Highly restricted land
≈88% of Sefton’s residential land is highly restricted.
Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Sefton ranks #323 of 516 suburbs in Sydney, and #1124 of 1,972 capital city suburbs nationally.
Highly restricted residential
Not highly restricted residential
Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Sefton. ABS SAL code 13531. Methodology →
Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.
Where Sefton ranks in Sydney
Sefton ranks #323 of 516 Sydney suburbs for highly restricted residential land.
Highly restricted
Sefton: ≈88% · rank #323 of 516
0% (least restrictive)(most restrictive) 100%
2-storey cap
- 1. Grasmere≈100%
- 2. Pitt Town≈100%
- ⋯
- 299. Kellyville≈89%
- 300. Balgowlah≈88%
- 301. Sefton≈88%
- 302. Roseville≈88%
- 303. Menai≈88%
- ⋯
- 515. Sydney≈0%
- 516. Wentworth Point≈0%
Low-density
- 1. Grasmere≈100%
- 2. Silverdale (NSW)≈100%
- ⋯
- 257. Concord West≈85%
- 258. Mount Annan≈85%
- 259. Sefton≈85%
- 260. Dural (Hornsby - NSW)≈85%
- 261. Glenmore Park≈85%
- ⋯
- 515. Woolloomooloo≈0%
- 516. Zetland≈0%
Heritage
- 1. Balmain East≈100%
- 2. Cheltenham (NSW)≈100%
- ⋯
- 485. Ruse≈0%
- 486. Sadleir≈0%
- 487. Sefton≈0%
- 488. Shalvey≈0%
- 489. Silverdale (NSW)≈0%
- ⋯
- 515. Woronora Heights≈0%
- 516. Yarrawarrah≈0%
Highly restricted
- 1. Abbotsbury≈100%
- 2. Acacia Gardens≈100%
- ⋯
- 321. Greenwich≈88%
- 322. Menai≈88%
- 323. Sefton≈88%
- 324. Killara (NSW)≈88%
- 325. Strathfield (NSW)≈88%
- ⋯
- 515. Sydney Olympic Park≈2%
- 516. Wentworth Point≈0%
Source: Sefton ranked against other Sydney suburbs on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →
Sydney context
Sefton ranks #323 of 516 suburbs in Sydney for highly restricted residential land.
Council:
- Abbotsbury ≈100%
- Acacia Gardens ≈100%
- Airds ≈100%
- Alfords Point ≈100%
- Allambie Heights ≈100%
- Ambarvale ≈100%
- Avalon Beach ≈100%
- Balgowlah Heights ≈100%
- Balmain East ≈100%
- Barden Ridge ≈100%
- Beacon Hill ≈100%
- Beecroft ≈100%
- Belrose ≈100%
- Berowra Waters ≈100%
- Bilgola Plateau ≈100%
- Blair Athol (NSW) ≈100%
- Blairmount ≈100%
- Blaxland (NSW) ≈100%
- Blaxlands Ridge ≈100%
- Bligh Park ≈100%
- Bonnyrigg Heights ≈100%
- Bossley Park ≈100%
- Bow Bowing ≈100%
- Bradbury (NSW) ≈100%
- Burraneer ≈100%
- Cabramatta West ≈100%
- Cambridge Gardens ≈100%
- Cambridge Park ≈100%
- Caringbah South ≈100%
- Castlereagh ≈100%
- Chatswood West ≈100%
- Cheltenham (NSW) ≈100%
- Church Point ≈100%
- Clontarf (NSW) ≈100%
- Collaroy Plateau ≈100%
