Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $743.75K over the last 24 months. 84% of decided DAs approved.
Kogarah 2217 spans 2 councils: Bayside Council (1,533 lots), Georges River Council (957 lots). The dominant council (Bayside Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Kogarah is dominated by R2 — Low Density Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Kogarah 2217 covers an undefined area within Bayside Council.
Drill into any lot in Kogarah
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
within a TOD corridor (uplift expected)
average uplift signal across the suburb
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 9,105 dwellings, with 478,132 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
2% of lots carry heritage controls; also: 1.0% of lots are within 100m of a recorded contaminated site.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Property management company · serves Kogarah, NSW
Unit 19/700 Princes Hwy, Kogarah NSW 2217
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
111 development applications for Kogarah addresses were decided by Bayside Council over the past 24 months. 93 approved — a 84% approval rate. Average processing time: 29 days.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
58 businesses serving Kogarah and nearby.
Property management company
Unit 19/700 Princes Hwy, Kogarah NSW 2217
Insurance broker
43A Regent St, Kogarah NSW 2217
Plumber
12 Phillips Rd, Kogarah NSW 2217
Construction company
5-7 Phillips Rd, Kogarah NSW 2217
Mortgage broker
701/24 Montgomery St, Kogarah NSW 2217
Architecture firm
Shop 3a/5 Belgrave St, Kogarah NSW 2217
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Kogarah is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 1,383 of 2,490 lots (60%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (60%), R4 High Density Residential (17%), MU1 Mixed Use (12%), SP2 Infrastructure (6%), R3 Medium Density Residential (4%).
Across Kogarah, the average maximum building height is 9.0 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.62:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 1,204 lots in Kogarah appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Kogarah over the past 24 months is $743,750, across 810 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,360,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Kogarah is $780. Gross rental yield works out to 6.0%.
Bayside Council decided 111 development applications for Kogarah addresses over the past 24 months, with 93 approved (84% approval rate). Average processing time is 29 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Kogarah, 2% with heritage controls, 1.0% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
1,453 of 2,490 lots in Kogarah show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 246 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 0.0 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Bayside Council and nearby postcodes.
Insurance broker · serves Kogarah, NSW
43A Regent St, Kogarah NSW 2217
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Kogarah.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2217 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Bayside Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →