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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other most recent 5 Nov 2025 |
18,399 | $95,700 13,076 costed |
73,153 | Council of the City of Sydney 1,020 · Central Coast Council 620 · Inner West Council 607 |
| Other Infrastructure most recent 19 Aug 2026 |
403 | $451,000 355 costed |
2 | Council of the City of Sydney 16 · Central Coast Council 10 · Cumberland Council 10 |
| Barbecues and other outdoor cooking structures most recent 18 Aug 2026 |
280 | $385,000 272 costed |
259 | Northern Beaches Council 16 · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council 15 · Woollahra 14 |
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.