1 Proposed16applications in assessmentLeading · to May 2026See applications ↓
2 Approved914dwellings approved in 2024-25, or 0.71 per 100 existing dwellings a yearOfficial · ABS to June 2026See approvals ↓
3 Building46major projects committed or under construction, 17 of them already on siteForward · completions to 2030+See projects ↓
4 Delivered1,470new addresses verified since the 2021 Census, up 3.3% on the existing baseActual · to June 2026Where it landed ↓
In the 2024-25 financial year the ABS recorded 914 dwelling approvals across Belconnen. Right now, 16 development applications are in assessment. AreaSearch tracks 46 major projects here that are committed or under construction, the largest being Ginninderry Estate - Strathnairn & Macnamara (Stages 1-7+) at an estimated $5.00bn. On the ground, 1,470 new addresses have been verified since the 2021 Census — growth of 3.3% on the existing address base.
These four figures are deliberately not added together. An application, an
approval and a project under construction are often the same building at three points in its life,
measured by three different bodies with three different lags. Read them as a sequence, not a total.
ApprovedBuilding Approvals in Belconnen
What councils and certifiers have formally
permitted — the ABS series, published about four months in arrears.
Approvals are running at 0.71 per 100 existing dwellings a year, in line with the Australian Capital Territory rate of 0.70. Recent approvals are dominated by attached housing — apartments, townhouses and other non-detached dwellings make up 78% of them. Detached houses make up 69% of the homes already standing here but only 28% of the past five years of approvals, so the area is densifying. The average approved dwelling is valued at $349,000 in construction cost.
For its size, Belconnen is adding 0.71 dwellings a year per 100 existing homes — in line with the Australian Capital Territory rate of 0.70 and the national rate of 0.71. That is about 6.1 approvals a year for every 1,000 residents. Building intensity has fallen by about 49% across the published series.
Measured against people rather than housing stock, Belconnen is approving 5.83 dwellings a year per 1,000 residents — in line with the Australian Capital Territory rate of 5.63. The two rate views differ by household size, which here averages 2.7 people per home. Housing the projection to 2041 would need about 1.01 per 1,000 residents a year.
Dwelling approvals a year per 100 existing
homes, with Australian Capital Territory and Australia for comparison. This is the
same activity as the totals view, divided by the size of the area — which is the only
fair way to compare a large SA3 with a small one.
Dwelling approvals a year per 1,000
residents, each year divided by that year’s estimated resident
population (ABS ERP at 30 June), not by today’s — which matters most in fast-growing
areas, where a fixed denominator can understate the early years by half. The most recent periods use the latest published ERP, as the population series runs a year behind approvals. Read it alongside the per-100-homes view: the two differ wherever household size does.
Dwelling units approved each financial year. The dashed line is the five-year average of 675.
How intensively is it building?
Dwelling approvals a year per 100 existing dwellings.
Belconnen0.71
Australian Capital Territory0.70
Australia0.71
What is here, and what is coming
Detached houses as a share of existing homes,
against the share of recent approvals.
Existing homes (2021 Census)69%
Approved, last 5 years28%
Approved, latest year22%
Detached housesApartments, townhouses & other
Approvals mix by year
Share of each year’s approvals.
2022
2023
2024
2025
2024-25
$362m
Residential work approved
2024-25
$89.3m
Commercial work approved
construction cost
$349,000
Average value per approved dwelling
last two years
145
Residents per approval
Supply & DemandIs Belconnen Building Enough Homes?
The same approvals, measured against the population
they have to house.
Belconnen approves about 6.1 new dwellings a year for every 1,000 residents. Since the 2021 Census it has added 4,425 residents and 1,470 new addresses, roughly one new home per 3.0 extra residents — broadly in step with an average household of 2.7. Housing the population projected for 2041 implies roughly 112 new dwellings a year from here, which puts the recent approval rate of 675 a year comfortably ahead of what the projection needs.
Growth against supply since the Census
People added for every new address verified,
against the size of an average local household.
People added per new home3.0
Average household size2.7
A bar longer than the household average means
the area gained more residents than its new housing could hold, and the extra had to be
absorbed by existing homes.
Approval rate against projected need
Dwellings a year: what is currently being
approved, against what the 2041 population projection implies.
Approved (5-yr average)675
Implied need to 2041112
Implied need assumes the average household stays
at today’s 2.7 people. Approvals are not
completions, and not every approval is built.
What is being asked for right now — applications
collected from council planning portals, before any of it reaches the ABS series above.
AreaSearch tracks applications of material scale; routine minor works such as signage and
fencing changes are not carried, so these are not counts of every application lodged. 51
of them carry an AreaSearch analyst assessment — look for the
Analysed marker in the search below.
AreaSearch tracks 114 development applications of material scale lodged with council across Belconnen, the most recent in May 2026. 16 of them are still in assessment. The most common types in the queue are commercial, multi-residential and mixed-use. Live applications account for about 1,663 proposed dwellings.
