Sydney's Housing Debate
A Sydney map highlights the issues at stake in the NIMBY and YIMBY debate.
The "garden suburb" of Haberfield, near Sydney's CBD, is a focal point in discussions about heritage areas and housing supply.
A map from the NSW Productivity Commission report (2024) shows that about one-quarter of residential-zoned land within 10 kilometres of Sydney's CBD is subject to heritage protection.
This map is used by YIMBYs (Yes In My Backyard) to illustrate the perceived absurdity of the city's heritage movement.
It shows that roughly one-quarter of the residential-zoned land within 10 kilometres of Sydney's CBD is subject to some form of heritage protection.
Author's summary: Sydney's housing debate is complex.
- Heritage protection covers about one-quarter of residential-zoned land near Sydney's CBD.
- The debate involves YIMBYs and the city's heritage movement.