Low Density Residential dominant. 2,534 lots resolved to zone, overlays and development potential.
Dural 2158 spans 3 councils: The Council of the Shire of Hornsby (1,780 lots), The Hills Shire Council (710 lots), Singleton Council (44 lots). The dominant council (The Council of the Shire of Hornsby) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Dural 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
Dural 2158 covers an undefined area within The Council of the Shire of Hornsby.
Drill into any lot in Dural
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: 3,883 dwellings, with 299,275 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
69% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 2% of lots carry heritage controls; 17.6% 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
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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.
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
70 businesses serving Dural and nearby.
Engineering consultant
33A Quarry Rd, Dural NSW 2158
Roofing supply store
Unit 7/256E New Line Rd, Dural NSW 2158
Electrician
Unit 7/242d New Line Rd, Dural NSW 2158
Solicitor
1/5 Kenthurst Rd, Dural NSW 2158
Custom home builder
7/827 Old Northern Rd, Dural NSW 2158
Custom home builder
Unit 13/276-278 New Line Rd, Dural NSW 2158
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Dural is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 1,247 of 2,534 lots (52%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (52%), RU2 Rural Landscape (24%), RU6 Transition (15%), C3 Commercial Core (6%), E1 Local Centre (4%).
Across Dural, the average maximum building height is 8.8 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.67:1. 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 — 956 lots in Dural 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.
Median weekly rent for a house in Dural is $865. Gross rental yield works out to 1.8%.
Across Dural, 2% with heritage controls, 68.9% bushfire-prone, 0.3% 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.
88 of 2,534 lots in Dural show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 12.2 / 100.
Continue exploring
Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in The Council of the Shire of Hornsby and nearby postcodes.
Roofing supply store · serves Dural, NSW
Unit 7/256E New Line Rd, Dural NSW 2158
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 Dural.
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 2158 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the The Council of the Shire of Hornsby 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 →