General Residential dominant. Median sale $881K over the last 24 months. 91% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Rushcutters Bay 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
Rushcutters Bay 2011 covers an undefined area within Council of the City of Sydney.
Drill into any lot in Rushcutters Bay
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 · 2 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 2,191 dwellings, with 137,764 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
93% of lots have a heritage listing or sit in a Heritage Conservation Area — expect controls on demolition, alterations, and additions.
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
Construction company · serves Rushcutters Bay, NSW
16 Neild Ave, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
23 development applications for Rushcutters Bay addresses were decided by Council of the City of Sydney over the past 24 months. 21 approved — a 91% 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
10 businesses serving Rushcutters Bay and nearby.
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16 Neild Ave, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
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65 Bayswater Rd, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
Electrician
67 Bayswater Rd, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
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85 McLachlan Ave, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
Architect
Suite 307/19A Boundary St, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
Architect
Suite 504/19A Boundary St, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2010
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List your business — freeFAQs
Rushcutters Bay is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 114 of 138 lots (83%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (83%), MU1 Mixed Use (16%), RE1 Public Recreation (1%).
Across Rushcutters Bay, the average maximum building height is 18.1 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 2.02:1. 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 — 68 lots in Rushcutters Bay 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 Rushcutters Bay over the past 24 months is $881,000, across 174 sales. Median unimproved land value is $7,200,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Rushcutters Bay is $910. Gross rental yield works out to 3.8%.
Council of the City of Sydney decided 23 development applications for Rushcutters Bay addresses over the past 24 months, with 21 approved (91% 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 Rushcutters Bay, 93% 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.
135 of 138 lots in Rushcutters Bay show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 4 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 46.6 / 100.
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Construction company · serves Rushcutters Bay, NSW
65 Bayswater Rd, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
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 Rushcutters Bay.
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 2011 — 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 →