- Colyton ≈100%
- Como (NSW) ≈100%
- Curl Curl ≈100%
- Currans Hill ≈100%
- Darlington (Sydney - NSW) ≈100%
- Davidson ≈100%
- Denistone ≈100%
- Denistone East ≈100%
- Dharruk ≈100%
- Eagle Vale ≈100%
- East Killara ≈100%
- East Lindfield ≈100%
- East Ryde ≈100%
- Elderslie (Camden - NSW) ≈100%
- Elizabeth Hills ≈100%
- Emerton ≈100%
- Emu Heights (NSW) ≈100%
- Eschol Park ≈100%
- Glendenning ≈100%
- Glenhaven ≈100%
- Glenwood (NSW) ≈100%
- Glossodia ≈100%
- Grasmere ≈100%
- Gymea Bay ≈100%
- Hobartville ≈100%
- Horningsea Park ≈100%
- Hornsby Heights ≈100%
- Hurstville Grove ≈100%
- Kearns ≈100%
- Killarney Heights ≈100%
- Kings Park (NSW) ≈100%
- Leonay ≈100%
- Loftus ≈100%
- Longueville ≈100%
- Lugarno ≈100%
- Macquarie Fields ≈100%
- Malabar ≈100%
- Marayong ≈100%
- McGraths Hill ≈100%
- Mount Annan ≈100%
- Mount Kuring-Gai ≈100%
- Mount Riverview ≈100%
- Mount Vernon ≈100%
- Narraweena ≈100%
- North Balgowlah ≈100%
- North Curl Curl ≈100%
- North Epping ≈100%
- North Manly ≈100%
- North Narrabeen ≈100%
- North Turramurra ≈100%
- North Wahroonga ≈100%
- Oakhurst (NSW) ≈100%
- Old Guildford ≈100%
- Orchard Hills ≈100%
- Oxley Park ≈100%
- Oyster Bay ≈100%
- Paddington (NSW) ≈100%
- Palm Beach (NSW) ≈100%
- Parklea ≈100%
- Peakhurst Heights ≈100%
- Pitt Town ≈100%
- Pleasure Point ≈100%
- Putney ≈100%
- Raby ≈100%
- Riverview (NSW) ≈100%
- Rodd Point ≈100%
- Rosemeadow ≈100%
- Roseville Chase ≈100%
- Ruse ≈100%
- Russell Lea ≈100%
- Silverdale (NSW) ≈100%
- South Turramurra ≈100%
- Spring Farm (NSW) ≈100%
- St Andrews (NSW) ≈100%
- St Helens Park ≈100%
- St Ives Chase ≈100%
- St Johns Park ≈100%
- Tempe ≈100%
- Terrey Hills ≈100%
- Voyager Point ≈100%
- Wakeley ≈100%
- Warragamba ≈100%
- Warrimoo ≈100%
- Werrington Downs ≈100%
- West Pymble ≈100%
- Wheeler Heights ≈100%
- Wilberforce (NSW) ≈100%
- Willoughby East ≈100%
- Windsor Downs ≈100%
- Winmalee ≈100%
- Wisemans Ferry ≈100%
- Woodbine (NSW) ≈100%
- Woodcroft (NSW) ≈100%
- Woronora Heights ≈100%
- Yarrawarrah ≈100%
- Yowie Bay ≈100%
- Balmain ≈100%
- Haberfield ≈100%
- Colebee ≈100%
- Camden South ≈100%
- Connells Point ≈100%
- Mount Pritchard ≈100%
- Narellan Vale ≈100%
- Picnic Point ≈100%
- Oatlands (NSW) ≈100%
- Glen Alpine ≈100%
- Glenbrook ≈100%
- Cromer (NSW) ≈100%
- Willmot ≈100%
- Padstow Heights ≈100%
- Blackett ≈100%
- Normanhurst ≈100%
- Birchgrove ≈100%
- Mulgoa ≈100%
- Claremont Meadows ≈100%
- Castle Cove ≈100%
- West Hoxton ≈100%
- Heckenberg ≈99%
- Dean Park ≈99%
- Shalvey ≈99%
- Minchinbury ≈99%
