Building Approvals

Most types of residential and non-residential building work require a building approval to be issued prior to construction. The information below represents the City of Logan’s development which has been approved for construction.

It is of note that the figures presented in Building Approvals and Building Completions sections include works within the Priority Development Areas of Yarrabilba and Greater Flagstone.

City of Logan Residential Building Approvals

In the 2024/25 financial year period (part-year July-December 2024), Logan City Council received the following residential building approvals:

1,764

Total new dwellings

118

Total demolished/converted

1,646

Total net new dwellings

House Type	Unit/Apartment	Duplex/townhouse	Stand-alone House	House with Auxiliary Unit	Secondary Dwelling for Existing Dwelling	Other Dwelling	Retirement Dwelling
8	24	57	1,329	156	53	0	145

The graph illustrated the number of building approved new residential dwellings per financial year peaked in 2020/21.

City of Logan Other Housing Building Activity

July to December 2024

10

Care facilities (beds) ⁽⁴⁾

35

Non-private institutions (beds) ⁽⁵⁾

City of Logan Accommodation Building Activity

July to December 2024

1

Short-term accommodation (serviced apartments)

0

Short-term accommodation (hotels / motels)

wdt_ID	Year	Stand-alone House	House with Auxiliary Unit	Secondary Dwelling	Duplex/Townhouse	Unit/Apartment	Retirement Dwelling	Other Dwelling	Total New Dwellings	Total Dwellings Demolished	Total NET New Dwellings
4	13/14	1,242	8	61	218	43	98	7	1,677.00	2	1,675.00
5	14/15	1,908	56	96	272	122	124	3	2,581.00	3	2,578.00
6	15/16	2,228	330	115	231	226	153	1	3,284.00	29	3,255.00
7	16/17	2,361	532	183	369	148	151	3	3,747.00	81	3,666.00
8	17/18	2,754	854	287	159	293	245	2	4,594.00	132	4,462.00
9	18/19	2,403	618	136	508	228	104	5	4,002.00	129	3,873.00
10	19/20	2,166	648	94	88	62	90	33	3,181.00	141	3,040.00
11	20/21	3,853	862	153	130	103	147	0	5,248.00	198	5,050.00
12	21/22	3,503	566	184	200	137	311	0	4,901.00	174	4,727.00
13	22/23	3,451	582	199	194	24	196	0	4,646.00	242	4,404.00
14	23/24	3,230	298	139	134	34	248	0	4,083.00	279	3,804.00
15	24/25 (part)	1,329	156	53	57	24	145	0	1,764.00	118	1,646.00

Auxiliary units were introduced in the Logan Planning Scheme 2015 which commenced on 18 May 2015 – prior to this, the delivery of auxiliary units was not defined as a separate dwelling type.

1. Includes the construction value of new care and other facilities with long-term residency.

1. Other residential works include the construction value of all residential-related renovations, extensions and demolitions.

GFA is defined as the habitable area of the stand-alone house and excludes garages, patios, porches and storage areas.
The average lot size for a stand-alone house is for houses on a lot less than 2,000m².

Growth per financial year – Cumulative growth

Total-New-Dwellings-Approved-Cumulative-Growth-2024 map

City of Logan Non-Residential Building Approvals

In the 2024/25 financial year period (part-year July-December 2024), Logan City Council received the following non-residential building approvals:

91,296m²

Total approved new Gross Floor Area (GFA)

$328,965,274

Total estimated value of new works

Building Approved New Non-residential Gross Floor Area Summary 2024/25

*Note 2024/25 data only includes 6-month data from July to December 2024.

wdt_ID	Development Type	Gross Floor Area
1	Retail	10,558
2	Community	22,761
3	Industry	53,860
4	Office	4,117
5	Sport, Tourism & Recreation	0

Building Approved New Non-residential Gross Floor Area Breakdown 2024/25

*Note 2024/25 data only includes 6-month data from July to December 2024.

wdt_ID	Development Type	Gross Floor Area
1	Warehouse, Distribution & Logistics	53,675
2	Retail and Services	2,832
3	Sport, Tourism and Recreation	0
4	Showroom & Bulk Goods	7,726
5	Education	12,630

1. Includes the estimated construction value of non-residential building approvals that result in new GFA.

1. Includes the construction value of all non-residential related tenancy fitouts, renovations, refurbishments, and demolitions.

The graph below illustrates that the majority of new GFA is generated by the Warehouse, distribution and logistics land use category
The graph below also highlights a sharp increase in new GFA buildings approved in the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 financial year period

City of Logan Commercial Tenancy Fitouts

In the 2024/25 financial year period (part-year July-December 2024), Logan City Council received the following building approved commercial tenancy fitouts:

6,667m²

Retail and services

3,287m²

Office

0m²

Education

8,344m²

Sport, tourism and recreation

0m²

Warehouse, distribution and logistics

Residential Building Activity Notes

The Auxiliary unit count includes both the primary house and the auxiliary unit.
An Other dwelling includes those dwellings located in Caravan parks for the purposes of longer-term living (not short-term holiday accommodation) and dwellings such as relocatable homes.
A Retirement dwelling is defined as a dwelling located in a retirement facility that provides separate independent living dwellings. Also defined as low-care living.
Care facilities Include residential care facilities such as nursing homes and community residences and are further defined as facilities with shared communal facilities such as common areas, kitchens etc. A care facility is not a separate dwelling. The count for this housing type is the number of bedrooms and not dwellings.
Non-private institutions include detention facilities and boarding homes. The count for this housing type is the number of bedrooms and not dwellings.