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Data Analysis · March 2026 · NSW StrataHub Register

NSW Strata Management Industry: The Ultimate 2026 Guide

Everything you need to understand who manages NSW’s strata sector — built from 1,345,739 lots across 94,659 schemes, 473 court decisions, and every licensed strata manager in the state. Updated from the public NSW StrataHub register.

1,345,739
Total strata lots in NSW
94,659
Active strata schemes
466
Licensed strata managers
36%
Schemes with no professional manager
Interactive map Top 40 managers Corporate groups All LGAs AGM compliance Legal record
Section 1

Who dominates each council area?

Each LGA is coloured by the corporate group with the largest lot share. Solid shading = strong lead (>40%), medium = meaningful lead (20–40%), pale = competitive market (<20%). Hover any LGA for lot count, scheme count, manager count, and the top managers by share.

Dominant group by LGA

Colour = dominant corporate group
Solid >40% · Medium 20–40% · Pale <20%

Hover or tap any LGA for details

Click map, then scroll to zoom · Hover an LGA for detail · Data: NSW StrataHub, March 2026

Sydney: 196,668 lots
Largest LGA by managed lots — 16.1% of all professionally managed strata in NSW in a single council area
60.5% in Strathfield
Jamesons Hornsby holds an extraordinary 60.5% of Strathfield lots, driven by the massive Olympic Park high-rises at Homebush West (avg 1,142 lots per scheme)
70%+ in some regions
Several regional LGAs have a single manager holding over 70% of local lots. Port Macquarie-Hastings (77.8%), Blue Mountains (71%), Byron (68.5%) — owners often have one realistic choice
Note on group coloring: The map aggregates lots across all entities within the same corporate group before assigning colours. PICA Group’s 17 brands are combined; Jamesons’ 12 entities are combined; Bright & Duggan’s 3 brands are combined. Individual entity shares within a group are lower — for example, PICA Services alone holds ~11% of Ryde, but all PICA entities combined hold ~17%. See the full group breakdown below.
Section 2

The 40 largest managers by lot count

Ranked by total lots managed across NSW. Sortable by any column — click a header to re-sort. Click a manager name to view their full profile including LGA breakdown, AGM history, and any tribunal cases. Entities belonging to a corporate group are labelled with a group badge.

# Manager Lots ↕ Schemes ↕ Avg size ↕
1 PICA Services PICA Group 88,436 5,904 15.0
2 Netstrata 56,504 1,215 46.5
3 Bright & Duggan Bright & Duggan 54,278 1,164 46.6
4 Strata Choice 42,190 763 55.3
5 Whelan Property Group 34,865 649 53.7
6 Strata Plus 33,888 745 45.5
7 Jamesons Jamesons Group 27,424 1,115 24.6
8 Dynamic Property Services PICA Group 27,226 277 98.3
9 Jamesons Hornsby Jamesons Group 24,603 159 154.7
10 Strata Sense 23,337 233 100.2
11 Peter Clisdell 21,883 1,199 18.3
12 McCormacks NSW 21,488 152 141.4
13 Strata Title Mgmt Group Strata Title Mgmt Group 18,072 899 20.1
14 Strata Partners 17,933 830 21.6
15 Beaumont Strata 16,517 455 36.3
16 Premier Strata 15,947 962 16.6
17 Integrated Property 14,830 625 23.7
18 Westside Management 14,321 667 21.5
19 Michael Roberts Strata 14,037 688 20.4
20 Lake Group 13,081 1,250 10.5
21 Conti & Co 11,390 739 15.4
22 Premium Strata 11,377 183 62.2
23 Genesis Strata 11,110 56 198.4
24 Your Management Centre 10,811 159 68.0
25 Jamesons Eastern Suburbs Jamesons Group 10,732 167 64.3
26 Strata Professionals 10,609 818 13.0
27 G K Strata 10,573 408 25.9
28 Precise Property 10,191 649 15.7
29 Result Property Group 9,522 220 43.3
30 All Suburbs Strata 9,284 807 11.5
31 The Strata Collective The Strata Collective 9,143 145 63.1
32 Nepean Strata 8,952 736 12.2
33 Netpans 8,833 184 48.0
34 Strata Life Strata Life 7,834 349 22.4
35 Strata Mgmt Specialists 7,656 774 9.9
36 Independent Unit Mgmt 7,293 485 15.0
37 Strata Central 7,271 102 71.3
38 Alldis & Cox 7,030 490 14.3
39 Starr & Duggan Bright & Duggan 7,007 592 11.8
40 SMS Byron Bay/Ballina SMS Strata 6,878 765 9.0
Avg size = average lots per scheme managed. Managers averaging 100+ lots specialise in high-rise towers. Browse all 466 manager profiles to see complete portfolio breakdowns.
Section 3

The corporate groups behind the brands

Several strata managers that appear independent are actually subsidiaries or acquired brands within larger corporate groups. Understanding this matters when evaluating your options — switching from PICA Services to Dynamic Property Services, for example, keeps you within the same corporate group.

