DA Notice

Suburbs / Central Coast / Copacabana

NSW Planning fileCentral Coast Council2251Updated daily

CopacabanaDA activity & market read

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

Copacabana boundaryCopacabana 2251
2,809
Population
43
Median age
$2,143/wk
Household income
41
DAs (12 mo)
$1.53M
Median house
$180k
Median DA cost

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

● What the data says

Copacabana runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (74) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 115 of 325 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $1.53M median, a typical job runs $180k, approvals are down 24% year on year.

$788k
1 Fiesta Crescent
Dwelling house · 21 Sep 2026
$50k
22 Vista Avenue
Dwelling house · 7 Sep 2026
Not stated
186 Del Monte Place
Demolition · 25 Aug 2026
$26k
32 Koorabel Avenue
Dwelling house · 21 Aug 2026
$1.02M
125 Del Rio Drive
Demolition · 20 Aug 2026
$350k
95 Del Rio Drive
Balcony · 30 Jul 2026
$30k
161 Del Mar Drive
Dwelling house · 30 Jul 2026
$70k
109 Del Mar Drive
Erection of a new structure · 28 Jul 2026
$57k
128 Oceano Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 22 Jul 2026
$186k
88 Del Rio Drive
Subdivision · 16 Jul 2026
$55k
8 Warwilla Avenue
Dwelling house · 15 Jun 2026
$850k
166 Del Monte Place
Demolition · 27 May 2026
$788k
New Home , 21 Sep 2026
$50k
New Home , 7 Sep 2026
$350k
Pool , 30 Jul 2026
$30k
New Home , 30 Jul 2026
$57k
New Home , 22 Jul 2026
$186k
Subdivision , 16 Jul 2026
$55k
New Home , 15 Jun 2026
$66k
New Home , 9 May 2026
$788k
New Home , 5 May 2026
$245k
New Home , 1 May 2026
$2.49m
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
$2.78m
New Home , 13 Apr 2026
$150k
New Home , 9 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.

Rebuild market

26% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $180k approval is about 12% of the $1.53M median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

$2.78M
29 Helen Drive
Dwelling house · 13 Apr 2026
$2.49M
15 Circulo Drive
Demolition · 22 Apr 2026
$2.42M
5 Munyana Street
Demolition · 18 Jun 2025
$1.85M
82 Del Monte Place
Dwelling · 10 Aug 2022
$1.8M
231 Del Monte Place
Alterations and additions to residential development · 17 Feb 2023

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
325
Total on record
41
Last 12 months
$180k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 325 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension115
Swimming Pool / Spa74
New Dwelling51
Demolition35
Deck / Balcony / Fence14
Other14
Granny Flat / Secondary9
Subdivision6
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 (440 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Copacabana Public School
Primary · Copacabana
Avoca Beach Public School
Primary · Avoca Beach

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

Which council handles development applications in Copacabana?
Copacabana sits in the Central Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Central Coast Council lodges for Copacabana from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Copacabana?
In the last 365 days, Central Coast Council lodged 41 development applications in Copacabana. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Copacabana?
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The DAs land Monday 6am.
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One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Copacabana approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.