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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access ramp most recent 6 Aug 2026 |
284 | $276,330 272 costed |
424 | Northern Beaches Council 26 · Blacktown 20 · Lake Macquarie 12 |
| Advertising and signage most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
4,473 | $82,500 4,105 costed |
5,623 | Council of the City of Sydney 541 · City of Parramatta Council 160 · Inner West Council 128 |
| Advertising structure most recent 18 Aug 2026 |
486 | $95,000 447 costed |
34 | Council of the City of Sydney 36 · Northern Beaches Council 21 · Inner West Council 19 |
| Aerials, antennae and communication dishes most recent 3 Jul 2026 |
54 | $728,000 | 59 | Goulburn Mulwaree Council 9 · The Hills 6 · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council 4 |
| Agricultural produce industry most recent 7 Aug 2026 |
121 | $944,700 110 costed |
1 | Griffith 11 · Leeton 11 · Cabonne 9 |
| Agriculture most recent 20 Aug 2026 |
539 | $70,000 471 costed |
118 | Mid-Coast Council 27 · Cabonne 20 · Maitland 20 |
| Air transport premises most recent 17 Aug 2026 |
23 | $87,500 20 costed |
— | Forbes 2 · Moree Plains 2 · Shellharbour 2 |
| Air-conditioning units most recent 19 Aug 2026 |
460 | $701,800 447 costed |
640 | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 32 · Mid-Coast Council 29 · Council of the City of Sydney 25 |
| Alterations and additions to commercial most recent 18 Jun 2019 |
26 | $77,500 18 costed |
7 | Sutherland 21 · Camden Council 3 · Byron 1 |
| Alterations and additions to commercial development most recent 15 Nov 2024 |
7,126 | $180,145 6,240 costed |
12,520 | Council of the City of Sydney 1,387 · Inner West Council 278 · City of Parramatta Council 209 |
| Alterations and additions to industrial development most recent 26 Mar 2024 |
1,586 | $209,500 1,340 costed |
989 | Canterbury-Bankstown Council 77 · Cumberland Council 77 · City of Parramatta Council 69 |
| Alterations and additions to residential development most recent 19 Nov 2025 |
47,941 | $200,000 44,928 costed |
53,658 | Inner West Council 3,899 · Northern Beaches Council 3,775 · Central Coast Council 2,852 |
| Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
62,078 | $195,000 57,887 costed |
90,734 | Council of the City of Sydney 3,620 · Inner West Council 3,467 · Northern Beaches Council 3,397 |
| Amusement centre most recent 30 Jul 2026 |
36 | $149,050 22 costed |
— | Council of the City of Sydney 11 · Waverley Council 4 · Burwood Council 3 |
| Ancillary commercial development most recent 18 Aug 2026 |
177 | $155,850 162 costed |
80 | Council of the City of Sydney 19 · Cumberland Council 12 · Central Coast Council 9 |
| Animal boarding or training establishment most recent 11 Aug 2026 |
145 | $172,800 112 costed |
10 | Central Coast Council 13 · Upper Hunter 10 · Mid-Coast Council 9 |
| Animal care premises most recent 12 Aug 2026 |
85 | $86,350 66 costed |
13 | Inner West Council 8 · City of Parramatta Council 7 · Albury 4 |
| Animal shelters most recent 12 Aug 2026 |
33 | $132,700 30 costed |
1 | Albury 6 · Port Stephens Council 4 · Shoalhaven 4 |
| Artisan food and drink industry most recent 18 Aug 2026 |
153 | $93,000 115 costed |
6 | Inner West Council 19 · Northern Beaches Council 15 · Shoalhaven 8 |
| Artisanal food and drink most recent 26 Oct 2023 |
220 | $80,000 168 costed |
171 | Shoalhaven 20 · Inner West Council 13 · Newcastle 13 |
| Attached dwelling most recent 20 Aug 2026 |
2,525 | $429,000 2,367 costed |
8,891 | Council of the City of Sydney 342 · Inner West Council 232 · Woollahra 163 |
| Automotive/truck premises most recent 20 Aug 2026 |
164 | $132,000 116 costed |
4 | Central Coast Council 9 · City of Parramatta Council 8 · Fairfield 7 |
| Awnings, blinds and canopies most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
823 | $72,380 797 costed |
448 | Council of the City of Sydney 36 · Central Coast Council 35 · Lake Macquarie 32 |
| Backpackers' accommodation most recent 13 Aug 2026 |
27 | $252,687 26 costed |
— | Council of the City of Sydney 15 · Byron 3 · Bland 1 |
| Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs most recent 9 Feb 2024 |
16,179 | $85,000 15,605 costed |
15,487 | Northern Beaches Council 1,209 · Central Coast Council 1,021 · Lake Macquarie 830 |
| Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
5,552 | $86,500 5,425 costed |
2,040 | Lake Macquarie 323 · Tweed 312 · Central Coast Council 266 |
| Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures) most recent 20 Aug 2026 |
935 | $65,000 907 costed |
211 | Lake Macquarie 62 · Central Coast Council 41 · Blue Mountains 38 |
| 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 |
| Bed and breakfast accommodation most recent 12 Jun 2026 |
102 | $150,000 84 costed |
143 | Shoalhaven 6 · Byron 5 · Cessnock 5 |
| Boarding house most recent 20 Aug 2026 |
