Site Finder helps you identify properties that match your specific criteria across entire states or regions in Australia. You can search by location, land size, planning zones, overlays, orientation, and frontage, then save or export your results.
What is Site Finder?
Site Finder is a property search tool in Landchecker that filters properties based on multiple criteria you define. Instead of manually checking individual properties, Site Finder applies your filters across thousands of properties and shows you only those that match your requirements.
You can use Site Finder to:
Find development sites within specific suburbs or municipalities
Identify properties within a certain land size range
Locate properties with particular planning zones or overlays
Search for properties by street frontage or orientation
Compare multiple areas in a single search
Filter NSW sites by development controls, including Transport Oriented Development and Low and Mid-Rise Housing areas
Filter VIC sites by sales history
Site Finder is available to Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise plan members. Standard members can filter by suburb, while Advanced and Enterprise members can filter by both suburb and municipality.
How to Open Site Finder
To search for properties using Site Finder:
Click the Site Finder icon in the layers menu on the left side of the map
The Site Finder panel opens on the left of the map with two tabs:
SEARCH is where you build a new search.
MY SEARCHES holds the searches you've already saved, and the number beside it is how many you have.
On the SEARCH tab, work through the filter sections and fill in the criteria you want to apply. Click a section heading to expand or collapse it.
Watch the count at the bottom of the panel, for example 3,332 sites found. It updates automatically every time you change a filter, and the matching sites highlight on the map.
The Site Finder Filter Sections
Site Finder groups its filters into sections in the SEARCH tab. Which filters appear can depend on the state you've selected, because development controls and planning terminology differ between states.
1. Location
Choose a State, then choose an Area type and select the areas you want to search:
Suburbs – search one or more named suburbs
Municipalities – search whole local government areas
Statistical areas – search Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Areas Level 2, 3 and 4 (SA2, SA3 and SA4) by name. Statistical areas are the standard regions the ABS uses to report population and housing data, so they're useful when you're working to the same geography as a demographic or market report.
Each area you select appears as a labelled chip under the dropdowns. Every selected area is outlined on the map at the same time, so you can see the full search extent at a glance rather than one area at a time, and the outlines now load faster.
To remove a single area, click the x on its chip. To clear all selected areas at once, click the x beside the list of chips.
2. Size and Dimensions
Set the physical size of the sites you want:
Land Size – enter a minimum and a maximum, and choose the unit from the Units dropdown, for example square metres (m²)
Frontage (m) – enter a minimum and maximum street frontage in metres
Depth (m) – enter a minimum and maximum site depth in metres
3. Development Controls (NSW only)
The Development Controls section filters sites by what the planning controls allow on them, rather than by what's on them today:
Floor Space Ratio – the ratio of allowable floor area to site area
Height Limit (m) – the maximum building height permitted, in metres
Minimum Lot Size – the smallest lot the controls allow, with its own Units dropdown
Transport Oriented Development – choose ANY, AFFECTED or UNAFFECTED
Low and Mid-Rise Housing** – choose ANY, AFFECTED or UNAFFECTED
4. Planning
Filter by planning zone and planning overlay. Select the zones you want to include, and choose whether to include or exclude sites with particular overlays. Only sites that meet your planning criteria stay in the results.
5. Sales (VIC Only)
Filter sites by their sales history, so you can search Victorian sites by what they've sold for as well as by their size, zoning and controls.
How to Save a Site Finder Search
You can save your Site Finder searches to run them again later or share them with your team.
To save a search:
Complete your Site Finder search by applying your desired filters
Click Save Search
Enter a name for your search in the field provided
Click save
Your saved searches appear under the My Searches tab in the Site Finder panel. You can access them any time to view the results again.
How to Edit a Saved Search
To modify a saved Site Finder search:
Open Site Finder from the layers menu
Click the My Searches tab
Click the three-dot menu next to your saved search
Select Edit
Make your changes to the search criteria
Click Save Search again to save your edits
You can also duplicate, delete, or save your search to a project using the three-dot menu.
How to Export Site Finder Results
You can export your Site Finder results to use in other applications or share with colleagues.
To export results:
Complete your Site Finder search using your desired filters
Click the download icon next to Save Search
Choose your export format:
CSV - comma-separated values file for spreadsheets
XLS - Excel spreadsheet format
KML (Points) - geographic points for mapping applications
KML (Polygons) - geographic boundaries for mapping applications
The file will download to your device.
How to Save Site Finder Results to a Project
You can save your Site Finder results directly to a project to track properties, share with team members, or add notes and documents.
To save results to a project:
Complete your Site Finder search
Click Save Search and give it a name
Go to the My Searches tab
Click the three-dot menu next to your saved search
Select Save to Project
Choose an existing project or create a new one
All properties from your search results will be added to the project.
Viewing Search Results on the Map
After running a Site Finder search, properties that match your criteria are highlighted on the map. If you don't see highlighted properties immediately:
Zoom out to see a wider area
Pan the map to the regions you included in your search
Check that your map view is centred on the correct state or region
Your map view starts at a default location based on your account preferences. You can change this default location in your account settings.
Understanding Site Finder Results
The number of properties matching your criteria appears in the Site Finder panel. This count updates automatically as you adjust your filters.
Properties are highlighted on the map in blue. You can:
Click any highlighted property to view its details
Hover over properties to see basic information
Use the map zoom controls to examine properties more closely
Toggle filters on and off to see how each criterion affects your results
Site Finder Use Cases
Property Developers
If you're a property developer, you can use Site Finder to identify sites with development potential by searching for properties with specific zoning, minimum land size, and suitable frontage.
Real Estate Agents
Real estate agents can use Site Finder to locate comparable properties for market analysis or find potential listings by filtering for specific attributes.
Town Planners and Architects
Town planners and architects can use Site Finder to research planning precedents by finding properties with similar zones, overlays, or site characteristics.
Investors
Site Finder can be used to discover acquisition opportunities by searching for underutilised sites or properties that meet specific investment criteria.