General Residential dominant. Median sale $670K over the last 24 months. 91% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Wagga Wagga 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
Wagga Wagga 2650 covers an undefined area within Wagga Wagga City 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.
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: 35,073 dwellings, with 2,648,463 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
6% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 31% of lots have a heritage listing or sit in a Heritage Conservation Area — expect controls on demolition, alterations, and additions; 0.2% 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
Roofing contractor · serves Wagga Wagga, NSW
41-43 Copland St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
294 development applications for Wagga Wagga addresses were decided by Wagga Wagga City Council over the past 24 months. 267 approved — a 91% approval rate. Average processing time: 22 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
101 businesses serving Wagga Wagga and nearby.
Roofing contractor
41-43 Copland St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Plasterer
52 Chaston St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Heating equipment supplier
57 Dobney Ave, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Cleaners
B3 U105/1 Flinders St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Patio enclosure supplier
5C Dobney Ave, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Financial planner
128 Fitzmaurice St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
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Wagga Wagga is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 1,768 of 3,871 lots (48%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (48%), R3 Medium Density Residential (32%), E2 Commercial Centre (14%), E3 Productivity Support (3%), E4 General Industrial (3%).
Across Wagga Wagga, the average maximum building height is 21.3 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 3.21:1. 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 — 2,561 lots in Wagga Wagga 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 Wagga Wagga over the past 24 months is $670,000, across 433 sales. Median unimproved land value is $361,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Wagga Wagga is $480. Gross rental yield works out to 3.9%.
Wagga Wagga City Council decided 294 development applications for Wagga Wagga addresses over the past 24 months, with 267 approved (91% approval rate). Average processing time is 22 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Wagga Wagga, 31% with heritage controls, 5.5% bushfire-prone, 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.
636 of 3,871 lots in Wagga Wagga show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 24.4 / 100.
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Plasterer · serves Wagga Wagga, NSW
52 Chaston St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
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 Wagga Wagga.
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 2650 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Wagga Wagga 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 →