NSW councils · Lot Size Maps

Minimum lot sizes by council

Each page shows the minimum lot sizes on one council's Lot Size Map for its residential zones, and the block area each needs to split by area alone. Pick a council.

• Bayside Council
  R2 mostly 450 m², R3 mostly 450 m². Lot Size Map current to 15 November 2024.
• Blacktown City Council
  R1 mostly 250 m², R2 mostly 450 m², R3 mostly 330 m². Lot Size Map current to 17 April 2026.
• Camden Council
  R1 mostly 300 m², R2 mostly 450 m², R3 mostly 250 m², R5 mostly 4,000 m². Lot Size Map current to 17 April 2026.
• Campbelltown City Council
  R2 mostly 500 m², R3 mostly 400 m², R4 mostly 2,000 m², R5 mostly 750 m². Lot Size Map current to 26 June 2026.
• Canterbury-Bankstown Council
  R1 mostly 300 m², R2 mostly 450 m², R3 mostly 460 m², R4 mostly 460 m². Lot Size Map current to 12 December 2025.
• Central Coast Council
  R1 mostly 550 m², R2 mostly 550 m², R5 mostly 20,000 m² (2 ha). Lot Size Map current to 1 August 2025.
• Cumberland City Council
  R2 mostly 450 m², R3 mostly 900 m², R4 mostly 900 m². Lot Size Map current to 24 July 2026.
• Fairfield City Council
  R2 mostly 450 m². Lot Size Map current to 24 July 2026.
• Georges River Council
  R2 mostly 450 m², R3 mostly 800 m², R4 mostly 1,000 m². Lot Size Map current to 15 May 2026.
• Hornsby Shire Council
  R2 mostly 500 m², R4 mostly 2,500 m². Lot Size Map current to 7 August 2026.
• Inner West Council
  R1 mostly 200 m², R2 mostly 500 m². Lot Size Map current to 27 February 2026.
• Liverpool City Council
  R1 mostly 300 m², R2 mostly 300 m², R3 mostly 300 m², R4 mostly 1,000 m², R5 mostly 20,000 m² (2 ha). Lot Size Map current to 22 September 2026.
• Northern Beaches Council
  R1 mostly 250 m², R2 mostly 600 m², R5 mostly 4,000 m². Lot Size Map current to 8 August 2025.
• City of Parramatta Council
  R2 mostly 550 m², R3 mostly 550 m², R4 mostly 550 m². Lot Size Map current to 12 June 2026.
• Penrith City Council
  R1 mostly 300 m², R2 mostly 550 m², R3 mostly 400 m², R4 mostly 400 m², R5 mostly 4,000 m². Lot Size Map current to 2 April 2026.
• Randwick City Council
  R2 mostly 275 m². Lot Size Map current to 1 September 2023.
• City of Ryde
  R2 mostly 580 m², R3 mostly 580 m², R4 mostly 580 m². Lot Size Map current to 7 December 2018.
• Sutherland Shire Council
  R2 mostly 550 m², R3 mostly 550 m². Lot Size Map current to 29 May 2026.
• The Hills Shire Council
  R1 mostly 1,800 m², R2 mostly 700 m², R3 mostly 450 m², R4 mostly 1,800 m². Lot Size Map current to 7 August 2026.

"Mostly" means the minimum that covers the largest share of that zone's mapped area. Other parts of the zone can carry other minimums; each council page lists them.

Indicative only, not a planning certificate. These pages are built from public planning maps. They do not check frontage, heritage, flooding, easements or whether the council would approve a subdivision.

Sources: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, EPI Primary Planning Layers. © State Government of NSW. Page built 27 September 2026.