General Industrial dominant. Median sale $1.01M over the last 24 months. 100% of decided DAs approved.
Silverwater 2128 spans 2 councils: City of Parramatta Council (950 lots), Lake Macquarie City Council (152 lots). The dominant council (City of Parramatta Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Silverwater is dominated by E4 — General Industrial. 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
Silverwater 2128 covers an undefined area within City of Parramatta Council.
Drill into any lot in Silverwater
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: 24,878 dwellings, with 1,028,001 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
0% of lots carry heritage controls; 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
Real estate agency · serves Silverwater, NSW
Unit 1/138 Silverwater Rd, Silverwater NSW 2128
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
10 development applications for Silverwater addresses were decided by City of Parramatta Council over the past 24 months. 10 approved — a 100% 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
81 businesses serving Silverwater and nearby.
Real estate agency
Unit 1/138 Silverwater Rd, Silverwater NSW 2128
Electrician
103 Asquith St, Silverwater NSW 2128
Construction company
11 Egerton St, Silverwater NSW 2128
Heating equipment supplier
11 Rachael Cl, Silverwater NSW 2128
Environmental consultant
6/7 Millennium Ct, Silverwater NSW 2128
Air conditioning contractor
19/52 Holker St, Silverwater NSW 2128
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Silverwater is dominated by the E4 (General Industrial) zone, which covers 581 of 1,102 lots (54%). The full mix is: E4 General Industrial (54%), R3 Medium Density Residential (24%), R2 Low Density Residential (13%), E3 Productivity Support (8%), RE1 Public Recreation (1%).
Across Silverwater, the average maximum building height is 10.0 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.93:1. 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 — 248 lots in Silverwater 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 Silverwater over the past 24 months is $1,012,500, across 10 sales. Median unimproved land value is $481,500.
Median weekly rent for a house in Silverwater is $638. Gross rental yield works out to 2.5%.
City of Parramatta Council decided 10 development applications for Silverwater addresses over the past 24 months, with 10 approved (100% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Silverwater, 0% 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.
926 of 1,102 lots in Silverwater show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 20.6 / 100.
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Electrician · serves Silverwater, NSW
103 Asquith St, Silverwater NSW 2128
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 Silverwater.
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 2128 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the City of Parramatta 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 →