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 2023/24 financial year period (part-year July-December 2023), Logan City Council received the following residential building approvals:

1,651

Total new dwellings

72

Total demolished/converted

1,579

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	31	54	783	168	70	0	117

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 2023

32

Care facilities (beds) ⁽⁴⁾

6

Non-private institutions (beds) ⁽⁵⁾

City of Logan Accommodation Building Activity

July to December 2023

0

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
1	10/11	1,182	6	48	442	227	136	16	2,057.00	63	1,994.00
2	11/12	823	2	47	304	320	334	9	1,839.00	45	1,794.00
3	12/13	781	4	66	214	355	136	6	1,562.00	55	1,507.00
4	13/14	1,238	8	61	218	43	98	6	1,672.00	57	1,615.00
5	14/15	1,882	56	96	272	122	124	3	2,555.00	68	2,487.00
6	15/16	2,063	328	115	231	226	153	1	3,117.00	89	3,028.00
7	16/17	2,094	532	183	369	148	151	3	3,480.00	99	3,381.00
8	17/18	2,325	854	286	159	293	245	2	4,164.00	125	4,039.00
9	18/19	2,094	618	135	508	228	104	5	3,692.00	155	3,537.00
10	19/20	1,842	648	94	88	62	90	33	2,857.00	148	2,709.00
11	20/21	3,420	862	153	130	103	147	0	4,815.00	177	4,638.00
12	21/22	3,216	564	183	200	137	311	0	4,611.00	143	4,468.00
13	22/23	3,094	582	198	193	24	195	0	4,286.00	207	4,079.00
14	23/24 (part)	783	168	70	54	31	117	0	1,223.00	72	1,151.00

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 2023/24 financial year period (part-year July-December 2023), Logan City Council received the following non-residential building approvals:

171,991m²

Total approved new Gross Floor Area (GFA)

$203,555,655

Total estimated value of new works

Building Approved New Non-residential Gross Floor Area Summary 2023/24

*Note 2023/24 data only includes 6-month data from July to December 2023.

wdt_ID	Development Type	Gross Floor Area
1	Retail	17,693
2	Community	9,421
3	Industry	134,242
4	Office	1,925
5	Sport, Tourism & Recreation	8,710

Building Approved New Non-residential Gross Floor Area Breakdown 2023/24

*Note 2023/24 data only includes 6-month data from July to December 2023.

wdt_ID	Development Type	Gross Floor Area
1	Warehouse, Distribution & Logistics	121,758
2	Retail and Services	15,333
3	Sport, Tourism and Recreation	8,710
4	Showroom & Bulk Goods	2,360
5	Education	4,057

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 2023/24 financial year period (part-year July-December 2023), Logan City Council received the following building approved commercial tenancy fitouts:

9,721m²

Retail and services

5,272m²

Office

3,711m²

Education

1,767m²

Sport, tourism and recreation

190m²

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.