
  17. 17Lake Macquarie1,214dwellings/yr
  18. 18Wollondilly1,214dwellings/yr
  19. 19Fairfield1,064dwellings/yr
  20. 20Ku-ring-gai910dwellings/yr
  21. 21Inner West901dwellings/yr
  22. 22Shoalhaven869dwellings/yr
  23. 23Shellharbour856dwellings/yr
  24. 24Newcastle854dwellings/yr
  25. 25Georges River852dwellings/yr
  26. 26Bayside (NSW)784dwellings/yr
  27. 27Cessnock767dwellings/yr
  28. 28Port Stephens657dwellings/yr
  29. 29Northern Beaches625dwellings/yr
  30. 30Mid-Coast504dwellings/yr
  31. 31Port Macquarie-Hastings501dwellings/yr
  32. 32Wagga Wagga487dwellings/yr
  33. 33Randwick470dwellings/yr
  34. 34North Sydney464dwellings/yr
  35. 35Hawkesbury460dwellings/yr
  36. 36Lane Cove453dwellings/yr
  37. 37Hornsby421dwellings/yr
  38. 38Dubbo416dwellings/yr
  39. 39Albury415dwellings/yr
  40. 40Tamworth412dwellings/yr