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Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Dora Creek

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Dora CreekDA activity & market read

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

1,739
Population
51
Median age
$1,401/wk
Household income
94
DAs (12 mo)
$280k
Median DA cost
● About the area · cited

Dora Creek is named for the creek running through its centre, and was originally known as Doree Doree in the local Aboriginal language, which means "Creek running into a lake". Source ↗

● What the data says

Dora Creek runs new dwelling first, with subdivision (49) close behind: new dwelling leads at 60 of 263 DAs on record. A Value-tier market, a typical job runs $280k, approvals are up 129% year on year.

$400k
3 Bright Circuit
Dwelling house · 11 Sep 2026
$376k
15 Delhi Road
Dwelling house · 9 Sep 2026
$35k
81 Stingaree Point Drive
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 7 Sep 2026
$834k
23 Bright Circuit
Dual occupancy · 31 Aug 2026
$387k
1 Bright Circuit
Dwelling house · 27 Aug 2026
$399k
8 Bright Circuit
Dwelling house · 27 Aug 2026
$569k
103 Coorumbung Road
Dwelling house · 24 Aug 2026
$832k
89 Coorumbung Road
Dual occupancy · 6 Aug 2026
$386k
131 Coorumbung Road
Dwelling house · 3 Aug 2026
$5k
63 Stingaree Point Drive
Dwelling house · 28 Jul 2026
$17k
206 Newport Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 28 Jul 2026
$20k
16 Pamela Avenue
Shed · 24 Jul 2026
$834k
Subdivision , 31 Aug 2026
$399k
New Home , 27 Aug 2026
$387k
New Home , 27 Aug 2026
$569k
New Home , 24 Aug 2026
$832k
Subdivision , 6 Aug 2026
$386k
New Home , 3 Aug 2026
$4,800
New Home , 28 Jul 2026
$17k
Pool , 28 Jul 2026
$20k
New Home , 24 Jul 2026
$507k
New Home , 21 Jul 2026
$767k
Subdivision , 7 Jul 2026
$4,900
New Home , 3 Jul 2026
$402k
New Home , 30 Jun 2026
$39k
New Home , 15 Jun 2026
$628k
Granny Flat , 27 May 2026
$370k
New Home , 26 May 2026
$828k
Subdivision , 13 May 2026
$460k
New Home , 6 May 2026
$374k
New Home , 6 May 2026
$392k
New Home , 6 May 2026
$407k
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
$62k
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
$45k
New Home , 21 Apr 2026
$803k
Subdivision , 15 Apr 2026
Investor-active

32% 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

28% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

$52.91M
101 Hawke Mount Road
Other · 13 Oct 2022
$13.9M
118 Dora Street
Other · 15 Feb 2021
$1.26M
92 Baker Street
Dwelling house · 13 Sep 2024
$1.2M
110 Stingaree Point Drive
Shed · 14 May 2025
$1.1M
154 Hawke Mount Road
Erection of a new structure · 3 Jan 2024

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
263
Total on record
94
Last 12 months
$280k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 263 DAs by category
New Dwelling60
Subdivision49
Swimming Pool / Spa43
Renovation / Extension36
Granny Flat / Secondary21
Demolition14
Dual Occupancy / Multi14
Other13
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 (298 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Dora Creek Public School
Primary · Dora Creek
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 Dora Creek?
Dora Creek sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Dora Creek from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Dora Creek?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 94 development applications in Dora Creek. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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