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Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Arcadia Vale

NSW Planning fileLake Macquarie City Council2283Updated daily

Arcadia ValeDA activity & market read

Every council DA in Arcadia Vale, the work behind it, and who's building. Tradies get the new ones texted every Monday, filtered to their trade.

1,431
Population
45
Median age
$1,550/wk
Household income
17
DAs (12 mo)
$680k
Median house
$59k
Median DA cost
● What the data says

Arcadia Vale runs renovation / extension first, with new dwelling (29) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 34 of 124 DAs on record. A Established-tier market on a $680k median, a typical job runs $59k.

$60k
15 Brighton Street
Erection of a new structure · 3 Sep 2026
$437k
105 Arcadia Street
Dwelling house · 4 Aug 2026
$49k
77 Alexander Parade
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 8 Jul 2026
$73k
97 Ilford Avenue
Shed · 24 Jun 2026
$335k
7 Park Street
Dwelling house · 1 Jun 2026
$230k
61 Alexander Parade
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 19 May 2026
$3k
97 Ilford Avenue
Dwelling house · 13 May 2026
$350k
94 Alexander Parade
Demolition · 13 May 2026
$17k
121 Ilford Avenue
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 28 Apr 2026
$179k
15 Brooks Street
Secondary dwelling · 10 Apr 2026
$46k
123 Donnelly Road
Dwelling house · 26 Feb 2026
$56k
35 Alexander Parade
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 19 Feb 2026
$60k
New Home , 3 Sep 2026
$437k
New Home , 4 Aug 2026
$49k
Renovation , 8 Jul 2026
$73k
New Home , 24 Jun 2026
$335k
New Home , 1 Jun 2026
$230k
New Home , 19 May 2026
$3,000
New Home , 13 May 2026
$350k
New Home , 13 May 2026
$17k
Pool , 28 Apr 2026
$179k
Granny Flat , 10 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

27% of approvals are alterations and additions, so the work here is improving homes, not replacing them, your customer is a settled owner-occupier.

Rebuild market

34% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $59k approval is about 9% of the $680k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

$2.33M
31A Glade Street
Educational establishment · 2 May 2022
$2.1M
123A Donnelly Road
Dwelling house · 11 Dec 2024
$1.03M
73 Alexander Parade
Pools / decks / fencing · 16 Sep 2022
$982k
18 Alexander Parade
Dwelling house · 27 May 2024
$910k
72 Alexander Parade
Demolition · 19 Dec 2023

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
124
Total on record
17
Last 12 months
$59k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 124 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension34
New Dwelling29
Swimming Pool / Spa26
Demolition13
Other9
Deck / Balcony / Fence7
Dual Occupancy / Multi3
Garage / Shed / Carport1
0-4
5-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84
85+
The biggest age band here is 55-64 (234 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Arcadia Vale Public School
Primary · Arcadia Vale
Wangi Wangi Public School
Primary · Wangi Wangi
Rathmines Public School
Primary · Rathmines
Coal Point Public School
Primary · Coal Point

NSW public schools within ~3.5 km. Source: NSW Department of Education schools master dataset.

Which council handles development applications in Arcadia Vale?
Arcadia Vale sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Arcadia Vale from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Arcadia Vale?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 17 development applications in Arcadia Vale. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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