Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $995K over the last 24 months. 86% of decided DAs approved.
Carrington 2294 spans 2 councils: Newcastle City Council (1,079 lots), Mid-Coast Council (108 lots). The dominant council (Newcastle City Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Carrington is dominated by R2 — Low Density 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
Carrington 2294 covers an undefined area within Newcastle City Council.
Drill into any lot in Carrington
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: 2,038 dwellings, with 89,210 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
4% of lots carry heritage controls; also: 0.2% 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
Construction company · serves Carrington, NSW
18/33 Darling St, Carrington NSW 2294
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
43 development applications for Carrington addresses were decided by Newcastle City Council over the past 24 months. 37 approved — a 86% approval rate. Average processing time: 25 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
22 businesses serving Carrington and nearby.
Construction company
18/33 Darling St, Carrington NSW 2294
Engineering consultant
50 Fitzroy St, Carrington NSW 2294
Electrician
14/33 Darling St, Carrington NSW 2294
Custom home builder
127 Hill St, Carrington NSW 2294
Construction company
Unit 32/33 Darling St, Carrington NSW 2294
Engineering consultant
Thales, C/O, 50 Fitzroy St, Carrington NSW 2294
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Carrington is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 696 of 1,187 lots (65%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (65%), E4 General Industrial (20%), RU2 Rural Landscape (7%), E1 Local Centre (5%), RU5 Village (4%).
Across Carrington, the average maximum building height is 8.2 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.70:1. 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 — 169 lots in Carrington 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 Carrington over the past 24 months is $995,000, across 107 sales. Median unimproved land value is $603,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Carrington is $688. Gross rental yield works out to 3.8%.
Newcastle City Council decided 43 development applications for Carrington addresses over the past 24 months, with 37 approved (86% approval rate). Average processing time is 25 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Carrington, 4% with heritage controls, 0.6% 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.
729 of 1,187 lots in Carrington show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 25.5 / 100.
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Engineering consultant · serves Carrington, NSW
50 Fitzroy St, Carrington NSW 2294
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 Carrington.
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 2294 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Newcastle City 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 →