- South Penrith ≈99%
- Berowra Heights ≈99%
- Milperra ≈99%
- South Windsor ≈99%
- Hammondville ≈99%
- Guildford West ≈99%
- St Clair (Penrith - NSW) ≈99%
- The Ponds ≈99%
- Revesby Heights ≈99%
- Pagewood ≈99%
- Greystanes ≈99%
- Condell Park ≈99%
- North St Marys ≈99%
- Hebersham ≈99%
- Castlecrag ≈99%
- Kings Langley ≈99%
- Dover Heights ≈99%
- Georges Hall ≈99%
- Illawong ≈99%
- Cecil Hills ≈99%
- Catherine Field ≈99%
- Doonside ≈99%
- Bayview (NSW) ≈99%
- Harrington Park ≈99%
- Bronte ≈99%
- Elanora Heights ≈99%
- Prestons ≈99%
- Hunters Hill ≈99%
- Gilead ≈99%
- Bangor (NSW) ≈99%
- Whalan ≈99%
- Cherrybrook ≈99%
- Westleigh ≈99%
- Hassall Grove ≈99%
- Lansvale ≈99%
- Erskine Park ≈99%
- Cranebrook ≈99%
- Lane Cove West ≈98%
- Quakers Hill ≈98%
- Wetherill Park ≈98%
- Fairfield West ≈98%
- Girraween (NSW) ≈98%
- Forestville (NSW) ≈98%
- Beaumont Hills ≈98%
- North Richmond ≈98%
- Greenfield Park ≈98%
- Kareela ≈98%
- Hoxton Park ≈98%
- Annandale (NSW) ≈98%
- Smithfield (NSW) ≈98%
- Newport (NSW) ≈98%
- Earlwood ≈98%
- Berowra ≈98%
- Seaforth (NSW) ≈98%
- South Wentworthville ≈98%
- Pennant Hills ≈98%
- Nirimba Fields ≈98%
- Denham Court ≈98%
- Heathcote (NSW) ≈98%
- Winston Hills ≈98%
- Lalor Park ≈98%
- Botany ≈98%
- Bardwell Park ≈98%
- Kellyville Ridge ≈98%
- Prospect (NSW) ≈98%
- Hinchinbrook (NSW) ≈98%
- Leumeah ≈98%
- Mount Colah ≈98%
- Edensor Park ≈97%
- West Pennant Hills ≈97%
- Tregear ≈97%
- Bidwill (NSW) ≈97%
- Stanhope Gardens ≈97%
- Minto ≈97%
- Chifley (NSW) ≈97%
- Wattle Grove (NSW) ≈97%
- Stanmore (NSW) ≈96%
- Dural (Hornsby - NSW) ≈96%
- Lurnea ≈96%
- Lethbridge Park ≈96%
- Matraville ≈96%
- Emu Plains ≈96%
- Thornleigh ≈96%
- Kogarah Bay ≈96%
- Frenchs Forest ≈96%
- Belfield ≈96%
- Bardia ≈96%
- North Ryde ≈96%
- Wahroonga ≈96%
- Pymble ≈96%
- Camden ≈96%
- Croydon Park (NSW) ≈96%
- Sylvania Waters ≈96%
- Bexley North ≈96%
- Freshwater (NSW) ≈96%
- Chipping Norton ≈96%
- Ashbury ≈95%
- North Kellyville ≈95%
- Blakehurst ≈95%
- Warrawee ≈95%
- Fairlight ≈95%
- Panania ≈95%
- Rooty Hill ≈95%
- Old Toongabbie ≈94%
- Plumpton (NSW) ≈94%
- Werrington County ≈94%
- Marsfield ≈94%
- Middleton Grange ≈94%
- Green Valley (NSW) ≈94%
- Woollahra ≈94%
- Bass Hill ≈94%
- Grantham Farm ≈94%
- Busby ≈94%
- Eastwood (NSW) ≈93%
- Vaucluse ≈93%
- Melonba ≈93%
- Turramurra ≈93%
- St Ives (NSW) ≈93%
- Sans Souci ≈93%
- Kingsgrove ≈93%
- Seven Hills (NSW) ≈93%
- Jannali ≈93%
- Moorebank ≈93%
- Constitution Hill ≈92%
- Bungarribee ≈92%
- Strathfield South ≈92%
- Oatley ≈92%
