OK, here's some out of my spreadsheet for a 3 unit build in Sydney:
Pittwater Council DA lodgement $4,638.75
Architects to DA $23,292.50
Geotech to DA $2,640.00
Survey to DA $2,000.00
Arborist to DA $1,650.00
Accessibility to DA $990.00
Landscape Plan to DA $1,650.00
Traffic Engineer to DA $1,650.00
Renovation Solutions to DA $1,235.00
Plans and title search $99.40
LEC Lodgement $4,801.00
Section 94 Contributions to CC SOPS $23,174.80
s94 SLEL $1,856.00
s94 SCSF $3,498.00
s94 SVSS $13,368.52
Tender Package to CC $2,500.00
Structural Engineering to CC $4,400.00
Architects to CC $2,550.00
Detailed Architecturals $2,750.00
Private Certifier $5,950.00
Traffic Plan to CC $600.00
Hydraulic Engineer to CC $990.00
s. 73 Sydney Water $1,730.00
s. 73 Implementation $7,000.00
Connection of services $12,000.00
WBC Valuation $3,300.00
And that's not all of it. There's a heap more build costs in there, these are just some of my DA and CC costs. Note that the Section 94 contributions to local council alone amounted to $42,000 over three units or about $15,000 per unit. And did I mention there's 10% GST on the sale price at completion. Oh, and heaven forbid I make a profit or else I'll be up for corporate tax on that too.
I'm sure you get the idea... In case you're wondering, the numbers above sum to $130,000! And that excludes other non-hard contract build costs such as a $50K invoice for site contamination and another $50K for interest servicing over the construction timeline. But that's a different story. There's also stamp duty on the initial site purchase and land tax of $10K every year as well. The only ones making money out of construction are the government bodies across all three layers of government. Everyone has their finger in your pie.
Cheers,
Michael