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Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Boolaroo

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BoolarooDA activity & market read

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

Get Boolaroo DAs · $35/moGovernment DA data
1,636
Population
39
Median age
$1,504/wk
Household income
52
DAs (12 mo)
$625k
Median house
$400k
Median DA cost
● About the area · cited

Boolaroo Racecourse History of Boolaroo (Lake Macquarie City Library) Source ↗

● What the data says

Boolaroo runs new dwelling first, with swimming pool / spa (71) close behind: new dwelling leads at 210 of 446 DAs on record. A Established-tier market on a $625k median, a typical job runs $400k, approvals are down 24% year on year.

$30k
32 Seventh Street
Demolition · 17 Sep 2026
$81k
1 Makatea Street
Erection of a new structure · 11 Sep 2026
$6k
35 Lakeview Street
Demolition · 10 Sep 2026
$392k
28 Second Street
Dwelling house · 2 Sep 2026
$447k
13 Fifth Street
Demolition · 1 Sep 2026
$464k
2 Amsler Street
Dwelling house · 18 Aug 2026
$5k
10 Fifth Street
Subdivision · 18 Aug 2026
$227k
37 Second Street
Dwelling house · 14 Aug 2026
$50k
Unit 18/7 Concord Street
Commercial development · 11 Aug 2026
Not stated
30 Mackenzie Parade
Subdivision · 11 Aug 2026
$15k
6 Concord Street
Subdivision · 31 Jul 2026
$1.11M
8 Sheppard Street
Dwelling house · 24 Jul 2026
$81k
New Home , 11 Sep 2026
$392k
New Home , 2 Sep 2026
$464k
New Home , 18 Aug 2026
$5,000
Subdivision , 18 Aug 2026
$15k
Subdivision , 31 Jul 2026
$1.11m
New Home , 24 Jul 2026
$8,800
New Home , 17 Jul 2026
$1.78m
Subdivision , 13 Jul 2026
$400k
Dual Occupancy , 30 Jun 2026
$46k
New Home , 25 Jun 2026
$76k
New Home , 15 Jun 2026
$485k
New Home , 2 Jun 2026
$468k
New Home , 29 May 2026
$400k
New Home , 15 May 2026
$258k
New Home , 12 May 2026
$21k
New Home , 8 May 2026
$3.29m
New Home , 5 May 2026
$658k
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
Investor-active

17% of approvals are dual-occupancy, subdivision or granny flats, above the 13% coast norm, so a real share of the work is yield-driven, developers and landlords, not just homeowners.

Rebuild market

51% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $400k approval is about 64% of the $625k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

$49.16M
2a Main Street
Signage · 3 Aug 2020
$28.92M
2A Main Road
Subdivision of land · 25 Sep 2020
$21.27M
121 Munibung Road
Subdivision of land · 24 Mar 2023
$14.85M
141 Munibung Road
Signage · 3 Aug 2023
$13.16M
63 Main Road
Demolition · 18 May 2023

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
446
Total on record
52
Last 12 months
$400k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 446 DAs by category
New Dwelling210
Swimming Pool / Spa71
Subdivision41
Renovation / Extension39
Demolition19
Granny Flat / Secondary17
Dual Occupancy / Multi16
Other11
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 25-34 (246 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Boolaroo Public School
Primary · Boolaroo
Speers Point Public School
Primary · Speers Point
Argenton Public School
Primary · Argenton
Biddabah Public School
Primary · Warners Bay
Teralba Public School
Primary · Teralba
Cardiff Public School
Primary · Cardiff

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

Which council handles development applications in Boolaroo?
Boolaroo sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Boolaroo from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Boolaroo?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 52 development applications in Boolaroo. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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