Sydney's Canopy Crisis: A Harsh Reality Check on Urban Planning The latest data from the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure reveals that Greater Sydney's tree canopy coverage stands at 21.
9 percent, a slight improvement from last year but still far short of the ambitious goal of reaching 40 percent by 2036.
New suburbs in western Sydney, such as Melonba in Blacktown council area, have an astonishingly low 4. 01 percent canopy coverage.