What people actually build
Every one of 423,148 development applications lodged in NSW since 2019, broken down by type of work — 274 distinct kinds, from a new dwelling to a farm shed. Each row is what that work typically costs and how many homes it delivers. Sort any column.
| Type of work | Applications ▾ | Median cost | New dwellings | Busiest councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data storage premises most recent 23 Aug 2023 |
33 | $29,433,452 16 costed |
13 | City of Parramatta Council 8 · Council of the City of Sydney 6 · Blacktown 5 |
| Data centre most recent 8 Jun 2026 |
33 | $53,940,000 29 costed |
— | Blacktown 12 · The Hills 6 · Lismore 3 |
| Secondary road most recent 28 Jul 2026 |
32 | $1,870,000 23 costed |
— | City of Parramatta Council 6 · Council of the City of Sydney 5 · Liverpool 5 |
| Waste disposal facility most recent 1 Jul 2026 |
32 | $291,500 29 costed |
— | Bland 3 · Shoalhaven 3 · Bega Valley 2 |
| Marine Premise most recent 10 Aug 2026 |
32 | $958,661 27 costed |
402 | Ryde 6 · City of Canada Bay Council 4 · Woollahra 3 |
| Freight transport facility most recent 13 Jul 2026 |
31 | $2,500,000 26 costed |
1 | Berrigan 4 · City of Parramatta Council 4 · Campbelltown 3 |
| Open cut mining most recent 7 Aug 2026 |
31 | $35,000 23 costed |
— | Berrigan 3 · Eurobodalla 3 · Lachlan 3 |
| Garden centre most recent 20 May 2026 |
31 | $170,000 24 costed |
— | The Hills 5 · Canterbury-Bankstown Council 2 · Eurobodalla 2 |
| Commercial cultivation of irrigated crops most recent 12 Jun 2026 |
31 | $198,000 29 costed |
1 | Murrumbidgee Council 7 · Wollondilly 5 · Griffith 4 |
| Sex services premise most recent 27 Mar 2026 |
30 | $108,250 14 costed |
— | Council of the City of Sydney 11 · Fairfield 4 · Cumberland Council 2 |
| Restricted premise most recent 4 Aug 2026 |
28 | $38,500 19 costed |
— | Council of the City of Sydney 11 · Byron 4 · North Sydney Council 3 |
| Monitoring station most recent 24 Apr 2026 |
28 | $450,000 27 costed |
— | Snowy Valleys Council 9 · Mid-Western Regional Council 4 · Armidale Regional Council 2 |
| Community health service facility most recent 3 Aug 2026 |
28 | $1,499,456 26 costed |
— | Bourke 3 · Wollongong 3 · Burwood Council 2 |
| Highway service centre most recent 18 Aug 2026 |
28 | $2,912,500 24 costed |
— | Yass Valley Council 4 · Tweed 3 · Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council 2 |
| Main road most recent 22 May 2026 |
28 | $1,900,000 23 costed |
— | City of Parramatta Council 6 · Ryde 6 · Cessnock 3 |
| Electric vehicle facility most recent 18 Aug 2026 |
28 | $814,744 24 costed |
— | Randwick 6 · Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council 3 · Georges River Council 3 |
| Roller shutter doors adjoining lanes most recent 13 Aug 2026 |
28 | $340,000 | 48 | Council of the City of Sydney 7 · Inner West Council 6 · North Sydney Council 3 |
| Bollards most recent 17 Aug 2026 |
27 | $270,000 20 costed |
17 | Balranald 3 · Blacktown 3 · Fairfield 3 |
| Classified road most recent 10 Jul 2026 |
27 | $1,900,000 24 costed |
2 | Cessnock 3 · Tweed 3 · City of Parramatta Council 2 |
| Backpackers' accommodation most recent 13 Aug 2026 |
27 | $252,687 26 costed |
— | Council of the City of Sydney 15 · Byron 3 · Bland 1 |
| Public administration building most recent 3 Aug 2026 |
26 | $5,323,463 21 costed |
— | Council of the City of Sydney 7 · Inner West Council 3 · Ballina 2 |
| Industrial retail outlet most recent 6 Aug 2026 |
26 | $250,591 22 costed |
— | Central Coast Council 3 · Tamworth Regional Council 3 · Inner West Council 2 |
| Funeral home most recent 17 Aug 2026 |
26 | $58,300 19 costed |
— | Tweed 6 · Ryde 3 · Forbes 2 |
| Alterations and additions to commercial most recent 18 Jun 2019 |
26 | $77,500 18 costed |
7 | Sutherland 21 · Camden Council 3 · Byron 1 |
| Waterbody most recent 17 Aug 2026 |
25 | $54,700 24 costed |
2 | Shoalhaven 3 · Wollongong 3 · Snowy Monaro Regional Council 2 |
| Heavy industry most recent 9 Jun 2026 |
24 | $444,000 17 costed |
— | City of Parramatta Council 5 · Cessnock 3 · Fairfield 2 |
| Air transport premises most recent 17 Aug 2026 |
23 | $87,500 20 costed |
— | Forbes 2 · Moree Plains 2 · Shellharbour 2 |
| Mortuary most recent 13 Aug 2026 |
21 | $60,597 20 costed |
— | Tweed 8 · Junee 2 · Bathurst Regional Council 1 |
| Home based child care most recent 4 Aug 2023 |
21 | $50,000 15 costed |
16 | Camden Council 2 · Central Coast Council 2 · City of Parramatta Council 2 |
| Respite day care centre most recent 14 Jul 2026 |
21 | $88,938 13 costed |
2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Council 3 · Cumberland Council 3 · Georges River Council 2 |
| Liquid fuel depot most recent 16 Feb 2026 |
20 | $419,000 19 costed |
1 | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 3 · Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council 2 · Sutherland 2 |
| Dairy (pasture-based) most recent 19 Jun 2026 |
20 | $299,981 19 costed |
— | Bega Valley 4 · Mid-Coast Council 3 · Shoalhaven 3 |
| Sex and Adult Premise most recent 19 Jun 2026 |
20 | $132,000 11 costed |
— | Council of the City of Sydney 6 · Fairfield 5 · Burwood Council 3 |
| Roadside stall most recent 18 Aug 2026 |
20 | $215,682 12 costed |
4 | Hawkesbury 9 · Kempsey 3 · Snowy Valleys Council 2 |
Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate as lodged, so this reports the median rather than a total: the feed contains keying errors large enough to make sums meaningless — the biggest is $1,111,111,111,111 against alterations to a house, and 22 applications state a cost above $1,000,000,000 and are excluded here. Types with fewer than 20 applications are left out, because a median of a handful is noise. Source: NSW Planning Portal — Online DA open API, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.