DA Notice

Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Bonnells Bay

NSW Planning fileLake Macquarie City Council2264Updated daily

Bonnells BayDA activity & market read

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

4,066
Population
42
Median age
$1,460/wk
Household income
26
DAs (12 mo)
$720k
Median house
$65k
Median DA cost
● About the area · cited

The town, known as Morisset East until 1948, is named after the Bonnell family, particularly William F. Source ↗

● What the data says

Bonnells Bay runs swimming pool / spa first, with new dwelling (41) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 56 of 205 DAs on record. A Established-tier market on a $720k median, a typical job runs $65k, approvals are down 10% year on year.

$29k
18 Grand Parade
Demolition · 3 Sep 2026
$213k
2 Brooks Street
Secondary dwelling · 22 Aug 2026
$83k
50 St Clair Street
Dwelling house · 7 Aug 2026
$12k
137 Grand Parade
Demolition · 23 Jul 2026
$16k
101 Station Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 20 Jul 2026
$520k
9 Creer Street
Secondary dwelling · 15 Jul 2026
$222k
38 Regent Street
Secondary dwelling · 14 Jul 2026
$60k
48 Riesling Road
Erection of a new structure · 1 Jul 2026
$81k
13 William Street
Shed · 5 Jun 2026
$390k
17 Marina Road
Dwelling house · 3 Jun 2026
$900k
13 Grand Parade
Dwelling house · 15 May 2026
$39k
3 Crown Close
Erection of a new structure · 13 May 2026
$29k
New Home , 3 Sep 2026
$16k
Pool , 20 Jul 2026
$520k
Granny Flat , 15 Jul 2026
$222k
Granny Flat , 14 Jul 2026
$60k
New Home , 1 Jul 2026
$390k
New Home , 3 Jun 2026
$900k
New Home , 15 May 2026
$676k
Units , 21 Apr 2026
$629k
New Home , 16 Apr 2026
Rebuild market

32% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $65k approval is about 9% of the $720k 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.

$1.8M
16 Princes Street
Demolition · 14 Jun 2023
$1.4M
74 Station Street
Demolition · 30 Jul 2022
$1.29M
60-62 Wood Street
Dwelling house · 24 Mar 2026
$1.1M
12 Grand Parade
Demolition · 15 May 2025
$1.01M
82 Station Street
Demolition · 16 Oct 2025

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
205
Total on record
26
Last 12 months
$65k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 205 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa56
New Dwelling41
Renovation / Extension40
Demolition24
Granny Flat / Secondary12
Dual Occupancy / Multi11
Deck / Balcony / Fence7
Garage / Shed / Carport7
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 (522 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Bonnells Bay Public School
Primary · Bonnells Bay
Morisset Public School
Primary · Morisset
Morisset High School
Secondary · Morisset

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

Which council handles development applications in Bonnells Bay?
Bonnells Bay sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Bonnells Bay from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Bonnells Bay?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 26 development applications in Bonnells Bay. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Bonnells Bay?
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