- Greenacre ≈92%
- Engadine ≈92%
- Canley Heights ≈92%
- Beverley Park ≈92%
- Roselands ≈92%
- Northbridge (NSW) ≈91%
- Ashcroft ≈91%
- North Rocks ≈91%
- Northmead ≈91%
- Claymore ≈91%
- Sadleir ≈91%
- Dundas Valley ≈91%
- Ermington ≈91%
- Clovelly ≈91%
- Revesby ≈91%
- North Willoughby ≈90%
- Enfield (NSW) ≈90%
- East Hills ≈90%
- Roseville ≈90%
- Potts Point ≈90%
- Carlingford ≈90%
- Glebe (NSW) ≈90%
- Casula ≈90%
- Dundas (NSW) ≈90%
- Peakhurst ≈90%
- Vineyard ≈90%
- Queens Park (NSW) ≈90%
- North Bondi ≈90%
- Blacktown ≈90%
- Beverly Hills ≈90%
- Newtown (NSW) ≈90%
- Little Bay ≈89%
- Riverstone ≈89%
- Monterey ≈89%
- Baulkham Hills ≈89%
- Kellyville ≈89%
- Balgowlah ≈88%
- Greenwich ≈88%
- Menai ≈88%
- Sefton ≈88%
- Killara (NSW) ≈88%
- Strathfield (NSW) ≈88%
- Bexley ≈88%
- Mona Vale ≈88%
- Sylvania ≈87%
- St Peters (NSW) ≈87%
- Ryde ≈87%
- Abbotsford (NSW) ≈87%
- Toongabbie (NSW) ≈87%
- Pendle Hill ≈87%
- Naremburn ≈87%
- Epping (NSW) ≈87%
- Glenmore Park ≈87%
- West Ryde ≈87%
- Concord West ≈87%
- Hurlstone Park ≈86%
- Fairfield East ≈86%
- Collaroy (NSW) ≈86%
- Padstow ≈86%
- Petersham ≈86%
- Caddens ≈86%
- Carnes Hill ≈86%
- Chester Hill ≈86%
- Enmore (Inner West - NSW) ≈86%
- Woolloomooloo ≈85%
- Croydon (NSW) ≈85%
- Gladesville ≈85%
- Villawood ≈85%
- Chippendale ≈85%
- Bella Vista ≈85%
- Rydalmere ≈85%
- Jamisontown ≈85%
- Yagoona ≈85%
- Mortdale ≈84%
- Gables ≈84%
- Regents Park (NSW) ≈84%
- Summer Hill (Inner West - NSW) ≈84%
- Concord ≈84%
- Lewisham (NSW) ≈84%
- Kingswood (Penrith - NSW) ≈83%
- Prairiewood ≈83%
- Birrong ≈83%
- Castle Hill (NSW) ≈83%
- Penshurst (NSW) ≈83%
- Willoughby (NSW) ≈83%
- Merrylands West ≈83%
- Austral ≈83%
- Asquith ≈82%
- Canley Vale ≈82%
- Richmond (NSW) ≈82%
- Bardwell Valley ≈82%
- Kirrawee ≈82%
- Merrylands ≈82%
- St Marys (NSW) ≈82%
- Darlinghurst ≈81%
- Waverley (NSW) ≈81%
- Wentworthville ≈81%
- South Coogee ≈81%
- Mosman ≈81%
- Hornsby ≈81%
- Gordon (NSW) ≈81%
- Redfern ≈80%
- Warriewood ≈80%
- Windsor (NSW) ≈80%
- Manly Vale ≈80%
- Werrington ≈80%
- Lindfield ≈79%
- Manly (NSW) ≈79%
- Brighton-Le-Sands ≈79%
- Maroubra ≈78%
- South Hurstville ≈78%
- Ingleburn ≈78%
- Carlton (NSW) ≈78%
- Newington (NSW) ≈78%
- Hurstville ≈77%
- Guildford (NSW) ≈77%
- Narwee ≈77%
- Carramar (NSW) ≈77%
- Glenfield (NSW) ≈76%
- Schofields ≈76%
- Woolooware ≈76%
- Bellevue Hill ≈76%
- Cammeray ≈75%
- Narrabeen ≈75%
- Chatswood ≈75%
- Oakville ≈75%
- Warwick Farm ≈74%
- Leichhardt (NSW) ≈74%
- Surry Hills ≈73%
- Erskineville ≈73%