Number of applications by development type. This is the clearest
single picture of what kind of place Belconnen is being asked to become. Councils in
Australian Capital Territory do not publish an estimated cost of works in
their planning feeds, so applications here are counted rather than valued. A further 1 application sit across
1 smaller category,
too few to plot.
Where the applications stand
As reported by the council. Highlighted rows are
applications still in assessment.
Decided97
Under Assessment9
On notification5
Lodged3
1 application is still marked under
assessment but was lodged more than
18 months ago. Councils often leave determined or
abandoned applications open in their feeds, so
it is counted here but excluded
from the live queue above.
By local government area
Applications on record within each council area that
overlaps Belconnen. This counts applications inside this
statistical area only — it is not a total for the council.
Unincorporated ACT114
Recent applications in Belconnen
By the number of dwellings proposed, as lodged. Figures are the applicant’s own and are not verified by AreaSearch.
Two mixed-use towers (24 & 27 storeys) with 407 apartments and retail space.Belconnen · Lodged · lodged Mar 2026
407 dwellings
Amendment to an approved 10-storey mixed-use development to add four apartments, introduce community facilities, and make architectural and landscape…Belconnen · Under Assessment · lodged Sep 2025
319 dwellings
Demolition of existing structures and construction of a mixed-use development with 297 units.Belconnen · Under Assessment · lodged Mar 2025
297 dwellings
Four-building mixed-use precinct with 182 residential apartments and 112 serviced apartments.Belconnen · Under Assessment · lodged Dec 2025
182 dwellings
Mixed-use precinct comprising residential dwellings, commercial accommodation, and retail spaceBelconnen · On notification · lodged Dec 2025
182 dwellings
Two 13-storey residential towers comprising 151 apartments above a three-level podium with retail.Belconnen · Under Assessment · lodged May 2025
151 dwellings
Addition of 83 Independent Living Units (11 townhouses, 72 apartments) to existing facility.Kaleen · Under Assessment · lodged Feb 2025
83 dwellings
Consolidation of 2 blocks and construction of 18 townhouses with a lease variation.Strathnairn · On notification · lodged Jan 2026
18 dwellings
BuildingFORWARDMajor Projects & Infrastructure in Belconnen
What is funded and moving — the projects large enough
to change how Belconnen works, ranked by committed value and how close
they are to delivery.
AreaSearch tracks 46 current projects across Belconnen. The largest is Ginninderry Estate - Strathnairn & Macnamara (Stages 1-7+) at an estimated $5.00bn, due by 2058. That breaks down as 17 under construction, 2 approved and awaiting a start and 27 still in planning. The pipeline is weighted toward communities, precincts & urban renewal, communities and sports & recreation.
Under construction$1.10bnby 2031
New Northside Hospital (North Canberra Hospital Redevelopment)
The New Northside Hospital is a landmark $1.1 billion health infrastructure project located on the existing North Canberra Hospital campus. As of May 2026, the project has transitioned into the early works…
An ACT Government urban renewal initiative transforming the Belconnen Town Centre. The program includes the Lathlain Street precinct, Emu Inlet Waterfront, and the Circus Site. It features a mix of…
Final residential stages of the established Macgregor suburb in Belconnen, delivering over 400 new homes in The Valley Ponds precinct. The estate is adjacent to Ginninderra Creek and the future Ginninderry…
Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre Bioreactor UpgradeUnder construction · Environmental & Disaster Management · by 2030 · Holt
$385m
Territory BatteryApproved · Energy · by 2027 · Molonglo Corridor
$375m
OnderraUnder construction · Communities · by 2040 · Bruce
$2.30bn
Ginninderry Masterplanned Community - Strathnairn & MacnamaraUnder construction · Communities · by 2055 · Strathnairn
$4.50bn
Ginninderry Estate - Strathnairn & Macnamara (Stages 1-7+)Under construction · Communities · by 2058 · Macgregor (ACT)
$5.00bn
Macnamara Residential EstateUnder construction · Communities · by 2035 · Dunlop
$950m
Mona Tait Gardens & Bullecourt Retirement Village ExpansionUnder construction · Residential Development · by 2028 · Kaleen
$65m
University of Canberra Sports PrecinctApproved · Sports & Recreation · by 2027 · Belconnen
$125m
Bruce PrecinctIn planning · Communities, Precincts & Urban Renewal · by 2028 · Bruce
$320m
Bruce Sporting Complex UpgradeUnder construction · Sports & Recreation · by 2026 · Bruce
$45m
Ethos BelconnenUnder construction · Residential Development · by 2026 · Belconnen
$110m
AIS Podium ProjectIn planning · Sports & Recreation · by 2028 · Bruce
$250m
31 further projects in
Belconnen are not listed here.
Combined values on this page exclude
2 records that appear to be
separate stages of a project already counted. Both are still listed
above with their own values.
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Beyond 2030:
a further $20.0bn across
12 projects with completion dates further out — mostly precinct-scale programs whose dates are
indicative. Kept out of the chart so the years you can act on stay readable.
