DA Notice

Suburbs / Central Coast / Bateau Bay

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Bateau BayDA activity & market read

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

Bateau Bay boundaryBateau Bay 2261
12,516
Population
42
Median age
$1,475/wk
Household income
91
DAs (12 mo)
$900k
Median house
$100k
Median DA cost

DA Notice acknowledges the Darkinjung people, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Bateau Bay stands, and pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

● About the area · cited

Part of Bateau Bay is covered by the southern 140 ha section of Wyrrabalong National Park. Source ↗

● What the data says

Bateau Bay runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (190) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 260 of 708 DAs on record. A Established-tier market on a $900k median, a typical job runs $100k, approvals are down 6% year on year.

$165k
161-173 Cresthaven Avenue
Retail Premise · 16 Sep 2026
$410k
1 Rays Road
Dwelling house · 14 Sep 2026
$25k
14 Poplars Avenue
Shed · 12 Sep 2026
$350k
119 Lakin Street
Dwelling house · 1 Sep 2026
$380k
10 Pasadena Avenue
Dwelling house · 25 Aug 2026
$100k
512 The Entrance Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 24 Aug 2026
$973k
37 Hilltop Street
Demolition · 21 Aug 2026
$50k
1 Belford Avenue
Dwelling house · 20 Aug 2026
$20k
18 Marlowe Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 11 Aug 2026
$143k
5 Sirius Avenue
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 10 Aug 2026
$375k
18 Sabrina Avenue
Dwelling house · 6 Aug 2026
$341k
35 Wandella Avenue
Dwelling house · 6 Aug 2026
$410k
New Home , 14 Sep 2026
$350k
New Home , 1 Sep 2026
$380k
New Home , 25 Aug 2026
$50k
New Home , 20 Aug 2026
$375k
New Home , 6 Aug 2026
$341k
New Home , 6 Aug 2026
$47k
New Home , 3 Aug 2026
$50k
New Home , 30 Jul 2026
$40k
Pool , 27 Jul 2026
$25k
Deck or Pergola , 25 Jul 2026
$70k
Renovation , 23 Jul 2026
$44k
New Home , 20 Jul 2026
$20k
New Home , 15 Jul 2026
$1.44m
New Home , 14 Jul 2026
$95k
New Home , 10 Jul 2026
$44k
New Home , 7 Jul 2026
$300k
New Home , 6 Jul 2026
$242k
New Home , 6 Jul 2026
$164k
New Home , 6 Jul 2026
$541k
New Home , 6 Jul 2026
$41k
New Home , 25 Jun 2026
$902k
New Home , 18 Jun 2026
$207k
Granny Flat , 2 Jun 2026
$935k
Subdivision , 28 May 2026
$238k
New Home , 20 May 2026
$50k
New Home , 19 May 2026
$350k
New Home , 5 May 2026
$200k
New Home , 30 Apr 2026
$550k
New Home , 30 Apr 2026
$410k
New Home , 28 Apr 2026
$148k
New Home , 20 Apr 2026
$1.8m
Dual Occupancy , 17 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

37% of approvals are alterations and additions, so the work here is improving homes, not replacing them, your customer is a settled owner-occupier.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $100k approval is about 11% of the $900k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

27% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$2.11M
16 Reserve Drive
Demolition · 15 Jan 2025
$1.81M
32 Harbour Street
Demolition · 4 Nov 2025
$1.8M
14 Toongara Avenue
Dual occupancy · 1 Apr 2026
$1.8M
3 Hilltop Street
Dual occupancy · 17 Apr 2026
$1.7M
5 Northview Drive
Dual occupancy · 24 Jan 2025

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
708
Total on record
91
Last 12 months
$100k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 708 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension260
Swimming Pool / Spa190
New Dwelling72
Demolition54
Granny Flat / Secondary33
Deck / Balcony / Fence29
Other27
Subdivision21
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 5-14 (1,665 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Bateau Bay Public School
Primary · Bateau Bay
Brooke Avenue Public School
Primary · Killarney Vale
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus
Secondary · Shelly Beach
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus
Secondary · Tumbi Umbi
Killarney Vale Public School
Primary · Killarney Vale

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

Which council handles development applications in Bateau Bay?
Bateau Bay sits in the Central Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Central Coast Council lodges for Bateau Bay from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Bateau Bay?
In the last 365 days, Central Coast Council lodged 91 development applications in Bateau Bay. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Bateau Bay?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Bateau Bay that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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The DAs land Monday 6am.
You call before the street knows.

One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Bateau Bay approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.