1,049 | $1,949,090 861 costed |
29,350 | Inner West Council 134 · Council of the City of Sydney 101 · Cumberland Council 70 |
| Boat launching ramp most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
59 | $65,000 54 costed |
3 | Lake Macquarie 17 · Shoalhaven 6 · Sutherland 5 |
| Bollards most recent 17 Aug 2026 |
27 | $270,000 20 costed |
17 | Balranald 3 · Blacktown 3 · Fairfield 3 |
| Build-to-rent most recent 13 Aug 2026 |
39 | $22,236,295 36 costed |
5,553 | Council of the City of Sydney 7 · Cumberland Council 3 · Goulburn Mulwaree Council 3 |
| Building identification sign most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
296 | $62,051 268 costed |
338 | Council of the City of Sydney 26 · City of Parramatta Council 19 · Newcastle 13 |
| Business identification sign most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
821 | $60,500 757 costed |
685 | Council of the City of Sydney 77 · City of Parramatta Council 40 · Camden Council 28 |
| Business premises most recent 20 Aug 2026 |
2,186 | $100,000 1,719 costed |
6,615 | Council of the City of Sydney 175 · Inner West Council 80 · Camden Council 69 |
| Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses most recent 20 Aug 2026 |
1,036 | $156,000 1,005 costed |
345 | Northern Beaches Council 59 · Lake Macquarie 52 · Central Coast Council 48 |
| Camping ground most recent 17 Aug 2026 |
120 | $31,196 91 costed |
1 | Mid-Coast Council 14 · Tamworth Regional Council 10 · Eurobodalla 9 |
| Car park most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
279 | $1,278,010 236 costed |
513 | Camden Council 18 · Bayside Council 14 · The Hills 13 |
| Caravan park most recent 20 Aug 2026 |
184 | $300,000 152 costed |
51 | Mid-Coast Council 28 · Shoalhaven 22 · Port Stephens Council 19 |
| Carport most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
4,065 | $34,194 3,971 costed |
1,059 | Tweed 313 · Lake Macquarie 184 · Mid-Coast Council 172 |
| Cemetery most recent 19 Aug 2026 |
42 | $68,000 34 costed |
— | Liverpool 6 · Campbelltown 4 · Eurobodalla 4 |
| Centre based childcare most recent 23 Sep 2024 |
1,525 | $2,000,000 1,236 costed |
7,390 | Cumberland Council 126 · Blacktown 125 · Liverpool 97 |
| Centre-based child care most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
1,601 | $2,320,120 1,381 costed |
5,966 | Blacktown 110 · Cumberland Council 87 · Canterbury-Bankstown Council 84 |
| Change of use most recent 17 Apr 2025 |
6,167 | $50,000 4,589 costed |
6,194 | Council of the City of Sydney 466 · Canterbury-Bankstown Council 252 · Inner West Council 227 |
| Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia most recent 21 Aug 2026 |
9,392 | $70,000 7,359 costed |
20,249 | Council of the City of Sydney 560 · Canterbury-Bankstown Council 326 · City of Parramatta Council 276 |
| Classified road most recent 10 Jul 2026 |
27 | $1,900,000 24 costed |
2 | Cessnock 3 · Tweed 3 · City of Parramatta Council 2 |
| Clothes hoists and clothes lines most recent 6 Aug 2026 |
328 | $713,982 326 costed |
479 | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 32 · Mid-Coast Council 27 · Blacktown 22 |
| Co-living most recent 18 Aug 2026 |
342 | $6,233,000 315 costed |
33,418 | Cumberland Council 38 · Council of the City of Sydney 32 · Bayside Council 26 |
| Co-living housing most recent 13 Sep 2023 |
64 | $3,688,310 59 costed |
3,612 | Cumberland Council 11 · Penrith 7 · Canterbury-Bankstown Council 5 |
| Commercial cultivation of irrigated crops most recent 12 Jun 2026 |
31 | $198,000 29 costed |
1 | Murrumbidgee Council 7 · Wollondilly 5 · Griffith 4 |
| Commercial development most recent 20 Aug 2026 |
3,222 | $286,000 2,631 costed |
12,193 | Council of the City of Sydney 655 · City of Parramatta Council 108 · Sutherland 87 |
| Commercial livestock grazing most recent 17 Aug 2026 |
97 | $71,000 90 costed |
1 | Kempsey 5 · Tweed 5 · Cabonne 4 |
| Community facility most recent 18 Aug 2026 |
626 | $475,323 550 costed |
1,206 | Council of the City of Sydney 39 · Canterbury-Bankstown Council 19 · Campbelltown 18 |
| Community health service facility most recent 3 Aug 2026 |
28 | $1,499,456 26 costed |
— | Bourke 3 · Wollongong 3 · Burwood Council 2 |
| Composting facilities and works most recent 5 Aug 2026 |
36 | $420,000 26 costed |
— | Forbes 6 · Oberon Council 6 · Griffith 4 |
| Creative industry most recent 14 Aug 2026 |
71 | $497,823 60 costed |
2 | Council of the City of Sydney 10 · Inner West Council 9 · Bayside Council 6 |
| Crop or fodder production most recent 12 Aug 2026 |
87 | $101,750 73 costed |
— | Gunnedah 6 · Edward River Council 5 · Forbes 4 |
| Dairy (pasture-based) most recent 19 Jun 2026 |
20 | $299,981 19 costed |
— | Bega Valley 4 · Mid-Coast Council 3 · Shoalhaven 3 |
| Data centre most recent 8 Jun 2026 |
33 | $53,940,000 29 costed |
— | Blacktown 12 · The Hills 6 · Lismore 3 |
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.