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SDA Atlas

NSW · SA4 region

Sydney North Sydney and Hornsby

79 enrolled SDA dwellings and 236 participants with an assessed SDA need. Every figure here is published by the NDIA for this region, as at 30 June 2026.

Enrolled dwellings

79

62 of 88 regions

Resident places

166 est

66 of 88 regions

Living in SDA

131

53 of 88 regions

Eligible, waiting

105

33 of 88 regions

Utilisation

56% est

61 of 88 regions

Implied occupancy

79% est

5 of 86 regions

Pipeline, unenrolled

12

77 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% 18% 35% 52% 70% 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. 35 dwellings 46 people 60.3% 25.7% 2.3× more High Physical Support: 60.3% of the housing stock, 25.7% of assessed need housing than need 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. 9 dwellings 20 people 15.5% 11.2% 1.4× more Robust: 15.5% of the housing stock, 11.2% 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. 5 dwellings 38 people 8.6% 21.2% 2.5× less Fully Accessible: 8.6% of the housing stock, 21.2% 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. 9 dwellings 75 people 15.5% 41.9% 2.7× less Improved Liveability: 15.5% of the housing stock, 41.9% 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: 26.6% of dwellings (Basic and Multi-Design Category, which the demand tables do not use) and 24.1% 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

21 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.12

Existing and legacy stock: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type Basic Improved Liveability All
Apartment, 2 bedrooms, 1 resident 1 — 1
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident — 1 1
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 2 residents — 1 1
House, 3 residents 1 — 1
Group home, 4 residents 6 — 6
Group home, 5 residents 10 — 10
Legacy Stock, 6+ residents 1 — 1
All 19 90% 2 10% 21

New build and refurbished

58 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.11

New build and refurbished: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type Fully Accessible High Physical Support Improved Liveability Multi-Design Category Robust All
Apartment, 1 bedroom, 1 resident 4 10 5 — — 19
Apartment, 2 bedrooms, 1 resident — 13 1 — — 14
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident 1 5 1 — 6 13
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 2 residents — 2 — 2 1 5
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 3 residents — — — — 1 1
House, 2 residents — 2 — — — 2
House, 3 residents — 1 — — 1 2
Group home, 5 residents — 2 — — — 2
All 5 9% 35 60% 7 12% 2 3% 9 16% 58

Pipeline, unenrolled

12 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.16

Pipeline, unenrolled: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type High Physical Support Multi-Design Category All
Apartment, 2 bedrooms, 1 resident 1 — 1
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident 4 2 6
House, 2 residents 5 — 5
All 10 83% 2 17% 12

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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