New South Wales seeks partner for 6.7 ha Bradfield City precinct

The release lists the industries the state wants to draw in, which are defence, aerospace and semiconductors alongside advanced manufacturing, construction innovation, clean technology, freight and logistics, and education and research. It says the target tenants include blue-chip companies, small-to-medium enterprises, start-ups, researchers and education institutions. It also says there is already a strong pipeline of prospective businesses, and that the city is connected by the toll-free M12 Motorway.

Prue Car, Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney, said in the release: “With Western Sydney International Airport now open, Bradfield City sits at the centre of innovation in Australia.”

The numbers

The land offer is staged. The release says an initial 6.7 hectares is available, and a further 7 hectares may be released to the chosen partner once the first stage is complete.

The release states a long-term vision of 20,000 jobs and 10,000 homes for Bradfield City. It also cites A$34.1 billion of private projects in the broader Aerotropolis pipeline.

The release lists what it counts as progress over the past two years:

• A development agreement with Plenary for the first Superlot.
• A City Precinct food and beverage destination planned for 2028, and a market process to secure an anchor university.
• A partnership with Superloop for digital infrastructure.
• The opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility.
• Completion of the first stage of civil works, which the release says makes more than a third of the city development-ready.
• Construction started on the Second Building.
• Approval of Central Park, which the release says is due to start construction this year.
• A commitment to host Australia’s first commercial semiconductor advanced packaging facility.

What’s next

Respondents are asked to submit expressions of interest to be selected as the development partner. The release does not state a closing date, a land price, lease terms or a selection timeline, so those details remain unknown from the public statement.

For developers, the open questions are how the 6.7 hectares will be divided, what delivery obligations the state attaches, and whether the further 7 hectares is tied to set milestones. The release says only that it follows completion of the first stage. Interested parties will need to follow up on the process directly with the state.

Plenary, named in the release for the first Superlot agreement, is the only private developer the release identifies. It is not named as a respondent to this call.

Earlier this week we reported on a Land and Environment Court appeal over 69 units at Hornsby, another New South Wales planning outcome.

Source: NSW Government ministerial release, 2 November 2026. The Australian Developer.