Following the 2026-27 Federal Budget's changes to investment-property tax, Archistar analysed every established single-dwelling site in Australia for its potential to add housing. This maps where the missing middle opportunity is greatest - by state, LGA and suburb.
Source: Archistar analysis, 2026 (following the 2026-27 Federal Budget). Every established single-dwelling or vacant lot assessed for medium-density potential under current planning controls where a local development precedent exists — 1,991,452 sites nationally, capacity for 3,570,458 net new dwellings. Explore by suburb, LGA or state. Figures measure planning capacity, not financial feasibility. Boundaries © ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) / LGA 2022.