Estimated value of tracked projects by the year they are due to
complete, stacked by how certain they are. The dark band is money already being spent;
the pale band is still an intention. Estimates are indicative and mix infrastructure
cost with whole-of-precinct development value, so read the shape rather than the totals.
Approvals PipelineDevelopment Applications in Belconnen
Development applications around
Belconnen
Development approvals is a new addition to AreaSearch.
We’re actively expanding council coverage and refining the dataset — details and statuses for some councils may be partial. Check back regularly for the latest pipeline.
Applications
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In the local catchment
Est. Value
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Where disclosed
Under Assessment
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Awaiting determination
Determined
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Approved or decided
Approvals pipelineStatus, location, timing and project scale
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Lodged
Address
Description
Type
Distance
Status
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
ProfessionalPRODevelopment Map for Belconnen
Applications and major projects plotted where
they are actually proposed, with the
57 projects AreaSearch tracks here on their own tab — filterable by type, delivery stage,
area and committed value. To search every application on record rather
than this sample, use the section above.
DistributionWhere Development Is Happening in Belconnen
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Belconnen.
Collected from council planning portals. The
earliest signal available, but the least certain: many applications are amended,
withdrawn or refused, values are the applicant’s own estimate, and coverage
varies by council. This is a curated set, not the full council feed:
AreaSearch carries applications of material scale and does not track routine minor
works such as signage, fencing or small alterations, so the counts here are lower
than a council’s own total lodgement figure and should not be compared with it. Applications still shown as under assessment more than
18 months after lodgement are reported separately
and kept out of the live-queue figures: the age profile of open applications is
sharply split between a genuine queue under a year old and a long tail of records
councils never closed. Not every state publishes a cost of works — Queensland,
the Northern Territory and the ACT publish none at all — so on those pages
applications are counted rather than valued and no dollar figure is shown
rather than a partial one. Treated here as a snapshot of the current queue only —
AreaSearch does not chart application counts over time, because the history
reflects when each portal was collected rather than when development happened.
Approved — ABS building approvals
The official series, aggregated to SA3 from
ABS building approvals data, currently published to June 2026.
Counts dwelling units approved, not buildings and not completions. The most recent
financial year is annualised from nine months of data wherever it appears and is
labelled as such.
Building — major projects
Projects tracked individually by AreaSearch
from Infrastructure Australia, state infrastructure agencies, developer disclosures
and council records. Values are estimates and delivery dates are targets. Ranked on
this page by committed value and delivery stage rather than by distance.
Delivered — verified new addresses
New residential addresses verified in the national
address register since the 2021 Census. This is the closest available measure of what has
actually been built, though address creation can lead occupation and lags
construction. It is not a completions count.
Boundaries
Belconnen is Statistical Area Level 3 80101 in the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (2021 edition), made up of 26 Statistical Areas Level 2.
It has an estimated 110,486 residents, +4.2% since the 2021 Census.
Currency
Measure
Source
To
Dwelling approvals, five-year average
ABS / AreaSearch
June 2026
House share of approvals
ABS / AreaSearch
June 2026
Residents per approval
ABS / AreaSearch
June 2026
Value per approved dwelling
ABS / AreaSearch
June 2026
Commercial work approved
ABS / AreaSearch
June 2026
Verified new addresses since the Census
Address register / AreaSearch
May 2026
Development applications
Council planning portals
May 2026
Major projects
Infrastructure Australia / state agencies / AreaSearch
Ongoing
Figures on this page are read live from the
AreaSearch database each time it loads, so they update as soon as a source does.
Development in Belconnen — common questions
How many new dwellings were approved in Belconnen?
The ABS recorded 914 dwelling approvals across Belconnen in the 2024-25 financial year, against a five-year average of 675 a year.
How many development applications are lodged in Belconnen?
AreaSearch tracks 114 development applications of material scale across Belconnen — routine minor works such as signage and fencing are not included, so this is not a count of every application lodged, of which 16 remain in assessment. The most recent application in our data was lodged in May 2026.
What major projects are planned for Belconnen?
AreaSearch tracks 46 current major projects in Belconnen, 17 of them under construction. The largest include New Northside Hospital (North Canberra Hospital Redevelopment), Belconnen Town Centre Land Release Program and The Valley Ponds - Stage 3 & Future Stages.
Is Belconnen growing faster than the rest of Australian Capital Territory?
On development approvals, Belconnen is adding new dwellings at about the same rate as Australian Capital Territory as a whole — 0.71 approvals per 100 existing dwellings a year against the state figure of 0.70.
How current is this development data?
ABS building approvals are published with a lag of roughly four months; this page carries the series to June 2026. Development applications are collected from council planning portals and refresh continuously, with the most recent application here lodged in May 2026. Major project records are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Each section carries its own currency label so the four are never confused.
Development data is provided for general information.
Estimated values, dwelling counts and delivery dates come from the lodging or delivering party and
are not independently verified by AreaSearch. Confirm anything material with the relevant council
or agency before relying on it.
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definitive under any circumstances. Please follow links and conduct other
investigations from the project’s source for actual imagery. Developers and
project owners wishing us to use original imagery please Contact
Us and we will do so.