Mixed Use dominant. Median sale $1.38M over the last 24 months. 89% of decided DAs approved.
Woolloomooloo 2011 spans 2 councils: Council of the City of Sydney (644 lots), Unincorporated - Sydney Harbour Area (6 lots). The dominant council (Council of the City of Sydney) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Woolloomooloo 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
Woolloomooloo 2011 covers an undefined area within Council of the City of Sydney.
Drill into any lot in Woolloomooloo
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 · 4 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 6,418 dwellings, with 384,437 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
92% of lots have a heritage listing or sit in a Heritage Conservation Area — expect controls on demolition, alterations, and additions; also: 1.1% of lots are within 100m of a recorded contaminated site.
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
88 development applications for Woolloomooloo addresses were decided by Council of the City of Sydney over the past 24 months. 78 approved — a 89% 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
31 businesses serving Woolloomooloo and nearby.
Engineering consultant
Suite 10.04/100 William St, Woolloomooloo NSW 2022
Insurance broker
Suite 8.04, Level 8/100 William St, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Construction company
801a/100 William St, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Architecture firm
L10, 04/100 William St, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Locksmith
226 William St, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Painter
Cathedral St, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
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Woolloomooloo is dominated by the MU1 (Mixed Use) zone, which covers 407 of 650 lots (63%). The full mix is: MU1 Mixed Use (63%), R1 General Residential (26%), SP2 Infrastructure (5%), E1 Local Centre (4%), RE1 Public Recreation (3%).
Across Woolloomooloo, the average maximum building height is 15.4 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 2.16:1. 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 — 39 lots in Woolloomooloo 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 Woolloomooloo over the past 24 months is $1,377,500, across 150 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,430,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Woolloomooloo is $910. Gross rental yield works out to 3.4%.
Council of the City of Sydney decided 88 development applications for Woolloomooloo addresses over the past 24 months, with 78 approved (89% 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 Woolloomooloo, 92% with heritage controls, 1.1% 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.
562 of 650 lots in Woolloomooloo show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 21.6 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Council of the City of Sydney and nearby postcodes.
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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 Woolloomooloo.
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 →