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Yarra Ranges housing target: 2051 target vs approvals

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

Yarra Ranges’s final 2051 housing target is 25,000 additional homes (Victorian Government (Department of Transport and Planning), verified 27 Sep 2026). Spread evenly over the 28 years from 2023, that is about 893 homes a year.

In the 12 months to Jul 2026, the ABS recorded 428 dwelling approvals in Yarra Ranges: approvals are running at 48% of the pace needed. That is down 49% 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.

25,000additional homes by 2051 (target)
893a year: the even pace the target implies
428dwellings approved in the 12 months to Jul 2026
48%of the pace needed, on the last 12 months

The state counts about 62,700 homes in Yarra Ranges in 2023 (Victorian Government (Department of Transport and Planning), verified 27 Sep 2026), so the target would add roughly 40% to the housing stock.

Region: Metropolitan Melbourne.

Monthly approvals in Yarra Ranges

Dwelling approvals in Yarra Ranges by monthMonthly dwelling units approved in Yarra Ranges, Jul 2018 to Jul 2026, split into houses and other dwellings, with the 12-month average and a dashed line at the 74 a month the 2051 target implies. The last 12 months total 428. The same figures are in the table that follows.010020030040020192020202120222023202420252026

Since January 2024, 1,561 dwellings have been approved in Yarra Ranges, about 604 a year, and the three-year average is 593 a year (66% 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 55 years, around 2081, after 2051.

Of the last 12 months’ approvals, 59% were houses and 41% were other dwellings such as townhouses and apartments.

Dwelling units approved in Yarra Ranges, by financial year
Financial yearHousesOther dwellingsTotal
2018–19343203546
2019–20397150547
2020–21398316714
2021–22372274646
2022–23266148414
2023–24350183533
2024–25265540805
2025–26261208469
2026–27 (Jul–Jul, 1 months)14014
Last 24 months, month by month
MonthHousesOther dwellingsTotal
Jul 202614014
Jun 202612719
May 2026151833
Apr 202633740
Mar 2026273259
Feb 2026282957
Jan 2026171128
Dec 2025181230
Nov 202515318
Oct 2025292453
Sep 2025242145
Aug 2025201232
Jul 2025233255
Jun 2025172643
May 2025221537
Apr 202518362380
Mar 2025262046
Feb 2025241034
Jan 2025122234
Dec 2024262652
Nov 2024171633
Oct 2024221436
Sep 2024191534
Aug 202446450

Similar councils

Councils in Metropolitan Melbourne with the closest target sizes.

Council2051 targetNeeded a yearApproved, last 12 monthsShare of pace needed
Bayside30,0001,07153049%
Manningham28,5001,01848047%
Yarra Ranges25,00089342848%
Mornington Peninsula24,00085778792%
Hobsons Bay22,500804863107%

Where in Yarra Ranges 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
Mooroolbark549
Chirnside Park458
Coldstream417
Kilsyth407
Lilydale214
Lysterfield69
Healesville66
Mount Evelyn63

What the target means

The target is the number of additional homes the Victorian Government expects Yarra Ranges 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 Yarra Ranges's housing target?

Yarra Ranges's final housing target, set by the Victorian Government in February 2025, is 25,000 additional homes by 2051.

How many homes are being approved in Yarra Ranges?

In the 12 months to Jul 2026, the ABS recorded 428 dwelling approvals in Yarra Ranges. The even pace the target implies is about 893 a year, so approvals are running at 48% of the pace needed.

Does Yarra Ranges have to approve 893 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 Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges 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