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Housing targets

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

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
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5-year housing target: 10,500 Resident population: 184,784 Number of homes: 63,980 LGA area (km2): 311 Average number of people per household: 2.9
5-year housing target: 16,700 Resident population: 247,672 Number of homes: 79,770 LGA area (km2): 306 Average number of people per household: 3.1
5-year housing target: 23,300 Resident population: 207,959 Number of homes: 66,450 LGA area (km2): 386 Average number of people per household: 3.1
5-year housing target: 5,000 Resident population: 91,385 Number of homes: 38,790 LGA area (km2): 20 Average number of people per household: 2.4
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: 2,400 Resident population: 71,414 Number of homes: 32,710 LGA area (km2): 9 Average number of people per household: 2.2
5-year housing target: 14,500 Resident population: 379,829 Number of homes: 132,770 LGA area (km2): 110 Average number of people per household: 2.9
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: 3,400 Resident population: 77,874 Number of homes: 31,900 LGA area (km2): 22 Average number of people per household: 2.4
5-year housing target: 9,400 Resident population: 351,934 Number of homes: 152,370 LGA area (km2): 1,681 Average number of people per household: 2.3