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Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Bolton Point

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Bolton PointDA activity & market read

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

2,124
Population
43
Median age
$1,217/wk
Household income
8
DAs (12 mo)
$660k
Median house
$74k
Median DA cost
● What the data says

Bolton Point runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (25) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 35 of 100 DAs on record. A Value-tier market on a $660k median, a typical job runs $74k.

$92k
41 Middle Point Road
Dwelling house · 11 Aug 2026
$206k
9 Bulkirra Place
Secondary dwelling · 13 Jul 2026
$1.56M
89 Bay Road
Dwelling house · 21 May 2026
$202k
32 Macquarie Street
Erection of a new structure · 13 Apr 2026
$39k
15 Karina Place
Swimming pool · 10 Apr 2026
$41k
145 Bay Road
Erection of a new structure · 30 Mar 2026
$100k
89 Bay Road
Demolition · 18 Mar 2026
$950k
17A Wattle Street
Dual occupancy · 26 Feb 2026
$31k
8 Wattle Street
Erection of a new structure · 15 Oct 2025
$80k
9 Glen Mitchell Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 18 Sep 2025
$1.29M
121 Enterprise Way
Subdivision · 12 Aug 2025
$9k
20A Wattle Street
Subdivision · 23 Apr 2025
$206k
Granny Flat , 13 Jul 2026
$1.56m
New Home , 21 May 2026
$202k
New Home , 13 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

35% 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 $74k approval is about 11% of the $660k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

25% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$1.56M
89 Bay Road
Dwelling house · 21 May 2026
$1.29M
121 Enterprise Way
Subdivision · 12 Aug 2025
$950k
17A Wattle Street
Dual occupancy · 26 Feb 2026
$717k
49 The Ridgeway
Dwelling house · 9 Apr 2024
$670k
10 Bolton Point Road
Dwelling · 6 Apr 2022

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
100
Total on record
8
Last 12 months
$74k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 100 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension35
Swimming Pool / Spa25
New Dwelling15
Deck / Balcony / Fence8
Demolition5
Garage / Shed / Carport3
Granny Flat / Secondary3
Subdivision3
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 (280 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Fennell Bay Public School
Primary · Fennell Bay
Toronto Public School
Primary · Toronto
Toronto High School
Secondary · Toronto
Lake Macquarie High School
Secondary · Booragul
Five Islands School
Schools for Specific Purposes · Booragul
Booragul Public School
Primary · Booragul

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

Which council handles development applications in Bolton Point?
Bolton Point sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Bolton Point from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Bolton Point?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 8 development applications in Bolton Point. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Bolton Point approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.