Rural Landscape dominant. Median sale $1.61M over the last 24 months. 80% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Federal is dominated by RU2 — Rural Landscape. 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
Federal 2480 covers an undefined area within Byron Shire Council.
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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.
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
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Constraints & risks
91% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 1% of lots carry heritage controls; 1.5% of lots are within 100m of a recorded contaminated site; 36.0% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.
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
Architect · serves Federal, NSW
541 Binna Burra Rd, Federal NSW 2480
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
20 development applications for Federal addresses were decided by Byron Shire Council over the past 24 months. 16 approved — a 80% approval rate. Average processing time: 43 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
6 businesses serving Federal and nearby.
Architect
541 Binna Burra Rd, Federal NSW 2480
Architecture firm
3 Roses Rd, Federal NSW 2480
Roofing contractor
47 Coorabell Rd, Federal NSW 2480
Plumber
335 Federal Dr, Federal NSW 2480
Asbestos testing service
103 Kings Rd, Federal NSW 2480
Architect
795 Federal Dr, Federal NSW 2480
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Federal is dominated by the RU2 (Rural Landscape) zone, which covers 126 of 328 lots (39%). The full mix is: RU2 Rural Landscape (39%), RU5 Village (26%), RU1 Primary Production (19%), R5 Large Lot Residential (15%), C2 Centre Support (2%).
Across Federal, the average maximum building height is 9.0 m. Height is set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be varied by overlays and schedules. For the exact control on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 49 lots in Federal 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 Federal over the past 24 months is $1,606,000, across 25 sales. Median unimproved land value is $977,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Federal is $510. Gross rental yield works out to 1.5%.
Byron Shire Council decided 20 development applications for Federal addresses over the past 24 months, with 16 approved (80% approval rate). Average processing time is 43 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Federal, 1% with heritage controls, 91.2% bushfire-prone, 1.5% 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.
0 of 328 lots in Federal show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 3.6 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Byron Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
Architecture firm · serves Federal, NSW
3 Roses Rd, Federal NSW 2480
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 Federal.
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 2480 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Byron Shire 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 →