Every NSW council, and how it builds

One page per council joining what people apply to build, what actually gets approved, how long a decision takes and what is heritage-protected. 130 councils, 125 of them reconciled against the ABS approvals register.

Council	Applications ▾	Dwellings proposed	Median decision	Pipeline vs approvals	Heritage items
Central Coast Council	17,040	13,491	69 days	—	482
Lake Macquarie City Council	14,201	13,651	46 days	1.58×	333
Northern Beaches Council	14,135	10,214	59 days	2.96×	973
Council of the City of Sydney	13,520	22,978	52 days	1.99×	2,841
Inner West Council	12,806	11,026	80 days	2.31×	2,088
The Hills Shire Council	12,721	23,007	70 days	0.94×	1
Blacktown City Council	12,359	27,543	36 days	1.68×	154
Sutherland Shire Council	10,757	9,864	118 days	2.01×	486
Newcastle City Council	9,664	10,016	55 days	1.64×	793
Wollongong City Council	9,605	12,050	48 days	1.16×	547
Shoalhaven City Council	9,525	6,576	62 days	1.39×	640
Camden Council	8,176	10,569	38 days	1×	162
Canterbury-Bankstown Council	7,994	9,977	58 days	1.07×	286
Mid-Coast Council	7,839	5,284	46 days	1.56×	518
Wollondilly Shire Council	7,783	4,762	33 days	0.92×	382
Cessnock City Council	7,577	11,733	39 days	2.01×	273
Maitland City Council	7,208	5,414	39 days	0.64×	292
City of Parramatta Council	7,097	20,779	79 days	0.98×	1
Liverpool City Council	6,732	13,552	125 days	0.92×	113
Tweed Shire Council	6,695	5,500	85 days	2.9×	189
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	6,599	4,876	52 days	1.23×	167
Woollahra Municipal Council	6,555	3,632	83 days	4.87×	798
Coffs Harbour City Council	6,511	5,355	35 days	2.33×	123
Penrith City Council	6,380	14,512	55 days	2.34×	284
Cumberland Council	6,234	16,243	85 days	1.89×	417
Port Stephens Council	5,986	11,773	27 days	5.05×	132
Byron Shire Council	5,696	2,787	82 days	1.87×	202
Randwick City Council	5,585	10,816	79 days	6.53×	604
The Council of the Shire of Hornsby	5,579	6,080	53 days	2.34×	777
Clarence Valley Council	5,571	3,522	49 days	1.68×	1,162
Albury City Council	4,919	2,420	58 days	1.14×	296
Wingecarribee Shire Council	4,846	5,181	101 days	2.72×	619
Blue Mountains City Council	4,819	2,058	66 days	2.71×	1,028
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	4,814	6,140	91 days	1.64×	658
Waverley Council	4,698	4,068	79 days	4.06×	647
Shellharbour City Council	4,677	5,041	43 days	1.17×	200
Campbelltown City Council	4,475	7,930	58 days	—	138
Bayside Council	4,384	9,251	86 days	—	439
Wagga Wagga City Council	4,231	3,226	42 days	1.56×	368
Ku-ring-gai Council	4,146	4,139	97 days	1.15×	1,068
Eurobodalla Shire Council	3,914	2,872	45 days	2.56×	468
Dubbo Regional Council	3,870	4,513	41 days	1.42×	1
Georges River Council	3,549	7,645	122 days	1.61×	335
Fairfield City Council	3,323	7,084	59 days	1.24×	112
Ryde City Council	3,261	9,953	73 days	1.06×	230
North Sydney Council	3,205	4,316	95 days	2.33×	1,275
Willoughby City Council	3,055	4,323	92 days	2.92×	292
Hawkesbury City Council	3,054	2,719	78 days	1.16×	656
Ballina Shire Council	2,895	1,680	101 days	1.15×	96
Bathurst Regional Council	2,881	1,728	38 days	2.28×	2
Tamworth Regional Council	2,746	2,766	64 days	1.22×	522
Orange City Council	2,722	2,303	50 days	2.22×	400
City of Canada Bay Council	2,701	5,239	75 days	0.68×	572
Goulburn Mulwaree Council	2,446	1,360	56 days	1.27×	662
Bega Valley Shire Council	2,434	1,986	90 days	1.73×	502
Lismore City Council	2,296	1,269	42 days	1.48×	169
Murray River Council	2,284	1,406	36 days	1.46×	87
Snowy Monaro Regional Council	2,228	1,508	35 days	2.57×	587
Singleton Council	2,224	1,866	39 days	5.05×	182
Yass Valley Council	2,217	1,181	79 days	1.4×	342
Mid-Western Regional Council	2,172	1,607	55 days	1.34×	515
