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SDA Atlas

NSW · SA4 region

Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven

37 enrolled SDA dwellings and 160 participants with an assessed SDA need. Every figure here is published by the NDIA for this region, as at 30 June 2026.

Enrolled dwellings

37

77 of 88 regions

Resident places

119 est

72 of 88 regions

Living in SDA

85

67 of 88 regions

Eligible, waiting

75

55 of 88 regions

Utilisation

53% est

65 of 88 regions

Implied occupancy

71% est

13 of 86 regions

Pipeline, unenrolled

31

57 of 88 regions

Housing mix against assessed need

Supplement P Tables P.5 and P.10

How this region's housing is distributed across design categories, against how its assessed need is distributed. Shares of each side's own mix, because dwellings and people are different units.

SHARE OF HOUSING, SHARE OF NEED HOUSING VS NEED 0% 13% 25% 38% 50% Robust Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision and be very resilient, while reducing the likelihood of reactive maintenance and reducing the risk to the participant and the community. 7 dwellings 11 people 25.0% 8.3% 3.0× more Robust: 25.0% of the housing stock, 8.3% of assessed need housing than need High Physical Support Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment and requiring very high levels of support. 14 dwellings 29 people 50.0% 21.8% 2.3× more High Physical Support: 50.0% of the housing stock, 21.8% of assessed need housing than need Improved Liveability Housing that has been designed to improve 'liveability' by incorporating a reasonable level of physical access and enhanced provision for people with sensory, intellectual or cognitive impairment. 7 dwellings 64 people 25.0% 48.1% 1.9× less Improved Liveability: 25.0% of the housing stock, 48.1% of assessed need housing than need Fully Accessible Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment. 0 dwellings 29 people 0.0% 21.8% — Fully Accessible: 0.0% of the housing stock, 21.8% of assessed need housing than need
Share of enrolled dwellings Share of participants with an SDA need

Shares are renormalised over the four design categories the NDIA reports on both sides. Excluded: 24.3% of dwellings (Basic and Multi-Design Category, which the demand tables do not use) and 16.9% of participants (design category not recorded). Supply from Supplement P Table P.5, need from Table P.10.

What shape the housing is

Supplement P Tables P.11, P.12 and P.16

Building type crossed with design category. Enrolled stock is the first two tables together; the pipeline is counted separately and is not part of it.

Existing and legacy stock

11 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.12

Existing and legacy stock: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type Basic Improved Liveability All
House, 2 residents — 1 1
Group home, 4 residents 1 — 1
Group home, 5 residents 7 2 9
All 8 73% 3 27% 11

New build and refurbished

26 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.11

New build and refurbished: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type High Physical Support Improved Liveability Multi-Design Category Robust All
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident 3 1 — — 4
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 2 residents 3 2 — 1 6
House, 2 residents — — — 2 2
House, 3 residents 7 — 1 2 10
Group home, 4 residents 1 1 — — 2
Group home, 5 residents — — — 2 2
All 14 54% 4 15% 1 4% 7 27% 26

Pipeline, unenrolled

31 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.16

Pipeline, unenrolled: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type Fully Accessible High Physical Support Improved Liveability Robust All
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident 1 5 3 1 10
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 2 residents — 4 — 2 6
House, 2 residents — 2 — — 2
House, 3 residents — 12 — — 12
Group home, 4 residents — 1 — — 1
All 1 3% 24 77% 3 10% 3 10% 31

Other regions in NSW

Ordered by enrolled dwellings.

Sydney Parramatta

341 dwellings · 544 with an SDA need

Sydney Outer West and Blue Mountains

323 dwellings · 519 with an SDA need

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

241 dwellings · 566 with an SDA need

Sydney Blacktown

210 dwellings · 471 with an SDA need

Sydney South West

208 dwellings · 405 with an SDA need

Central Coast

196 dwellings · 441 with an SDA need

Sydney Inner South West

167 dwellings · 465 with an SDA need

Sydney Ryde

151 dwellings · 334 with an SDA need

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