Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $1.57M over the last 24 months. 87% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Five Dock 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
Five Dock 2046 covers an undefined area within City of Canada Bay Council.
Drill into any lot in Five Dock
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 · 60 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 14,314 dwellings, with 612,619 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
3% of lots carry heritage controls.
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
Custom home builder · serves Five Dock, NSW
73 Great N Rd, Five Dock NSW 2046
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
190 development applications for Five Dock addresses were decided by City of Canada Bay Council over the past 24 months. 166 approved — a 87% approval rate. Average processing time: 56 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
63 businesses serving Five Dock and nearby.
Custom home builder
73 Great N Rd, Five Dock NSW 2046
Cleaning service
203a/49 Queens Rd, Five Dock NSW 2046
Civil engineering company
75 Ramsay Rd, Five Dock NSW 2046
Plumber
38 East St, Five Dock NSW 2046
Design agency
33 Fairlight St, Five Dock NSW 2046
Roofing contractor
Unit 29/10 Kings Park Circuit, Five Dock NSW 2046
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Five Dock is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 1,893 of 2,686 lots (71%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (71%), R3 Medium Density Residential (15%), MU1 Mixed Use (11%), E3 Productivity Support (2%), E1 Local Centre (1%).
Across Five Dock, the average maximum building height is 8.9 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.69:1. 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 — 1,983 lots in Five Dock 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 Five Dock over the past 24 months is $1,570,000, across 305 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,980,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Five Dock is $1,000. Gross rental yield works out to 3.6%.
City of Canada Bay Council decided 190 development applications for Five Dock addresses over the past 24 months, with 166 approved (87% approval rate). Average processing time is 56 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Five Dock, 3% with heritage controls, 0.7% 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.
2,617 of 2,686 lots in Five Dock show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 270 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 40.4 / 100.
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Cleaning service · serves Five Dock, NSW
203a/49 Queens Rd, Five Dock NSW 2046
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 Five Dock.
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 2046 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the City of Canada Bay 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 →