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Every city builds differently.

The planning instrument, the building stock and even the light change between these cities — and imagery that ignores that is obvious to anyone who works there. Here’s what we account for in each.

01

Sydney

NSW

The most contested planning environment in the country, and the one where imagery is most likely to be argued over.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a narrow two-storey home with stone cladding, timber battens and a hanging garden at dusk
02

Melbourne

VIC

A design-literate market where the drawings are usually good and the imagery is what lets them down.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a two-storey home with red-brick piers, a band of dark timber battens over a timber double front door, a charcoal double garage and lit windows at dusk
03

Mornington Peninsula

VIC

Clifftop houses, vineyards and holiday homes on Melbourne’s doorstep — in a landscape the planning scheme protects hard.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a long, low single-storey home in pale vertical cladding with a climbing green wall, tussock planting and wide glass doors opening to a lawn
04

Geelong

VIC

A waterfront city planning for six times as many residents in its centre — Australia’s only UNESCO City of Design.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a narrow two-storey home with a dark brick and charcoal ground floor, a pale weatherboard upper floor and a single garage, behind a flowering garden at dusk
05

Brisbane

QLD

A market being rebuilt in public, with a hard deadline attached to it.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a two-storey home with taupe-framed gables over white cladding, a stacked-stone pier beside a timber front door and a charcoal double garage under a blue sky
06

Perth

WA

Bigger lots, harder light, and a coastal condition that punishes generic material choices.

From $1,000 per image

3D interior rendering of a timber kitchen with a curved island, mosaic splashback and a glass-fronted wine fridge
07

Gold Coast

QLD

Australia’s off-the-plan capital, where towers are sold from imagery years before they reach the skyline.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a two-storey home with a white gabled upper floor and stone feature panel over a curved rendered ground floor with a breeze-block screen, framed by palms and a cactus garden
08

Sunshine Coast

QLD

Beach towns, hinterland retreats and a new city centre at Maroochydore — a coast that sells a way of living as much as a building.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a stepped contemporary home with dark cladding, planted terraces and a slatted gate
09

Byron Bay

NSW

A coastal town with a two-storey ceiling, a fiercely guarded character and some of the most sought-after coastal homes in Australia.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a three-level coastal home with curved white balconies, timber screens and a garden stair
10

Adelaide

SA

Stone villas, wide streets and long summer evenings — and one planning code for the whole state.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a two-storey home with pale blue weatherboard over a brick ground floor and a charcoal double garage door
11

Canberra

ACT

A planned capital of wide landscapes and long views, assessed now on outcomes rather than rules.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a single-storey home with white weatherboard gables, grey brick, a stone chimney, a gabled entry porch and a charcoal double garage behind a stepping-stone path
12

Hobart

TAS

A small capital with a deep heritage, a working waterfront and kunanyi / Mount Wellington over every view.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a two-storey home in textured grey render with two steep gables, black grid windows lit from inside, wall lanterns and a timber garage door at dusk
13

Newcastle

NSW

A harbour city remaking its centre — from coal port to light rail, heritage terraces and new apartments on the water.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a two-storey home in charcoal render with a vertical-batten screen, a glass balcony, a marble-look entry wall and warmly lit windows at dusk
14

Southern Highlands

NSW

Country estates, cool-climate gardens and heritage towns two hours from Sydney — where a new house is judged against its landscape.

From $1,000 per image

3D exterior rendering of a long dark pavilion home on acreage with an infinity-edge pool and wooded hills behind

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In Australia · October 2026

How approvals differ across Australia

Every state runs its own planning system, and the brief for imagery changes with it. The short version, state by state; each city page has the detail and the sources.

  • New South Wales

    Since 28 February 2025 the Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy has allowed dual occupancies, terraces, townhouses and apartments within 800 metres of nominated stations and town centres.

    Sydney · Newcastle · Southern Highlands · Byron Bay

  • Victoria

    Since 31 March 2025 the Townhouse and Low-Rise Code has covered townhouses and apartment buildings up to three storeys: a design that meets every standard is deemed to comply.

    Melbourne · Geelong · Mornington Peninsula

  • Queensland

    Brisbane’s 2032 Games venue program was set out in the Queensland Government’s Delivery Plan of 25 March 2025, and the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast are both writing new planning schemes.

    Brisbane · Gold Coast · Sunshine Coast

  • Western Australia

    The revised Residential Design Codes took effect on 10 April 2024, including the new Medium Density Code for townhouses and small apartment buildings.

    Perth

  • South Australia

    The Greater Adelaide Regional Plan, released on 17 March 2025, identifies where 315,000 new homes will be built over the next 30 years.

    Adelaide

  • Australian Capital Territory

    The final Territory Plan took effect on 27 September 2024, with design guides for missing middle housing, apartments, urban design and the city centre.

    Canberra

  • Tasmania

    Hobart moved to the statewide Tasmanian Planning Scheme on 26 September 2025, when the Hobart Local Provisions Schedule took effect.

    Hobart