Kempsey Shire Council	2,167	1,671	63 days	1.88×	126
Nambucca Valley Council	2,160	1,181	27 days	2.21×	50
Griffith City Council	2,045	1,263	46 days	1.39×	35
Mosman Municipal Council	2,007	1,370	92 days	4.32×	558
Lane Cove Municipal Council	1,854	4,971	37 days	4.92×	323
The Council of the Municipality of Kiama	1,822	1,383	77 days	3.13×	217
Strathfield Municipal Council	1,529	1,998	78 days	1.38×	255
Armidale Regional Council	1,519	734	41 days	0.49×	489
Hilltops Council	1,397	567	46 days	1.56×	324
Dungog Shire Council	1,336	433	69 days	1.43×	187
Lithgow City Council	1,320	798	65 days	3.78×	515
Cabonne Shire Council	1,298	420	43 days	2.05×	295
Richmond Valley Council	1,279	545	41 days	1.35×	197
Upper Hunter Shire Council	1,258	462	28 days	1.56×	350
Wentworth Shire Council	1,250	693	42 days	2.19×	135
Greater Hume Shire Council	1,218	494	30 days	1.56×	185
Federation Council	1,199	595	36 days	2.05×	88
Snowy Valleys Council	1,132	842	34 days	4.91×	139
The Council of the Municipality of Hunters Hill	1,132	528	106 days	2.58×	747
Burwood Council	1,114	3,595	79 days	0.49×	282
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council	991	477	41 days	4.25×	140
Inverell Shire Council	933	497	27 days	3.27×	228
Muswellbrook Shire Council	929	496	62 days	1.47×	175
Berrigan Shire Council	886	1,171	35 days	5.22×	65
Tenterfield Shire Council	882	638	34 days	3.12×	155
Bellingen Shire Council	880	485	78 days	1.6×	418
Forbes Shire Council	873	382	35 days	1.65×	172
Cowra Shire Council	831	353	31 days	1.62×	92
Leeton Shire Council	830	295	25 days	1.86×	131
Broken Hill City Council	799	423	33 days	2.14×	262
Parkes Shire Council	774	518	35 days	2.12×	14
Blayney Shire Council	773	359	41 days	1.88×	454
Narrabri Shire Council	704	446	30 days	6.76×	42
Upper Lachlan Shire Council	683	395	80 days	1.46×	197
Gunnedah Shire Council	679	199	85 days	1.04×	28
Edward River Council	620	286	31 days	1.97×	54
Coolamon Shire Council	614	254	20 days	1.92×	81
Kyogle Council	590	1,415	33 days	8.58×	245
Moree Plains Shire Council	567	186	27 days	2.35×	45
Temora Shire Council	558	320	20 days	1.24×	169
Oberon Council	557	227	75 days	1.72×	69
Uralla Shire Council	551	234	28 days	3.22×	125
Glen Innes Severn Shire Council	511	203	41 days	1.62×	243
Junee Shire Council	498	293	23 days	2.34×	29
Narromine Shire Council	446	172	15 days	0.97×	27
Bland Shire Council	439	284	40 days	3.31×	47
Liverpool Plains Shire Council	384	121	60 days	3.06×	122
Lockhart Shire Council	375	172	25 days	4.34×	19
Warrumbungle Shire Council	348	175	69 days	4.42×	41
Gwydir Shire Council	336	141	38 days	3.56×	31
Narrandera Shire Council	322	131	16 days	1.53×	100
Lachlan Shire Council	318	114	42 days	2.47×	37
Murrumbidgee Council	304	289	28 days	6.26×	54
Hay Shire Council	300	68	21 days	1.47×	28
Weddin Shire Council	295	112	24 days	2.83×	112
Walgett Shire Council	259	175	34 days	5.3×	86
Carrathool Shire Council	251	82	27 days	12.42×	66
Cobar Shire Council	238	143	27 days	5.42×	29
Gilgandra Shire Council	232	626	22 days	18.97×	124
Coonamble Shire Council	217	88	32 days	1.67×	9
Balranald Shire Council	194	80	32 days	1.35×	41
Bogan Shire Council	184	106	48 days	1.78×	6
Walcha Council	171	97	40 days	4.9×	33
Warren Shire Council	121	53	34 days	1.61×	—
Bourke Shire Council	104	77	41 days	3.89×	44
Central Darling Shire Council	91	46	42 days	2.32×	57
Brewarrina Shire Council	51	25	18 days	1.26×	39
UNINCORPORATED	2	1	92 days	—	8
Transport for NSW (NSW Maritime)	1	0	—	—	—

Pipeline vs approvals compares dwellings proposed per year in development applications against dwellings approved per year in the ABS register. Above 1 means more is being proposed than approved.