Metropolitan Centre dominant. Median sale $1.04M over the last 24 months. 95% of decided DAs approved.
Sydney 2000 spans 2 councils: Council of the City of Sydney (1,286 lots), Unincorporated - Sydney Harbour Area (8 lots). The dominant council (Council of the City of Sydney) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Sydney is dominated by SP5 — Metropolitan Centre. 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
Sydney 2000 covers an undefined area within Council of the City of Sydney.
Drill into any lot in Sydney
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
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 99,732 dwellings, with 6,433,159 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
40% of lots have a heritage listing or sit in a Heritage Conservation Area — expect controls on demolition, alterations, and additions; also: 1.0% of lots are within 100m of a recorded contaminated site; 0.1% of lots are exposed to projected sea-level rise.
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
2,935 development applications for Sydney addresses were decided by Council of the City of Sydney over the past 24 months. 2,783 approved — a 95% 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
368 businesses serving Sydney and nearby.
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Sydney is dominated by the SP5 (Metropolitan Centre) zone, which covers 1,073 of 1,294 lots (88%). The full mix is: SP5 Metropolitan Centre (88%), RE1 Public Recreation (10%), SP2 Infrastructure (2%).
Across Sydney, the average maximum building height is 99.5 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 7.83:1. 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.
Most lots in Sydney aren't eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021 — typically because the dominant zoning (SP5) doesn't permit it, or lot sizes fall below the minimum. Always verify on the specific address.
The median sale price in Sydney over the past 24 months is $1,037,500, across 950 sales. Median unimproved land value is $10,579,644.
Median weekly rent for a house in Sydney is $971. Gross rental yield works out to 5.0%.
Council of the City of Sydney decided 2,935 development applications for Sydney addresses over the past 24 months, with 2,783 approved (95% 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 Sydney, 40% with heritage controls, 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.
1,008 of 1,294 lots in Sydney show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 10.5 / 100.
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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 Sydney.
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 2000 — 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 →