General Residential dominant. Median sale $1.14M over the last 24 months. 82% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Long Jetty is dominated by R1 — General 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
Long Jetty 2261 covers an undefined area within Central Coast Council.
Drill into any lot in Long Jetty
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
average uplift signal across the suburb
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 15,022 dwellings, with 880,786 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
1% of lots carry heritage controls; also: 1.0% of lots are within 100m of a recorded contaminated site; 0.2% 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
Conveyancer · serves Long Jetty, NSW
362 The Entrance Rd, Long Jetty NSW 2261
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
199 development applications for Long Jetty addresses were decided by Central Coast Council over the past 24 months. 163 approved — a 82% approval rate. Average processing time: 31 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
17 businesses serving Long Jetty and nearby.
Conveyancer
362 The Entrance Rd, Long Jetty NSW 2261
Cleaners
33 Eloora Rd, Long Jetty NSW 2261
Roofing contractor
37 Stella St, Long Jetty NSW 2261
Architecture firm
131 Stella St, Long Jetty NSW 2261
Cleaning service
8/13-15 Thompson St, Long Jetty NSW 2261
Roofing contractor
Central Coast Hwy, Long Jetty NSW 2261
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Long Jetty is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 1,196 of 2,511 lots (49%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (49%), R2 Low Density Residential (29%), R3 Medium Density Residential (17%), E1 Local Centre (3%), E3 Productivity Support (2%).
Across Long Jetty, the average maximum building height is 9.6 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.65:1. 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 — 2,260 lots in Long Jetty 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 Long Jetty over the past 24 months is $1,135,000, across 276 sales. Median unimproved land value is $845,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Long Jetty is $600. Gross rental yield works out to 3.0%.
Central Coast Council decided 199 development applications for Long Jetty addresses over the past 24 months, with 163 approved (82% approval rate). Average processing time is 31 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Long Jetty, 1% with heritage controls, 2.0% bushfire-prone, 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.
2,463 of 2,511 lots in Long Jetty show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 0.0 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Central Coast Council and nearby postcodes.
Cleaners · serves Long Jetty, NSW
33 Eloora Rd, Long Jetty NSW 2261
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 Long Jetty.
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 2261 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Central Coast 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 →