DA Notice

Suburbs / Central Coast / Bensville

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BensvilleDA activity & market read

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

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Bensville boundaryBensville 2251
2,500
Population
42
Median age
$2,176/wk
Household income
14
DAs (12 mo)
$1.08M
Median house
$81k
Median DA cost

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

● Local knowledge

Bensville is Kincumber's waterside cousin: larger blocks running down toward Cockle Bay, additions, pools and the occasional new build on generous land. Quiet, held, room to work.

● What the data says

Bensville runs swimming pool / spa first, with renovation / extension (37) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 40 of 128 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $1.08M median, a typical job runs $81k, approvals are down 30% year on year.

$608k
12 Palmers Lane
Dwelling house · 21 Aug 2026
$60k
56 Yarram Road
Shed · 24 Jul 2026
$220k
6 Yowie Close
Dwelling house · 23 Jun 2026
$20k
1 Emma Street
Demolition · 18 Jun 2026
$461k
77 Yarram Road
Dwelling house · 2 Jun 2026
$180k
3 Yowie Close
Dwelling house · 21 Mar 2026
$12k
534 Empire Bay Drive
Erection of a new structure · 16 Mar 2026
Not stated
37 Bundaleer Crescent
Commercial development · 12 Mar 2026
$6.33M
37 Bundaleer Crescent
Erection of a new structure · 6 Mar 2026
$302k
91 Yarram Road
Dwelling house · 6 Jan 2026
$62k
16 Starboard Avenue
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 2 Dec 2025
Not stated
37 Bundaleer Crescent
Hours of operation and trading · 25 Nov 2025
$220k
New Home , 23 Jun 2026
$20k
Pool , 18 Jun 2026
$461k
New Home , 2 Jun 2026
Renovate-and-stay

29% of approvals are alterations and additions, so the work here is improving homes, not replacing them, your customer is a settled owner-occupier.

Lifestyle spend

31% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$6.33M
37 Bundaleer Crescent
Erection of a new structure · 6 Mar 2026
$730k
8 Huntly Road
Pools / decks / fencing · 4 May 2023
$708k
11 Nyeena Avenue
Dwelling · 30 Aug 2023
$650k
90 Huntly Road
Dwelling · 11 May 2021
$631k
82 Yarram Road
Dwelling house · 15 May 2025

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
128
Total on record
14
Last 12 months
$81k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 128 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa40
Renovation / Extension37
New Dwelling16
Garage / Shed / Carport8
Granny Flat / Secondary8
Demolition7
Other5
Deck / Balcony / Fence3
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 (403 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Empire Bay Public School
Primary · Empire Bay

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

Which council handles development applications in Bensville?
Bensville sits in the Central Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Central Coast Council lodges for Bensville from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Bensville?
In the last 365 days, Central Coast Council lodged 14 development applications in Bensville. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Bensville?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Bensville that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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