Corporate Group Brands Combined Lots Schemes NSW Share
PICA Group 17 128,055 7,259 10.5%
Jamesons Group 12 85,785 2,815 7.0%
Bright & Duggan 3 67,429 1,929 5.5%
Strata Title Mgmt Group 5 25,816 1,683 2.1%
SMS Strata 2 10,523 1,372 0.9%
The Strata Collective 2 9,262 146 0.8%
Strata Life 2 8,815 435 0.7%
Regional Strata NSW 3 6,874 769 0.6%

PICA Group operates under 17 different names including PICA Services, Dynamic Property Services, BCS Strata, Mason & Brophy, and Robinson Strata. Combined, they manage 128,055 lots — roughly 10% of all professionally managed strata in NSW, making them by far the largest operator in the state.

The three largest corporate groups (PICA Group, Jamesons Group, Bright & Duggan) together manage 281,269 lots — 23% of the professionally managed market. This concentration is even higher in some geographic pockets: in Strathfield, Jamesons Group commands over 60% of the local market.

Why this matters when switching managers: If you’re unhappy with your current manager and considering alternatives, check whether your shortlisted alternatives are part of the same corporate group as your current manager. The operational culture, systems, and ultimately the ownership are the same regardless of which brand name is on the letterhead.
Section 4

Market dominance by LGA — all areas

Every NSW local government area with 500 or more professionally managed lots, sorted by total lots. The dominant manager or group shows the corporate group with the largest lot share in that LGA. Dominant share >40% indicates very low competition; <20% indicates a competitive market with genuine choice.

70 areas
LGA ↕ Managed Lots ↕ Schemes ↕ Managers ↕ Dominant Manager / Group ↕ Their Share ↕
Managed lots only (excludes self-managed schemes). Share = dominant group’s lots as % of all managed lots in that LGA. Competitive markets (share <20%) give owners meaningful choice; concentrated markets (>40%) may warrant extra scrutiny when tendering management. Browse suburb-level data for more granular comparisons.
Section 5

AGM compliance — full ranking

226 managers with 50+ schemes ranked by AGM compliance. Industry-wide: 91.4%. Individual rates range from 100% to 6.8%.

226 managers
Manager ↕ Schemes ↕ Compliant ↕ Rate ↕
Compliance basis: A scheme is compliant if its last AGM date recorded in StrataHub is within 456 days (15 months) of today. Some lag between holding an AGM and the register update is normal — but managers at 99–100% show this is achievable at scale. To look up a specific manager’s compliance history, search the manager directory.
Section 6

NCAT and court record since 2021

We matched 473 tribunal and Supreme Court decisions to specific strata schemes and their managing agents. The headline figures: $32.4M in total compensation awarded, $8.68M largest single award (building defects), and 21 compulsory managers appointed.

Cases by primary issue

Building defects
120 (25%)
By-law enforcement
92 (19%)
Repair & maintenance
54 (11%)
Developer dispute
45 (10%)
Common property
39 (8%)
Compulsory appointment
36 (8%)
Levies & contributions
26 (5%)
Agent conduct
26 (5%)

Building defects are the dominant category (25% of all matched cases), reflecting the wave of defect claims following the building reform legislation. Many large compensation awards are against developers or builders, not the strata managing agent. By-law enforcement (19%) and repair & maintenance (11%) are the next most common issues.

Cases by manager

The table below covers all 129 managers with at least one matched case since 2021. Larger portfolios naturally accumulate more cases — use the “adverse per 1,000 schemes” and “adverse per 1,000 lots” columns to normalise for portfolio size. Click a manager name to view their full profile.

129 managers
Manager ↕ Cases ↕ Adverse ↕ Schemes ↕ Adverse/1K schemes ↕ Adverse/1K lots ↕
Adverse = outcome type “Orders Made” in the tribunal record. An elevated rate is a signal worth investigating, not a verdict. Cross-reference with AGM compliance, Google reviews, and licence status for a complete picture. Many cases involve disputes between lot owners and the owners corporation, not the strata manager directly. To review a specific manager’s full legal history, view their profile page.

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