15/10/2026
NSW housing completions have reached a five-year high. But are we building enough?
Some encouraging news for NSW's housing market.
According to figures released by the NSW Government last week:
🏠 49,545 new homes completed in 2025–26, up 16% on the previous year.
🏗️ 51,807 new homes commenced, an increase of more than 10%.
These are positive signs, particularly given the challenges facing the construction industry over recent years.
We've seen significant planning reforms across NSW, including the Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy, Transport Oriented Development, affordable housing bonuses and the Housing Delivery Authority.
The increase in completions is welcome news. The real challenge is maintaining that momentum and ensuring the thousands of additional homes being enabled through planning reforms translate into actual housing.