Urban Development Program Data for Greater Sydney and Other NSW Regions

Data from the Urban Development Program dashboards covers the Greater Sydney region, which includes 33 local government areas such as Bayside, Blacktown, and Sydney. The dataset is provided by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure and was last updated on 2026-06-03. Data is also available for other regions including Illawarra-Shoalhaven, Central Coast, Greater Newcastle, Upper Hunter, and the North Coast.

Use Cases

• Monitor urban development progress across specific LGAs based on the listed local government areas.
• Compare development metrics between the Greater Sydney region and other regions like the Illawarra-Shoalhaven or Central Coast.
• Analyze spatial patterns of development for regional planning based on the geospatial nature suggested by the regional descriptions.

Strengths

• Covers 33 specific local government areas within the Greater Sydney region.
• Includes data for five additional defined regions in New South Wales.
• Published under a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for flexible reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

Collection Method

Likely collected and aggregated for government dashboard reporting.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 22:40:44.383689; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Greater Sydney region (33 LGAs), Illawarra-Shoalhaven, Central Coast, Greater Newcastle, Upper Hunter, and North Coast regions in New South Wales, Australia.