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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-dwelling housing most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
5,200 | $1,559,313 4,468 costed |
58,933 | Shellharbour 409 · Sutherland 293 · Newcastle 291 |
| Multi-dwelling housing (terraces) most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
410 | $1,512,535 375 costed |
5,148 | Council of the City of Sydney 53 · Inner West Council 29 · Woollahra 29 |
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.