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“West Belconnen, which includes Ginninderry, has been announced as the ACT’s number one building Hotspot with a population growth rate of 666.7 per cent and $55.0 million in building approvals,” stated Executive Director, Greg Weller.
HIA today reveals Australia’s strongest markets for home building in the 2021 edition of the HIA Population & Residential Building Hotspots Report. The Report is aimed at finding employment growth areas targeted towards builders and tradies and identifies Hotspots in all states and territories.
“West Belconnen is a new addition to the ACT Building Hotspots list. It is followed by second on the list, Taylor, with $72.9 million in building approvals,” added Mr Weller.
“A record year for detached house building is underway with over 146,000 detached starts expected in the 12 months to September 2021.
“Australia’s population growth has been constrained due to closed borders. COVID-19 has also seen consumer preferences shift away from inner-city apartment style living to detached housing in regional areas.
“This shift could see more regional areas in the next edition of HIA’s Population and Building Hotspots Report,” concluded Mr Weller.
An area qualifies as a Hotspot in the ACT if at least $50 million worth of residential building work was approved during the 2019/20 financial year, and its rate of population growth is faster than the 1.3 per cent national average.
**SAs with in excess of $50 million in residential building work approved in 2019/20 and with an annual population growth rate in excess of the national rate of 1.3%
Statistical Area Level 2 | Statistical Area Level 3 | Residential Building Approved, 2019/20 ($'000) | Annual Population Growth Rate (%) |
1. West Belconnen | Belconnen | 54,946 | 666.7 |
2. Taylor | Gungahlin | 72,853 | 124.5 |
3. Denman Prospect | Molonglo | 87,577 | 103.6 |
4. Throsby | Gungahlin | 51,630 | 71.1 |
5. Greenway | Tuggeranong | 165,835 | 8.3 |
6. Dickson | North Canberra | 105,503 | 5.5 |
7. Braddon | North Canberra | 104,663 | 5.3 |
8. Reid | North Canberra | 164,782 | 2.2 |
9. Narrabundah | South Canberra | 63,290 | 1.8 |
In mid-June 2025, the NSW Premier released the Housing and Productivity Contribution (HPC) Works-in-Kind Guideline for public consultation.
Today the State Government announced proposed changes to the regulatory powers to investigate registered builders who may be unable to meet the financial requirements of registration. The announcement also included a long-awaited review of the Home Building Contracts Act 1991 (HBCA) and associated laws.
Housing Industry Association welcomes today’s announcement by the Cook Labor Government to review key aspects of the home building contracts legislation and provide the building regulator with additional powers to work with builders in distress.
“Two cuts to the cash rate have seen the volume of detached house building approvals rise to be 3.2 per cent higher than the same month last year,” stated HIA Senior Economist Tom Devitt.