NSW Housing Growth: How many homes will be built in every NSW electorate, western Sydney tops list

The number of homes set to be built in every electorate across Sydney can be revealed, as Sydney’s west set to be the final frontier of the state’s housing crisis. See how your suburb rates.

Communities across Sydney’s west – overwhelmed by out-of-control housing growth – are set to face a tidal wave of homes being built in the next three years, as just a few hundred homes are earmarked for suburbs in Sydney’s east and north.

Housing growth data released to NSW Parliament confirmed how many new homes will be built in every NSW electorate, with the number of homes in Leppington set to increase by a massive 19.7 per cent by 2027, as an additional 5414 homes are built.

Construction workers are seen working on a new housing development at Kellyville, west of Sydney. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts)

Meanwhile, in the city’s northwest, Kellyville is set to see close to 4400 new homes built in the same period – increasing housing numbers by a further 17.3 per cent.

A further 5174 homes will be built in Parramatta, while the greenfield Aerotropolis precinct at Badgerys Creek will see just 2819 homes built over the next three years.

The same can’t be said for housing growth in the city’s east, which will see just 644 new homes built over the next three years in Vaucluse, or just 1.6 per cent growth, while residents in Coogee can expect a 2 per cent increase in the number of homes, with 825 expected to be built by 2027.

Other low-ranking communities for housing growth include 831 additional homes in Manly and 763 new homes for Wakehurst.

Political scientist Professor Andy Marks said the latest housing data “proved the selfishness” of eastern suburbs communities when it came to addressing Sydney’s housing crisis.

“There isn’t a question of whether we are in danger of becoming a two-tiered society – these statistics prove it is already happening,” Prof Marks said.

“Housing inequity in Sydney is a reality and the question now is about what this city wants to be known for in the future.”

Catalyst West meeting at Western Sydney University, Parramatta. Keynote Dr Andy Marks from Western Sydney University. Picture: Dylan Robinson

The Western Sydney University pro vice-chancellor said cities around the world have established masterplans to address housing shortfalls with “greenfield estates and in-fill development in already established communities”.

“The housing crisis isn’t just an issue for the city’s west, it is a whole of Sydney problem that needs to be fixed.”

Thousands of homes are earmarked for Parramatta.

But Collyer Property Investments boss Aidan Collyer said it was “no surprise” that greater western Sydney would bear the responsibility of tackling the state’s housing crisis.

“The western suburbs of Sydney continue to boom, but will rely on the promise of new and improved infrastructure and the success of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis,” the buyers agent said. “The NSW Government continues to promise that western Sydney will have everything it needs in the future to thrive, which is why it is attractive to buyers.

Collyer Property Investments boss Aidan Collyer

“And new transport projects like WestConnex and the Sydney Metro mean that communities like Penrith, Liverpool and The Hills are closer to the CBD than ever.”

A NSW Planning spokesman said the government was “rebalancing” housing growth to focus on development around existing transport hubs, jobs and infrastructure.

“We’ve reformed infrastructure contributions to align housing delivery with supporting infrastructure, so communities have school, roads, and parks to support their growing communities,” the spokesman said.

The housing rethink comes as the NSW Government is set to release revised housing targets before the launch of a new “housing accord” on July 1.

In December the government confirmed a total of eight “priority high-growth areas” would be fast-tracked through the planning system to build 47,800 homes in Bankstown, Bays West, Bella Vista, Crows Nest, Homebush, Hornsby, Kellyville, and Macquarie Park as part of a 15-year vision for Sydney.

The priority growth hubs are expected to be rezoned by November.

Meanwhile, terraces, townhouses and apartment blocks will be greenlit for more locations as part of a Sydney-wide policy change.

CITY’S SOUTHWEST A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

By Inasha Iftekhar

Pictured in Austral is Afnan Punjani. Picture: Tim hunter.

Leppington local Afnan Punjani said she and her family targeted southwest Sydney because they knew it was an area of “opportunity” to get their foot in the door.

The property consultant, 43, bought a home in Austral, with future growth in the Western Sydney Airport being the deciding factor for where she wanted to settle down.

‘We opted for a land and home package to get the best deal from the NSW government First Home Buyers grant,” she said.

“It’s much harder to fit the criteria of eligibility for buying an existing property under the grant because it’s only open to properties less than $600K which is almost impossible…whereas buying land is much cheaper.”

This year she hopes to buy another lot of land closer to her children’s school.

“I will rent out our current one-storey house once we have bought the land and built the new house,” she said. “I also know the market so it will be easy to get it rented with it being so close to Leppington station and the new employment opportunities the Airport will make.”