Every NSW council, and how it builds
All 128 NSW councils compared on development applications, dwellings proposed, decision time and heritage.
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What is being approved to build — every council in Australia
187,896 dwellings approved across 526 Australian councils in 12 months, worth $108bn.
States & territories
Australian planning and developer intelligence from approved government open data: applications, approvals, councils and constraints.
What people actually build
274 types of development work across 423,148 NSW planning applications, with typical cost and dwellings delivered.
Major projects — Australia's biggest developments in the pipeline
980 NSW development projects over $50M, worth $137bn combined.
NSW council development activity
Open CC-BY dataset: 130 NSW councils with development applications, dwellings proposed, decision times and ABS approvals joined.
Census area profiles
Median rent, mortgage repayment and household income for 2,472 Australian areas, from the 2021 Census.
Observed climate context near Sydney
Observed 1991-2020 temperature and rainfall context near Sydney, with NOAA station ID, distance, coverage, method, licence and limitations.
Australian company register
Search 3,999,184 registered Australian companies from ASIC's open dataset — ACN, ABN, status and registration date.
Move from planning search to a decision-ready development brief
Commissioned Australian developer intelligence briefs and monitoring built from attributed NSW planning, heritage and national ABS approvals data.
Central Coast Council
17,040 development applications in Central Coast Council since 2019 proposing 13,491 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Lake Macquarie City Council
14,201 development applications in Lake Macquarie City Council since 2019 proposing 13,651 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Northern Beaches Council
14,135 development applications in Northern Beaches Council since 2019 proposing 10,214 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Council of the City of Sydney
13,520 development applications in Council of the City of Sydney since 2019 proposing 22,978 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Inner West Council
12,806 development applications in Inner West Council since 2019 proposing 11,026 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
The Hills Shire Council
12,721 development applications in The Hills Shire Council since 2019 proposing 23,007 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Blacktown City Council
12,359 development applications in Blacktown City Council since 2019 proposing 27,543 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Sutherland Shire Council
10,757 development applications in Sutherland Shire Council since 2019 proposing 9,864 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Canterbury-Bankstown Council
7,994 development applications in Canterbury-Bankstown Council since 2019 proposing 9,977 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Tenterfield Shire Council
882 development applications in Tenterfield Shire Council since 2019 proposing 638 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Narromine Shire Council
446 development applications in Narromine Shire Council since 2019 proposing 172 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Narrandera Shire Council
322 development applications in Narrandera Shire Council since 2019 proposing 131 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Brewarrina Shire Council
51 development applications in Brewarrina Shire Council since 2019 proposing 25 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Coolamon Shire Council
614 development applications in Coolamon Shire Council since 2019 proposing 254 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Temora Shire Council
558 development applications in Temora Shire Council since 2019 proposing 320 homes, with median decision time and ABS approvals.
Newcastle & Lake Macquarie development evidence
24,017 development applications across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, with proposed homes, decision times, recent applications and heritage context.
New South Wales
Census area profiles for 644 areas across New South Wales — median rent, mortgage repayment and household income.
Victoria
Census area profiles for 524 areas across Victoria — median rent, mortgage repayment and household income.
Queensland
Census area profiles for 548 areas across Queensland — median rent, mortgage repayment and household income.
South Australia
Census area profiles for 176 areas across South Australia — median rent, mortgage repayment and household income.
Western Australia
Census area profiles for 267 areas across Western Australia — median rent, mortgage repayment and household income.
Tasmania
Census area profiles for 101 areas across Tasmania — median rent, mortgage repayment and household income.
Northern Territory
Census area profiles for 70 areas across Northern Territory — median rent, mortgage repayment and household income.
Australian Capital Territory
Census area profiles for 136 areas across Australian Capital Territory — median rent, mortgage repayment and household income.
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What rent costs, area by area
Median weekly rent for 2,392 Australian areas from the 2021 Census.
Check the surroundings
Look into planning, heritage and environmental evidence.
Development applications
430,253 NSW development applications since 2019 across 128 councils, from the Planning Portal open API.
Heritage listings — what you cannot change
Every heritage-listed property in NSW: 41,876 items across 137 councils, including 1,825 on the State Heritage Register.
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Where this data comes from
Australian planning and developer intelligence from approved government open data: applications, approvals, councils and constraints.
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About & data methodology
Australian planning and developer intelligence from approved government open data: applications, approvals, councils and constraints.
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