Mixed Use dominant. Median sale $1.19M over the last 24 months. 97% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Eveleigh is dominated by MU1 — Mixed Use. 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
Eveleigh 2015 covers an undefined area within Council of the City of Sydney.
Drill into any lot in Eveleigh
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: 1,152 dwellings, with 92,891 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
10% 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
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Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
34 development applications for Eveleigh addresses were decided by Council of the City of Sydney over the past 24 months. 33 approved — a 97% approval rate. Average processing time: 30 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
5 businesses serving Eveleigh and nearby.
Engineer
Suite G01/13 Garden St, Eveleigh NSW 2015
Landscape designer
Level 4/2 Davy Rd, Eveleigh NSW 2015
Commercial agent
South, Bay 5, Suite 10/2 Locomotive St, Eveleigh NSW 2015
Architecture firm
Bay 5-7 North, 2 Locomotive St, Eveleigh NSW 2015
Mortgage broker
Bay 5, Suite 14/2 Locomotive St, Eveleigh NSW 2015
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Eveleigh is dominated by the MU1 (Mixed Use) zone, which covers 5 of 40 lots (63%). The full mix is: MU1 Mixed Use (63%), R1 General Residential (25%), RE1 Public Recreation (13%).
Across Eveleigh, the average maximum building height is 17.7 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 2.14:1. 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 lots in Eveleigh 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 Eveleigh over the past 24 months is $1,190,000, across 31 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,200,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Eveleigh is $913. Gross rental yield works out to 3.6%.
Council of the City of Sydney decided 34 development applications for Eveleigh addresses over the past 24 months, with 33 approved (97% approval rate). Average processing time is 30 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Eveleigh, 10% with heritage controls. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
18 of 40 lots in Eveleigh show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 9.8 / 100.
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Level 4/2 Davy Rd, Eveleigh NSW 2015
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 Eveleigh.
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 2015 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Council of the City of Sydney 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 →