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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: 5,500 Resident population: 154,072 Number of homes: 56,370 LGA area (km2): 455 Average number of people per household: 2.7
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: 400 Resident population: 14,036 Number of homes: 5,310 LGA area (km2): 6 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: 10,100 Resident population: 182,987 Number of homes: 74,140 LGA area (km2): 51 Average number of people per household: 2.5
5-year housing target: 7,800 Resident population: 188,325 Number of homes: 84,290 LGA area (km2): 35 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
5-year housing target: 21,400 Resident population: 426,202 Number of homes: 137,720 LGA area (km2): 239 Average number of people per household: 3.1
5-year housing target: 900 Resident population: 23,002 Number of homes: 10,700 LGA area (km2): 258 Average number of people per household: 2.1
5-year housing target: 4,900 Resident population: 109,895 Number of homes: 58,190 LGA area (km2): 4,567 Average number of people per household: 1.9