New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsCouncil may grant consent to the subdivision of land in a rural zone only where the allotments to be created will have the following minimum areas:
| On land zoned 1 (a) | 40 hectares |
| On land zoned 1 (b) | 40 hectares |
| On land zoned 1 (c) | 4000 m 2 with an average lot size of not less than 5500 m 2 |
| On land zoned 1 (d) | 2000 m 2 |