Highest Building Approvals (LGA) — SA
Top 50 LGAs by latest annual dwelling approvals — forward supply pipeline, ABS Building Approvals in SA.
Highest Building Approvals (LGA)
Top 50 LGAs by latest annual dwelling approvals — forward supply pipeline, ABS Building Approvals — SA
This ranking works best as a first-pass screen in SA, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.
A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.
Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.
A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.
Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.
- #1PlayfordSA1,4941,279 · 215
- #2Charles SturtSA1,088468 · 620
- #3Port Adelaide EnfieldSA911439 · 472
- #4OnkaparingaSA892574 · 319
- #5SalisburySA750504 · 246
- #6MarionSA664241 · 423
- #7Mount BarkerSA503454 · 49
- #8Tea Tree GullySA396277 · 119
- #9West TorrensSA356151 · 205
- #10CampbelltownSA303194 · 109
- #11UnleySA28349 · 234
- #12Victor HarborSA259248 · 11
- #13AlexandrinaSA256249 · 7
- #14GawlerSA248231 · 17
- #15Holdfast BaySA205155 · 50
- #16Murray BridgeSA203169 · 34
- #17LightSA181181 · 0
- #18BarossaSA160147 · 13
- #19Norwood Payneham and St PetersSA14293 · 49
- #20Mount GambierSA138118 · 20
- #21MitchamSA137106 · 31
- #22Copper CoastSA135129 · 6
- #23ProspectSA12419 · 105
- #24AdelaideSA1165 · 111
- #25BurnsideSA11187 · 24
- #26Mid MurraySA103103 · 0
- #27Adelaide PlainsSA9393 · 0
- #28Adelaide HillsSA7575 · 0
- #29Yorke PeninsulaSA6969 · 0
- #30YankalillaSA4747 · 0
- #31Renmark ParingaSA4436 · 8
- #32Loxton WaikerieSA4328 · 15
- #33Kangaroo IslandSA3735 · 2
- #34Port PirieSA3632 · 4
- #35GrantSA2929 · 0
- #36Wattle RangeSA2824 · 4
- #37Port LincolnSA2720 · 7
- #38Lower EyreSA2525 · 0
- #39WalkervilleSA2523 · 2
- #40Clare and Gilbert ValleysSA2323 · 1
- #41RobeSA2222 · 0
- #42CoorongSA2121 · 0
- #43Berri BarmeraSA1818 · 0
- #44WhyallaSA1816 · 2
- #45Streaky BaySA1616 · 0
- #46Barunga WestSA1515 · 0
- #47KingstonSA1313 · 0
- #48GoyderSA1111 · 0
- #49Naracoorte LucindaleSA1010 · 0
- #50CedunaSA99 · 0
| # ▲ | LGA | STATE | APPROVALS | HOUSE · UNIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playford | SA | 1,494 | 1,279 · 215 |
| 2 | Charles Sturt | SA | 1,088 | 468 · 620 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide Enfield | SA | 911 | 439 · 472 |
| 4 | Onkaparinga | SA | 892 | 574 · 319 |
| 5 | Salisbury | SA | 750 | 504 · 246 |
| 6 | Marion | SA | 664 | 241 · 423 |
| 7 | Mount Barker | SA | 503 | 454 · 49 |
| 8 | Tea Tree Gully | SA | 396 | 277 · 119 |
| 9 | West Torrens | SA | 356 | 151 · 205 |
| 10 | Campbelltown | SA | 303 | 194 · 109 |
| 11 | Unley | SA | 283 | 49 · 234 |
| 12 | Victor Harbor | SA | 259 | 248 · 11 |
| 13 | Alexandrina | SA | 256 | 249 · 7 |
| 14 | Gawler | SA | 248 | 231 · 17 |
| 15 | Holdfast Bay | SA | 205 | 155 · 50 |
| 16 | Murray Bridge | SA | 203 | 169 · 34 |
| 17 | Light | SA | 181 | 181 · 0 |
| 18 | Barossa | SA | 160 | 147 · 13 |
| 19 | Norwood Payneham and St Peters | SA | 142 | 93 · 49 |
| 20 | Mount Gambier | SA | 138 | 118 · 20 |
| 21 | Mitcham | SA | 137 | 106 · 31 |
| 22 | Copper Coast | SA | 135 | 129 · 6 |
| 23 | Prospect | SA | 124 | 19 · 105 |
| 24 | Adelaide | SA | 116 | 5 · 111 |
| 25 | Burnside | SA | 111 | 87 · 24 |
| 26 | Mid Murray | SA | 103 | 103 · 0 |
| 27 | Adelaide Plains | SA | 93 | 93 · 0 |
| 28 | Adelaide Hills | SA | 75 | 75 · 0 |
| 29 | Yorke Peninsula | SA | 69 | 69 · 0 |
| 30 | Yankalilla | SA | 47 | 47 · 0 |
| 31 | Renmark Paringa | SA | 44 | 36 · 8 |
| 32 | Loxton Waikerie | SA | 43 | 28 · 15 |
| 33 | Kangaroo Island | SA | 37 | 35 · 2 |
| 34 | Port Pirie | SA | 36 | 32 · 4 |
| 35 | Grant | SA | 29 | 29 · 0 |
| 36 | Wattle Range | SA | 28 | 24 · 4 |
| 37 | Port Lincoln | SA | 27 | 20 · 7 |
| 38 | Lower Eyre | SA | 25 | 25 · 0 |
| 39 | Walkerville | SA | 25 | 23 · 2 |
| 40 | Clare and Gilbert Valleys | SA | 23 | 23 · 1 |
| 41 | Robe | SA | 22 | 22 · 0 |
| 42 | Coorong | SA | 21 | 21 · 0 |
| 43 | Berri Barmera | SA | 18 | 18 · 0 |
| 44 | Whyalla | SA | 18 | 16 · 2 |
| 45 | Streaky Bay | SA | 16 | 16 · 0 |
| 46 | Barunga West | SA | 15 | 15 · 0 |
| 47 | Kingston | SA | 13 | 13 · 0 |
| 48 | Goyder | SA | 11 | 11 · 0 |
| 49 | Naracoorte Lucindale | SA | 10 | 10 · 0 |
| 50 | Ceduna | SA | 9 | 9 · 0 |
Australian highest building approvals (lga) FAQ
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What does Highest Building Approvals (LGA) rank?
Highest Building Approvals (LGA) ranks suburbs in SA using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 LGAs by latest annual dwelling approvals — forward supply pipeline, ABS Building Approvals
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for SA. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
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Does the top ranked suburb mean it is the best choice?
No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
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How current is the ranking data?
QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific suburb.