DA Notice

Suburbs / Central Coast / Booker Bay

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Booker BayDA activity & market read

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

1,442
Population
54
Median age
$1,218/wk
Household income
18
DAs (12 mo)
$966k
Median house
$351k
Median DA cost

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

● Local knowledge

Booker Bay is the peninsula's water edge: knock-down-rebuilds on long narrow blocks, sometimes two run together, chasing the frontage and the aspect. Tight sites, good value, and the waterline drives every design.

● What the data says

Booker Bay runs demolition first, with renovation / extension (28) close behind: demolition leads at 32 of 156 DAs on record. A Established-tier market on a $966k median, a typical job runs $351k, approvals are down 18% year on year.

$809k
123 Booker Bay Road
Dwelling house · 24 Aug 2026
$1.6M
181 Booker Bay Road
Erection of a new structure · 6 Aug 2026
$2k
154 Booker Bay Road
Demolition · 3 Jun 2026
$201k
11 Webb Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 24 Apr 2026
$1.3M
70 Murray Street
Dual occupancy · 20 Mar 2026
$130k
42 Murray Street
Dwelling house · 17 Mar 2026
$10k
6 Davis Street
Demolition · 25 Feb 2026
$850k
20 Davis Street
Dwelling house · 20 Feb 2026
$400k
11 Eastern Road
Demolition · 9 Feb 2026
$980k
15 Telopea Street
Demolition · 15 Jan 2026
$50k
139 Booker Bay Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 24 Dec 2025
$33k
20 Davis Street
Demolition · 10 Dec 2025
$809k
New Home , 24 Aug 2026
$201k
New Home , 24 Apr 2026
Investor-active

26% of approvals are dual-occupancy, subdivision or granny flats, above the 16% coast norm, so a real share of the work is yield-driven, developers and landlords, not just homeowners.

Rebuild market

35% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $351k approval is about 36% of the $966k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

$2.61M
175 Booker Bay Road
Demolition · 1 Jun 2025
$2M
340 Booker Bay Road
Multi-dwelling housing · 25 Aug 2020
$1.8M
1 40 Bogan Road
Multi-dwelling housing · 24 Jan 2024
$1.78M
386 Booker Bay Road
Multi-dwelling housing · 22 Sep 2021
$1.6M
181 Booker Bay Road
Erection of a new structure · 6 Aug 2026

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
156
Total on record
18
Last 12 months
$351k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 156 DAs by category
Demolition32
Renovation / Extension28
Swimming Pool / Spa25
New Dwelling23
Dual Occupancy / Multi22
Subdivision16
Other5
Granny Flat / Secondary3
Ettalong Public School
Primary · Ettalong Beach
Pretty Beach Public School
Primary · Pretty Beach
Empire Bay Public School
Primary · Empire Bay
Woy Woy South Public School
Primary · Woy Woy
Woy Woy Public School
Primary · Woy Woy
Umina Beach Public School
Primary · Umina Beach

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

Which council handles development applications in Booker Bay?
Booker Bay sits in the Central Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Central Coast Council lodges for Booker Bay from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Booker Bay?
In the last 365 days, Central Coast Council lodged 18 development applications in Booker Bay. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Booker Bay?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Booker 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 Booker Bay approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.