Mixed Use dominant. Median sale $1.38M over the last 24 months. 87% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Menai is dominated by C4 — 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
Menai 2234 covers an undefined area within Sutherland Shire Council.
Drill into any lot in Menai
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
within a TOD corridor (uplift expected)
average uplift signal across the suburb · 15 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 21,104 dwellings, with 1,427,272 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
45% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 1.0% 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
Window cleaning service · serves Menai, NSW
12 Harlech Cl, Menai NSW 2234
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
99 development applications for Menai addresses were decided by Sutherland Shire Council over the past 24 months. 86 approved — a 87% approval rate. Average processing time: 102 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
25 businesses serving Menai and nearby.
Window cleaning service
12 Harlech Cl, Menai NSW 2234
Locksmith
376 Menai Rd, Menai NSW 2234
Air conditioning contractor
37 Clothier Rd, Menai NSW 2234
Real estate agency
Building G Level 1 ,5-21, 5/21 Carter Rd, Menai NSW 2234
Electrician
24 Berry Grove, Menai NSW 2234
Pest control service
Unit 12/800/812 Old Illawarra Rd, Menai NSW 2234
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Menai is dominated by the C4 (Mixed Use) zone, which covers 1,780 of 3,099 lots (59%). The full mix is: C4 Mixed Use (59%), R2 Low Density Residential (37%), C2 Centre Support (2%), RE1 Public Recreation (2%), E2 Commercial Centre (1%).
Across Menai, the average maximum building height is 8.1 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.56:1. 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 — 1,040 lots in Menai 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 Menai over the past 24 months is $1,380,000, across 229 sales. Median unimproved land value is $900,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Menai is $923. Gross rental yield works out to 3.3%.
Sutherland Shire Council decided 99 development applications for Menai addresses over the past 24 months, with 86 approved (87% approval rate). Average processing time is 102 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Menai, 45.4% bushfire-prone, 0.1% 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.
2,965 of 3,099 lots in Menai show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 47 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 22.1 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Sutherland Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
Locksmith · serves Menai, NSW
376 Menai Rd, Menai NSW 2234
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 Menai.
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 2234 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Sutherland 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 →