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Field notes on Australian zoning and planning, grounded in the national dataset behind Rezoning Hub. Every figure here is computed from the live record, not estimated.
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What a residential zone is called in every Australian state
NSW says R3, Victoria says RGZ, the ACT says RZ4 — all three mean medium-density housing. A field guide to reading zoning codes across the border.
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Which Australian councils face the most planning appeals
We tracked 5,942 planning and environment court decisions across 369 councils. Here is who gets appealed the most — and what a long list of disputes actually signals.
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The states everyone ignores: planning disputes beyond NSW, VIC and QLD
Almost all planning commentary stops at the three big eastern states. The tribunals in WA, SA, Tasmania and the NT decide real cases too — and almost no one is watching them.