DA Notice

Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Cardiff

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CardiffDA activity & market read

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

Get Cardiff DAs · $35/moGovernment DA data
6,318
Population
38
Median age
$1,512/wk
Household income
74
DAs (12 mo)
$660k
Median house
$116k
Median DA cost
● About the area · cited

Cardiff's history is defined by coal mining, orchards and the construction of the Sydney to Newcastle railway. Source ↗

● What the data says

Cardiff runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (97) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 117 of 462 DAs on record. A Established-tier market on a $660k median, a typical job runs $116k, approvals are down 5% year on year.

$134k
2 6B Nelson Road
Warehouse or distribution centre · 17 Sep 2026
$77k
19 Roath Street
Shed · 15 Sep 2026
$40k
9 Cypress Street
Swimming pool · 14 Sep 2026
$395k
6 Paul Street
Dwelling house · 14 Sep 2026
$224k
143 Main Road
Secondary dwelling · 8 Sep 2026
Not stated
6 Torrens Avenue
Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia · 2 Sep 2026
$243k
33 Veronica Street
Restaurant or cafe · 21 Aug 2026
$41k
90 Lowry Street
Shed · 20 Aug 2026
$2.28M
1 Cypress Street
Demolition · 19 Aug 2026
$66k
3 Wansbeck Valley Road
Swimming pool · 17 Aug 2026
$1k
8 Nelson Road
Commercial development · 11 Aug 2026
$40k
11/6B Nelson Road
Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia · 11 Aug 2026
$77k
New Home , 15 Sep 2026
$224k
Granny Flat , 8 Sep 2026
$41k
New Home , 20 Aug 2026
$66k
Pool , 17 Aug 2026
$1,000
Commercial , 11 Aug 2026
$40k
Commercial , 11 Aug 2026
$244k
Granny Flat , 28 Jul 2026
$304k
New Home , 27 Jul 2026
$190k
Granny Flat , 24 Jul 2026
$133k
Granny Flat , 17 Jul 2026
$157k
Renovation , 16 Jul 2026
$98k
Commercial , 8 Jul 2026
$20k
Subdivision , 1 Jul 2026
$250k
New Home , 25 Jun 2026
$250k
Granny Flat , 17 Jun 2026
$285k
New Home , 16 Jun 2026
$250k
Deck or Pergola , 15 Jun 2026
$619k
New Home , 15 Jun 2026
$150k
Commercial , 2 Jun 2026
$491k
New Home , 1 Jun 2026
$3.6m
Subdivision , 19 May 2026
Withdrawn
New Home , 19 May 2026
$66k
New Home , 12 May 2026
$110k
New Home , 11 May 2026
$2.33m
New Home , 5 May 2026
$150k
Granny Flat , 27 Apr 2026
$40k
Renovation , 23 Apr 2026
$235k
Granny Flat , 23 Apr 2026
$7.43m
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
$100k
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
$116k
Deck or Pergola , 21 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

25% of approvals are alterations and additions, so the work here is improving homes, not replacing them, your customer is a settled owner-occupier.

Investor-active

16% 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.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $116k approval is about 18% of the $660k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

$17.49M
12 Newcastle Street
Multi-dwelling housing · 11 Oct 2021
$13.55M
45 Pendlebury Road
Residential flat building · 12 Dec 2019
$10.39M
18 Munibung Road
Subdivision · 3 Jul 2024
$7.43M
40 Ada Street
Demolition · 22 Apr 2026
$5.4M
48 Pendlebury Road
Demolition · 14 May 2025

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
462
Total on record
74
Last 12 months
$116k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 462 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension117
Swimming Pool / Spa97
New Dwelling46
Granny Flat / Secondary41
Demolition36
Commercial / Change of use32
Subdivision31
Other28
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 (968 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Cardiff Public School
Primary · Cardiff
Cardiff North Public School
Primary · Cardiff
Cardiff South Public School
Primary · Cardiff South
Cardiff High School
Secondary · Cardiff
Glendale East Public School
Primary · Glendale
Glendale Technology High School
Secondary · Glendale

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

Which council handles development applications in Cardiff?
Cardiff sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Cardiff from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Cardiff?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 74 development applications in Cardiff. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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