Research Publications

Our research publications aim to provide you with critical insights into the residential market, leveraging bespoke data from key partners such as CoreLogic as well as the industry expertise of our members.

Council Infrastructure Funding Performance Monitor FY22

UDIA's Council Infrastructure Funding Performance Monitor FY22 finds that:

Across 42 Councils of the Sydney Megaregion, $3.2 Billion is being held from development contributions for enabling infrastructure, open space, community facilities, and more. This has increased 46% in the last 6 years.
Temporary investment to bring forward the delivery of critical infrastructure is not sufficient to achieve long term improvements to the system.

UDIA NSW hence recommends that the NSW Government 1) establishes a permanent self-replenishing infrastructure fund for Councils; 2) commits $450 million to the Housing Acceleration Fund, and 3) installs UDP Committees across the Megaregion to assist in project coordination and prioritisation. Read the Report

Apartment Supply Pipeline Report 2022

UDIA's Apartment Supply Pipeline Report 2022 includes:

An overview of the current state of the NSW apartment market
A survey of Apartment developers to understand the constraints holding back high-rise developments, of which 92% reported at least one constraint impacting supply
An outline of apartment supply in the future pipeline, which is inadequate to reverse the growing apartment backlog in NSW, potentially reaching as high as 60,000 in the next 2 years
Policy recommendations to address the severe housing shortage

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Greenfield Land Supply Pipeline Report 2022

UDIA's survey of greenfield developers revealed the constraints holding back development across the Sydney Megaregion (Illawarra to the Lower Hunter). It outlined the significance of getting a pipeline of development ready land in important greenfield growth areas, and the ramifications on affordability and accessibility if the undersupply issue is not addressed quickly. Key Findings

89% of lots expected in the next 8-year pipeline are not 'development ready'
There are over 20,000 lots of undersupply expected to cumulate by FY30
Developers identified Sewer Infrastructure as impacting more lots across the Megaregion than any other constraint

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South West Sydney Rail Link Extension Report

An Accessibility-Oriented Case for City Shaping Infrastructure The proposed South West Rail Link (SWRL) Extension provides a great opportunity to better link the West with the West and further support the Aerotropolis as the new city in Greater Western Sydney. UDIA contends that cities and centres must be built on access, as a way to bring jobs and homes closer and an opportunity to maximise public transport use. Read our research conducted in collaboration with Professor David Levinson from the University of Sydney. Read the Report