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Development activity by area

Real development demand by council and suburb, from the ZoneDSS planning databases — the last 24 months across 11.1M+ properties in NSW, QLD & VIC.

111,646

New South Wales DAs

39,627

Queensland DAs

193,919

Victoria building permits

Read before quoting: These are area-demand figures (the opportunity), not ZoneDSS lead counts — we have no usage yet.

New South Wales

111,646 DAs, last 24 months

Development applications lodged, 24-month window ending Apr 2026. Most complete dataset.

Top councils (LGA)

Central Coast 4,107
Lake Macquarie City 3,911
City of Sydney 3,793
Northern Beaches 3,592
The Hills Shire 3,227
Inner West 3,080
Newcastle City 2,891
Blacktown City 2,832
Shoalhaven City 2,444
Wollongong City 2,360
Mid-Coast 2,318
Wollondilly Shire 2,112
Maitland City 2,079
Port Macquarie-Hastings 2,021
Woollahra 1,998
Sutherland Shire 1,931
Camden 1,907
Cessnock City 1,905

Busiest suburbs

Dubbo (2830) 1,055
Sydney (2000) 909
Port Macquarie (2444) 727
Orange (2800) 694
Moama (2731) 593
Mosman (2088) 558
Box Hill (2765) 512
Paddington (2021) 450
North Rothbury (2335) 426
Gables (2765) 417
Coffs Harbour (2450) 409
Castle Hill (2154) 395

Queensland

39,627 DAs on record, last 24 months (SEQ-weighted floor)

Development applications on record from council portals, 24-month window ending Apr 2026. Coverage concentrated in SEQ + major regional councils — treat as a floor (real demand is higher).

Top councils (LGA)

Brisbane City 12,858
Gold Coast City 7,709
Moreton Bay City 3,801
Logan City 3,495
Sunshine Coast Regional 2,056
Townsville City 1,881
Bundaberg Regional 1,804
Ipswich City 1,799
Toowoomba Regional 1,706
Mackay Regional 1,003
Redland City 754
Rockhampton Regional 417
Cairns Regional 319
Noosa Shire 25

Busiest suburbs

Southport 374
Surfers Paradise 351
Palm Beach 323
Park Ridge 273
Burleigh Heads 249
Mermaid Waters 215
Broadbeach Waters 190
Upper Coomera 189
Bargara 187
Logan Reserve 186
Coomera 178
Worongary 171

Victoria

193,919 building permits, last 24 months to Jan 2025

Building permits (construction activity), 24-month window ending Jan 2025 — not planning permits. Growth-corridor councils dominate.

Top councils (LGA)

Casey 10,655
Wyndham 10,557
Melton 10,432
Greater Geelong 10,143
Hume 7,816
Whittlesea 7,328
Mornington Peninsula 6,428
Melbourne 4,958
Boroondara 4,939
Monash 4,521
Whitehorse 4,148
Ballarat 3,978
Cardinia 3,936
Greater Bendigo 3,793
Kingston 3,748
Merri-bek (Moreland) 3,545
Yarra Ranges 3,239
Darebin 3,164

Busiest suburbs

Tarneit 3,863
Clyde North 3,619
Melbourne 3,089
Wollert 2,515
Truganina 2,367
Donnybrook 1,891
Sunbury 1,861
Mickleham 1,833
Fraser Rise 1,814
Werribee 1,758
Clyde 1,607
Officer 1,454

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