NSW has recorded its highest housing completion numbers in five years, with 13,057 homes completed from July to September 2025. This is the highest quarter for the state since March 2021.
NSW is also continuing to lead the nation with more than 75,000 homes under construction as new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows further momentum building in the state's housing pipeline.
According to the latest ABS data, housing completions in NSW are trending up by 37 per cent in the September quarter compared to the June quarter.
Dwelling commencements are also up nine per cent year one year, hitting 12,887 for the September quarter, which is the highest they've been since June 2023.
All of these figures show that the Minns Labor Government's nation leading reforms and initiatives are starting to work together to build a better NSW.
In fact three quarters of the increase in housing across NSW was the result of SSD applications driven by Minns Government policy changes.
Our reforms include:
- Transport Oriented Development
- Low and Mid-rise Housing policy
- Infill Affordable Housing Scheme
- The Housing Delivery Authority
- Pre-sale Finance Guarantee
There's more work to do, but the state's landmark planning reforms which passed the parliament last year are designed make it easier to build homes in NSW.
The Minns Labor Government is restoring housing choice and diversity and rebalancing housing growth towards existing infrastructure to fill a gap in new housing supply that had been left unaddressed for decades.
Minister for Planning and Public Space Paul Scully said:
"In the last term for the Liberals and Nationals Government housing construction collapsed, we're turning this around.
"These figures are an encouraging sign that all the work the Minns Labor Government has been doing to turn the planning system around and unlock more homes right across NSW is showing results.
"These aren't just numbers, they are real homes being delivered for the people of NSW. Each completion means a new key in a new door to help address the state's housing challenges and give people the ability to choose the neighbourhoods they want to live in.
"We know there's still more work to be done but more houses are being approved and more houses are being built and that's welcome news."
