Building Completions

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 Completions 2024/25 (July-December 2024)

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

1,161

Total new dwellings

74

Total demolished/converted

1,087

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	28	11	982	122	39	0	40

The graph illustrates the number of newly constructed residential dwellings per financial year has eased from the 2018/19 peak period.

City of Logan Other Housing Building Completions

July to December 2024

13

Care facilities (beds)*

1

Non-private institutions (beds)*

City of Logan Accommodation Building Completions

July to December 2024

0

Short-term accommodation (serviced apartments)

0

Short-term accommodation (hotels/motels)

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

The graph below illustrates that since 2014/2015 financial year, there has been a steady increase in the number of houses with auxiliary unit products completed.
The most popular housing product in Logan local government area is the stand-alone (or detached) house.

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	944	4	33	172	360	98	11	1,622	3	1,619
5	14/15	1,574	8	65	165	102	17	5	1,936	1	1,935
6	15/16	1,927	160	67	189	94	77	1	2,515	6	2,509
7	16/17	2,117	376	96	249	232	183	3	3,256	37	3,219
8	17/18	2,286	510	147	213	189	221	2	3,568	86	3,482
9	18/19	2,675	804	144	241	281	175	3	4,323	74	4,249
10	19/20	2,101	578	107	352	144	117	33	3,432	111	3,321
11	20/21	2,145	556	83	57	56	68	1	2,966	94	2,872
12	21/22	2,868	642	137	84	20	207	0	3,958	113	3,845
13	22/23	3,277	622	186	175	84	249	0	4,593	119	4,474
14	23/24	3,667	554	145	96	103	199	0	4,764	211	4,553
15	24/25 (part)	984	122	39	11	28	40	0	1,224	74	1,150

Growth per financial year – Cumulative growth

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City of Logan Non-Residential Building Completions

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

78,592m²

Total completed new Gross Floor Area (GFA)

$135,521,068

Total estimated value of new works

Building Completed New Non-residential Gross Floor Area (GFA) 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	3,547
2	Community	7,770
3	Industry	68,672
4	Office	4,718
5	Sport, Tourism & Recreation	249

Building Completed New Non-residential Gross Floor Area (GFA) 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	68,049
2	Retail and Services	3,547
3	Sport, Tourism and Recreation	249
4	Showroom & Bulk Goods	0
5	Education	7,971

(1) Includes the estimated construction value of all non-residential building completions 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 industrial GFA constructed is generated by the Warehouse, distribution and logistics land use category.

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 completed commercial tenancy fitouts:

13,199m²

Retail and Services

1,459m²

Office

0m²

Education

0m²

Showroom and Bulk Goods

125m²

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.