Public government registers · last 12 months

New house cost in Regional NSW (2026)

Regional NSW here means postcodes 2340-2499, 2536-2554, 2575-2599, 2619-2739, 2787-2899, 2921-2999.

Middle: A$516,839
Middle half: A$407,933 - A$687,560

5376 applications with a declared cost, lodged between 2025-09-24 and 2026-09-24

164 lodgements were too small to be a whole project of this kind and were left out of the band.

Most recent application in this sample lodged 2026-09-23.

The 12 months before that

Middle A$500,832, over 146 applications.

Councils inside Regional NSW

Council	Applications	Middle
Albury City Council	308	A$450,081
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	292	A$586,781
Shoalhaven City Council	282	A$499,639
Tweed Shire Council	264	A$596,605
Wagga Wagga City Council	236	A$531,964
Mid-Coast Council	235	A$470,329
Tamworth Regional Council	233	A$524,840
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	214	A$536,299
Wingecarribee Shire Council	201	A$580,000
Dubbo Regional Council	190	A$509,293
Coffs Harbour City Council	182	A$481,457
Goulburn Mulwaree Council	171	A$510,000
Clarence Valley Council	169	A$514,367
Orange City Council	168	A$493,000
Murray River Council	162	A$476,623
Bathurst Regional Council	136	A$471,537
Eurobodalla Shire Council	118	A$559,024
Mid-Western Regional Council	112	A$490,000
Nambucca Valley Council	107	A$426,699
Bega Valley Shire Council	96	A$645,818
Wentworth Shire Council	95	A$520,450
Yass Valley Council	95	A$590,000
Ballina Shire Council	78	A$547,573
Kempsey Shire Council	78	A$483,503
Lismore City Council	77	A$449,240
Byron Shire Council	70	A$664,928
Greater Hume Shire Council	65	A$492,145
Griffith City Council	65	A$474,097
Armidale Regional Council	58	A$506,500
Snowy Monaro Regional Council	51	A$550,000
Blayney Shire Council	47	A$554,000
Federation Council	47	A$517,391
Tenterfield Shire Council	45	A$273,000
Upper Lachlan Shire Council	43	A$559,600
Lithgow City Council	41	A$616,694
Hilltops Council	38	A$597,846
Richmond Valley Council	38	A$371,167
Temora Shire Council	37	A$524,500
Dungog Shire Council	33	A$522,820
Bellingen Shire Council	29	A$440,000
Cabonne Shire Council	29	A$533,770
Uralla Shire Council	29	A$389,500
Leeton Shire Council	26	A$476,578
Berrigan Shire Council	24	A$447,100
Cowra Shire Council	24	A$671,556
Narrabri Shire Council	24	A$521,867
Gunnedah Shire Council	23	A$619,982
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council	22	A$575,000
Forbes Shire Council	22	A$419,011
Kyogle Council	22	A$507,500
Snowy Valleys Council	22	A$547,620
Coolamon Shire Council	21	A$600,000
Parkes Shire Council	20	A$412,500
Edward River Council	19	A$535,856
Oberon Council	18	A$372,510
Narromine Shire Council	16	A$608,844
Glen Innes Severn Shire Council	15	A$442,000
Gwydir Shire Council	15	A$216,150
Inverell Shire Council	13	A$373,516
Broken Hill City Council	12	A$396,000
Junee Shire Council	10	A$482,066
Lockhart Shire Council	10	A$382,500
Moree Plains Shire Council	10	A$472,500
Liverpool Plains Shire Council	9	A$505,842
Murrumbidgee Council	9	A$406,460
Narrandera Shire Council	9	A$480,000
Bland Shire Council	8	A$564,200
Lachlan Shire Council	8	A$703,500
Weddin Shire Council	8	A$390,892

Finished projects in Regional NSW

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A declared cost of works is the applicant’s own estimate, filed so the council can work out a lodgement fee. It is not a contract price. Under the official definition it covers design and construction and excludes GST and the land.

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