General Residential dominant. Median sale $451K over the last 24 months. 92% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Parkes 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
Parkes 2870 covers an undefined area within Parkes Shire Council.
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Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
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
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Constraints & risks
5% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 0% of lots carry heritage controls; 5.3% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.
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
Pest control service · serves Parkes, NSW
16 Hedgerow Ave, Parkes NSW 2870
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
232 development applications for Parkes addresses were decided by Parkes Shire Council over the past 24 months. 214 approved — a 92% approval rate.
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
34 businesses serving Parkes and nearby.
Pest control service
16 Hedgerow Ave, Parkes NSW 2870
Law firm
19 Court St, Parkes NSW 2870
Soil testing service
1/100 Clarinda St, Parkes NSW 2870
Structural engineer
39 Currajong St, Parkes NSW 2870
Appliance store
11 Saleyards Rd, Parkes NSW 2870
Solicitor
24 Court St, Parkes NSW 2870
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Parkes is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 4,327 of 7,792 lots (60%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (60%), RU1 Primary Production (20%), R5 Large Lot Residential (13%), E1 Local Centre (4%), MU1 Mixed Use (3%).
Yes — 5,149 lots in Parkes 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 Parkes over the past 24 months is $451,000, across 562 sales. Median unimproved land value is $132,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Parkes is $400. Gross rental yield works out to 4.6%.
Parkes Shire Council decided 232 development applications for Parkes addresses over the past 24 months, with 214 approved (92% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Parkes, 0% with heritage controls, 5.3% bushfire-prone, 0.2% 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.
0 of 7,792 lots in Parkes show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 11.4 / 100.
Continue exploring
Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Parkes Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
Law firm · serves Parkes, NSW
19 Court St, Parkes NSW 2870
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 Parkes.
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 2870 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Parkes Shire 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 →