Housing targets

The NSW Government has released 5-year housing completion targets to help address the housing crisis

A couple stand in front of a residential housing development under construction at Marsden Park NSW. Credit: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

The NSW Government has released 5-year housing completion targets for 43 councils across Greater Sydney, Illawarra-Shoalhaven, Central Coast, Lower Hunter and Greater Newcastle and 1 target for regional NSW.

The 5-year targets respond to the NSW Government's commitment under the National Housing Accord to deliver 377,000 new well-located homes across the state by 2029. Local, State, and Federal Governments are all signatories to the National Housing Accord and are working together to respond to the national housing crisis.

The 43 local government areas (LGA) will receive a 5-year target and housing snapshot that explains how many houses are in the pipeline already and how many more are expected to be delivered.

The targets prioritise more diverse and well-located homes in areas with existing infrastructure capacity – such as transport and water servicing – which has been independently reviewed by Infrastructure NSW.

We continue to support councils to achieve the targets through:

Housing snapshots

Use the map or list view to explore the housing targets in your local government area.

Key: Local government area
Displaying 1 - 10 of 43
5-year housing target: 5,900 Resident population: 267,921 Number of homes: 104,800 LGA area (km2): 254 Average number of people per household: 2.6
5-year housing target: 11,600 Resident population: 135,716 Number of homes: 56,000 LGA area (km2): 41 Average number of people per household: 2.4
5-year housing target: 4,000 Resident population: 141,840 Number of homes: 59,420 LGA area (km2): 36 Average number of people per household: 2.4
5-year housing target: 2,100 Resident population: 77,748 Number of homes: 35,400 LGA area (km2): 858 Average number of people per household: 2.2
5-year housing target: 8,400 Resident population: 224,483 Number of homes: 81,620 LGA area (km2): 405 Average number of people per household: 2.8
5-year housing target: 19,500 Resident population: 269,145 Number of homes: 108,290 LGA area (km2): 84 Average number of people per household: 2.5
5-year housing target: 11,100 Resident population: 174,294 Number of homes: 74,330 LGA area (km2): 187 Average number of people per household: 2.3
5-year housing target: 5,300 Resident population: 95,957 Number of homes: 36,150 LGA area (km2): 392 Average number of people per household: 2.7
5-year housing target: 500 Resident population: 29,071 Number of homes: 13,280 LGA area (km2): 9 Average number of people per household: 2.2
5-year housing target: 3,800 Resident population: 79,738 Number of homes: 30,430 LGA area (km2): 147 Average number of people per household: 2.6