Council league tables

Councils with the most development applications

Ranked by development applications lodged in the trailing 12 months, counted directly from the register. NSW councils today.

#CouncilApplications
1Central Coast Council NSW2,078
2Lake Macquarie City Council NSW2,034
3Council of the City of Sydney NSW1,895
4Northern Beaches Council NSW1,782
5Inner West Council NSW1,612
6The Hills Shire Council NSW1,473
7Newcastle City Council NSW1,462
8Blacktown City Council NSW1,331
9Wollongong City Council NSW1,174
10Shoalhaven City Council NSW1,158
11Wollondilly Shire Council NSW1,137
12Mid-Coast Council NSW1,062
13Maitland City Council NSW1,043
14Sutherland Shire Council NSW995
15Cessnock City Council NSW969
16Woollahra Municipal Council NSW965
17Tweed Shire Council NSW955
18Port Macquarie-Hastings Council NSW945
19Camden Council NSW933
20Cumberland Council NSW868
21Coffs Harbour City Council NSW860
22Canterbury-Bankstown Council NSW841
23Port Stephens Council NSW822
24Penrith City Council NSW759
25Shellharbour City Council NSW752
26Randwick City Council NSW749
27Blue Mountains City Council NSW741
28City of Parramatta Council NSW738
29Wagga Wagga City Council NSW695
30Clarence Valley Council NSW694
31The Council of the Shire of Hornsby NSW686
32Campbelltown City Council NSW666
33Dubbo Regional Council NSW651
34Waverley Council NSW644
35Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council NSW633
36Eurobodalla Shire Council NSW624
37Albury City Council NSW610
38Byron Shire Council NSW602
39Liverpool City Council NSW596
40Bayside Council NSW579
41Wingecarribee Shire Council NSW568
42Ku-ring-gai Council NSW563
43Tamworth Regional Council NSW485
44Ballina Shire Council NSW450
45Hawkesbury City Council NSW436
46Georges River Council NSW428
47Bathurst Regional Council NSW418
48Willoughby City Council NSW417
49Orange City Council NSW412
50Murray River Council NSW406

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