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Monash housing target: 2051 target vs approvals

Monash’s official 2051 housing target, the yearly pace it implies, and how ABS building approvals in the council compare, month by month.

Monash’s final 2051 housing target is 69,500 additional homes (Victorian Government (Department of Transport and Planning), verified 27 Sep 2026). Spread evenly over the 28 years from 2023, that is about 2,482 homes a year.

In the 12 months to Jul 2026, the ABS recorded 1,270 dwelling approvals in Monash: approvals are running at 51% of the pace needed. That is up 41% on the 12 months before.

Updated to Jul 2026 (ABS building approvals), data refreshed 2026-10-07. Targets as set in Plan for Victoria’s final targets, 24 February 2025.

69,500additional homes by 2051 (target)
2,482a year: the even pace the target implies
1,270dwellings approved in the 12 months to Jul 2026
51%of the pace needed, on the last 12 months

The state counts about 78,300 homes in Monash in 2023 (Victorian Government (Department of Transport and Planning), verified 27 Sep 2026), so the target would add roughly 89% to the housing stock.

Region: Metropolitan Melbourne.

Monthly approvals in Monash

Dwelling approvals in Monash by monthMonthly dwelling units approved in Monash, Jul 2018 to Jul 2026, split into houses and other dwellings, with the 12-month average and a dashed line at the 207 a month the 2051 target implies. The last 12 months total 1,270. The same figures are in the table that follows.020040060080020192020202120222023202420252026

Since January 2024, 2,635 dwellings have been approved in Monash, about 1,020 a year, and the three-year average is 1,086 a year (44% of the pace needed). Extrapolation only: if approvals continued at the last 12 months' pace and every approval became a home (not all do), the remaining target would be reached in about 53 years, around 2079, after 2051.

Of the last 12 months’ approvals, 48% were houses and 52% were other dwellings such as townhouses and apartments.

Dwelling units approved in Monash, by financial year
Financial yearHousesOther dwellingsTotal
2018–195761,8332,409
2019–204508091,259
2020–214545781,032
2021–225045221,026
2022–235495881,137
2023–244936391,132
2024–25576295871
2025–266246211,245
2026–27 (Jul–Jul, 1 months)3977116
Last 24 months, month by month
MonthHousesOther dwellingsTotal
Jul 20263977116
Jun 2026552681
May 2026504292
Apr 20264585130
Mar 2026412566
Feb 202644106150
Jan 2026341145
Dec 2025641781
Nov 202557123180
Oct 2025672491
Sep 2025662389
Aug 202544105149
Jul 2025573491
Jun 2025434184
May 2025591776
Apr 2025421355
Mar 2025463076
Feb 2025591372
Jan 2025332255
Dec 2024403171
Nov 2024601979
Oct 20245944103
Sep 2024492271
Aug 2024412566

Similar councils

Councils in Metropolitan Melbourne with the closest target sizes.

Council2051 targetNeeded a yearApproved, last 12 monthsShare of pace needed
Whittlesea72,0002,5712,639103%
Monash69,5002,4821,27051%
Darebin69,0002,4641,20849%
Merri-bek69,0002,4641,39256%
Mitchell66,0002,3571,01643%

Where in Monash the approvals are

Suburbs with the most dwelling approvals since July 2021, when the ABS small-area series starts. Suburb figures are apportioned from ABS SA2 areas, so treat them as indicative.

SuburbDwellings approved since Jul 2021
Glen Waverley1,335
Mount Waverley1,236
Mulgrave599
Clayton447
Wheelers Hill403
Oakleigh South357
Oakleigh255
Chadstone196

What the target means

The target is the number of additional homes the Victorian Government expects Monash to make room for by 2051 (Victorian Government (Department of Transport and Planning), verified 27 Sep 2026). Councils do that through their planning controls (Victorian Government (Department of Transport and Planning), verified 27 Sep 2026), and the state says it will intervene, including by rezoning, where councils don’t (Premier of Victoria, verified 27 Sep 2026). The targets were set using access to jobs, services and transport, hazards such as flood and bushfire, and development trends (Victorian Government (Department of Transport and Planning), verified 27 Sep 2026).

Method and limits.

Frequently asked

What is Monash's housing target?

Monash's final housing target, set by the Victorian Government in February 2025, is 69,500 additional homes by 2051.

How many homes are being approved in Monash?

In the 12 months to Jul 2026, the ABS recorded 1,270 dwelling approvals in Monash. The even pace the target implies is about 2,482 a year, so approvals are running at 51% of the pace needed.

Does Monash have to approve 2,482 homes every year?

No. The target is a long-run total to 2051, not a yearly quota, and councils meet it by providing capacity in their planning controls. The even yearly pace is a yardstick for comparison, not a legal requirement.

Are building approvals the same as new homes?

No. An approval is the permit that lets construction start. Some approved homes are built years later, some never are, and demolished homes aren't subtracted.

Suburbs in Monash

Monash council overview: median prices for every suburb →

Sources and methodology

Figures on this page are drawn from Delora's local knowledge graph, refreshed from these primary sources and checked for changes on a regular schedule. If a figure here looks out of date, the official source above is always the authority — please let us know.

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Written by
Delora editorial team
Jurisdiction
Victoria only (Victorian Government targets)
Content type
Data tracker (general information, not advice)
Last reviewed
2026-10-07
Sources
See "Sources and methodology" above for cited sources

Sources on this page last verified against the primary source each figure cites. What “verified” means