Centre Support dominant. Median sale $3.6M over the last 24 months. 57% of decided DAs approved.
Darkes Forest 2508 spans 2 councils: Wollongong City Council (55 lots), Wollondilly Shire Council (24 lots). The dominant council (Wollongong City Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Darkes Forest is dominated by C2 — Centre Support. 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
Darkes Forest 2508 covers an undefined area within Wollongong 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.
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
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Constraints & risks
100% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 23.6% 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
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
7 development applications for Darkes Forest addresses were decided by Wollongong City Council over the past 24 months. 4 approved — a 57% approval rate.
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Darkes Forest is dominated by the C2 (Centre Support) zone, which covers 33 of 79 lots (42%). The full mix is: C2 Centre Support (42%), C1 Local Centre (25%), C3 Commercial Core (24%), SP2 Infrastructure (6%), RU2 Rural Landscape (3%).
Across Darkes Forest, the average maximum building height is 9.0 m. Height is set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be varied by overlays and schedules. For the exact control on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Most lots in Darkes Forest aren't eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021 — typically because the dominant zoning (C2) doesn't permit it, or lot sizes fall below the minimum. Always verify on the specific address.
The median sale price in Darkes Forest over the past 24 months is $3,600,000, across 3 sales. Median unimproved land value is $2,465,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Darkes Forest is $758. Gross rental yield works out to 1.1%.
Wollongong City Council decided 7 development applications for Darkes Forest addresses over the past 24 months, with 4 approved (57% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Darkes Forest, 100.0% bushfire-prone. 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 79 lots in Darkes Forest show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 3.0 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Wollongong City Council and nearby postcodes.
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 Darkes Forest.
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 2508 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Wollongong 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.
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