Historic rezoning around key train and metro stations a win for more housing 

MEDIA RELEASE 7 December 2023 

Housing NOW! has applauded the NSW Government’s plan to address the housing crisis in NSW through a historic rezoning around train and metro stations. 

The NSW Government has announced: 

  • Eight Sydney transport hubs for accelerated rezoning for the delivery of up to 47,800 new, well located, high and mid-rise homes over the next 15 years. Bankstown, Bays West, Bella Vista, Crows Nest, Homebush, Hornsby, Kellyville and Macquarie Park will all undergo rezoning by November 2024 to provide significant uplift and support new homes within 1200m of these Metro and rail stations. 

  • $520 million within the Tier One Accelerated Precincts for community infrastructure, such as critical road upgrades, active transport links and good quality public open spaces. 

  • Affordable housing held in perpetuity will make up to 15 per cent of homes in these locations to make sure essential workers like health workers, teachers and hospitality workers can live closer to work. • Snap rezoning of 31 locations across NSW allowing for 138,000 new homes to be created within 400m of Metro or suburban rail stations and town centres to make residential flat building permissible in all residential zonings. 

The stations are: Adamstown, Ashfield, Banksia, Berala, Booragul, Canterbury, Corrimal, Croydon, Dapto, Dulwich Hill, Gordon, Gosford, Hamilton, Killara, Kogarah, Kotara, Lidcombe, Lindfield, Marrickville, Morisset, Newcastle Interchange, North Strathfield Metro, North Wollongong, Rockdale, Roseville, St Marys Metro, Teralba, Tuggerah, Turrella, Wiley Park and Wyong. 

David Borger, Chair of the Housing NOW! said: 

“This is the biggest rezoning in Australia’s history and delivers on what Housing Now! has been calling on the government to do to increase housing supply close to transport, jobs and amenity, 

“It is a powerful demonstration of leadership by the Premier and the Planning Minister that they are serious about taking bold action on NSW’s housing crisis. 

“The NIMBYs are in retreat and its time that the ordinary folk who have been locked out of the housing market take back our city. 

“The Premier is using his political capital as a leader of a newly elected government to change the zeitgeist and start to solve one of the greatest challenges facing our state – housing our kids and future generations. 

“We’ve only got one shot to get the housing right around transport interchanges when we change the zoning. We warmly welcome the commitment for up to 15% of new housing in the eight Tier One Accelerated Precincts to be affordable housing for essential workers in perpetuity.” 

Media Contact: Chris Taylor 0423 272 494


About Housing Now! 

Housing Now! is an alliance of industry bodies, unions, councils, and community groups committed to being a voice for future generations who may never be able to afford to buy a home in Sydney. The group knows that the status quo is not working which is why is committed to championing bold new ideas with practical actions that will make a difference. The Chair, David Borger has extensive firsthand experience on housing matters having been a former Lord Mayor of Parramatta and a NSW Minister for Housing,


Media Releases