- Narellan ≈73%
- Kirribilli ≈73%
- Artarmon ≈73%
- Drummoyne ≈73%
- Forest Lodge ≈72%
- North Parramatta ≈71%
- Lidcombe ≈71%
- Breakfast Point ≈71%
- Lane Cove ≈71%
- Campbelltown (NSW) ≈71%
- Miranda (NSW) ≈71%
- South Granville ≈71%
- Dulwich Hill ≈69%
- Cabramatta ≈69%
- Gymea ≈68%
- Lane Cove North ≈68%
- Burwood (NSW) ≈68%
- Kensington (NSW) ≈68%
- Canterbury (NSW) ≈67%
- Rosebery (NSW) ≈66%
- Ashfield (NSW) ≈66%
- Five Dock ≈66%
- Leppington ≈66%
- Box Hill (NSW) ≈66%
- Marrickville ≈65%
- Kingsford (NSW) ≈65%
- Rouse Hill ≈65%
- Bonnyrigg ≈65%
- Menangle Park ≈65%
- Mascot ≈65%
- Cobbitty ≈64%
- Eastlakes ≈64%
- Mount Druitt ≈63%
- Granville (NSW) ≈63%
- Auburn (NSW) ≈63%
- Marsden Park ≈62%
- Crows Nest (NSW) ≈61%
- Rozelle ≈61%
- Fairfield Heights ≈60%
- Cremorne (NSW) ≈60%
- Bondi Junction ≈60%
- Rose Bay (NSW) ≈60%
- Caringbah ≈60%
- Cartwright ≈59%
- Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) ≈59%
- Sutherland (NSW) ≈59%
- Berala ≈58%
- Liverpool ≈58%
- Dee Why ≈58%
- Belmore ≈57%
- Kogarah ≈57%
- Norwest ≈57%
- Pemulwuy ≈56%
- Bankstown ≈56%
- Fairfield (NSW) ≈55%
- Cronulla ≈55%
- Bondi ≈55%
- Camperdown (NSW) ≈55%
- Coogee (NSW) ≈54%
- Kurnell ≈54%
- Macquarie Park ≈53%
- Banksia ≈53%
- Gledswood Hills ≈52%
- Randwick ≈52%
- Riverwood ≈52%
- Melrose Park (NSW) ≈52%
- Brookvale ≈51%
- Penrith ≈50%
- Rockdale ≈50%
- Alexandria ≈50%
- Telopea ≈49%
- Westmead ≈49%
- Arncliffe ≈47%
- Allawah ≈47%
- Ultimo ≈47%
- Edmondson Park ≈47%
- Neutral Bay ≈47%
- Campsie ≈46%
- Tallawong ≈46%
- Homebush (NSW) ≈45%
- Bondi Beach ≈45%
- North Sydney ≈45%
- Sydney ≈44%
- Miller ≈44%
- Harris Park ≈43%
- Oran Park ≈38%
- Wollstonecraft ≈37%
- Parramatta ≈35%
- Turrella ≈35%
- Lilyfield ≈32%
- Wiley Park ≈30%
- Luddenham ≈29%
- Lakemba ≈28%
- Waterloo (NSW) ≈25%
- Pyrmont ≈25%
- Bringelly ≈21%
- Rhodes ≈20%
- Double Bay ≈20%
- Zetland ≈18%
- North Strathfield ≈16%
- Gregory Hills ≈9%
- Sydney Olympic Park ≈2%
- Wentworth Point ≈0%
Per page:
Detailed zoning map
Sefton’s residential planning controls, polygon-by-polygon
Every residential zone in Sefton
- Low Density ResidentialR21 km²88.0%
- Medium Density ResidentialR3<1 km²8.6%
- High Density ResidentialR4<1 km²3.4%
Per page:
Source: State-published zoning data, residential ex-rural, bounded to the Significant Urban Area. Areas measure the zone polygons drawn here, which include road reserve and unsubdivided land, so they are a different measure from the lot-by-lot areas behind this page’s restricted-land figures.