Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Georgetown
229 new homes were consented in the Invercargill City council area in the year to September 2026, up 21% on the year before. They also consented $44m of non-residential building work, down 65% on the year before. In Georgetown itself, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 148 consents we hold in Georgetown, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Invercargill City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Georgetown’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Invercargill City, the last five years.
Since 1991: houses and everything else
New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 286 in 2021.
New homes in Georgetown
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Georgetown. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 2 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Invercargill City, the last five years.
What is being built
Non-residential building work consented in the year to September 2026, by type: the value of new and altered work, new floor area, and what new floor area cost to build per square metre.
- Offices$13.2m
3 buildings · 677 m² new floor area · $3,676/m² new · +30% on the year before
- Education$8.3m
4 buildings · 410 m² new floor area · $2,812/m² new · −64% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
3 buildings · 6,110 m² new floor area · $552/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$5.4m
2 buildings · 858 m² new floor area · $3,613/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.6m
36 buildings · 8,469 m² new floor area · $416/m² new · −18% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$2.9m
1 building · 484 m² new floor area · $5,165/m² new · +1064% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2.8m
1 building · 65 m² new floor area · $462/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$650k
+4% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$216k
2 buildings · 264 m² new floor area · $720/m² new · −98% on the year before
Consents on record in Georgetown
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 148 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Jul 2026. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.
What the work is
Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.
- Fires and heating33
5 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions22
2 in the last 12 months · typically $24k
- New homes17
6 in the last 12 months · typically $390k
- Insulation7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $3,500
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $92k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $2,700
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $3.1m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $25k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.1mRbw - construction of new 7 x two to three-storey multi-unit dwgs, each unit comprising three bedrooms, two to three bathrooms, living, dining, kitchen & single gge with internal access. Ret 60 Miller Street
- $928kRbw - new two-storey dwg includes 6 beds, 4 baths, 1 wc, 1 kitchen-dining-family, 1 living, 1 scullery, 1sitting, 1 ldy. Tank. Total area 265 m2. 8 Compton Street
- $824kConstruction of new home & income with attached gge 51 Metzger Street
- $700kSuperstructure consent - proposed 6x2 storey dwgs. Standalone homes (lots 1&2) & terraced homes (lots 3-6). Lots 1-2 with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & 1 wc. Lots 3 & 6 with 2 bedrooms 2 bathro 40 Miller Street
- $617kSingle storey res dwg with one bdrm flat 26 Metzger Street
148 consents
- Multiple homes$3.1m
Rbw - construction of new 7 x two to three-storey multi-unit dwgs, each unit comprising three bedrooms, two to three bathrooms, living, dining, kitchen & single gge with internal access. Ret
- New homes$824k
Construction of new home & income with attached gge
- Insulation$3,500
Fixed fee - install insulmax blown insulation into exterior walls
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
260271 - proposed additon to existing gge, internal alt & pregola
- New homes$700k
Superstructure consent - proposed 6x2 storey dwgs. Standalone homes (lots 1&2) & terraced homes (lots 3-6). Lots 1-2 with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & 1 wc. Lots 3 & 6 with 2 bedrooms 2 bathro
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Install w/c in bathrm & internal alt to add shower laundry
- New homes$928k
Rbw - new two-storey dwg includes 6 beds, 4 baths, 1 wc, 1 kitchen-dining-family, 1 living, 1 scullery, 1sitting, 1 ldy. Tank. Total area 265 m2.
- Fires and heating$8,600
Install f/s yunca monte euro solid fuel burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install f/s kent Benmore solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Fires and heating$6,000
Rbw install built-in escea tc970 solid fuel burner, removal of window & existing cladding to remain (south)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install bosca spirit freestanding fire heating
- New homes$415k
Single level dwg with attached gge
- New homes$617k
Single storey res dwg with one bdrm flat
- Alterations and additions$1
Rbw add of beam to lounge
- New homes$390k
Single level dwg & attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install f/s yunca monte base ca sub 1.0 solid fuel burner (replacement)
- New homes$650k
Single level dwg with attached gge
- New homes$330k
Single level dwg with attached gge
- New homes$495k
Rbw - construction of one single storey detached dwg, including 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 toilet, & 1 kitchen.
- Garages, sheds and carports$92k
Owner exemption rbw 3 bdrm transportable dwg & detached gge placed on site with alterations, f/s woodsman kanaku solid fuel burner & self contained bedsit.
- New homes$797k
Construction of two storey home & income with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,900
Install f/s yunca monte euro solid fuel burner
- Alterations and additions$160k
Rbw internal alterations to kitchen, living, dining & laundry with new doors/windows (6 Conyers St)
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install f/s maxen kinmont 450 solid fuel burner (replacement)
- New homes$300k
Single level dwg with attached gge
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Georgetown?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 229 new homes consented in the Invercargill City council area, with $120m of residential and $44m of non-residential building work.
What is a building consent?
Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.
Where do these figures come from?
The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.