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Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Gateshead

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GatesheadDA activity & market read

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

Get Gateshead DAs · $35/moGovernment DA data
3,121
Population
35
Median age
$1,232/wk
Household income
35
DAs (12 mo)
$650k
Median house
$138k
Median DA cost
● What the data says

Gateshead runs renovation / extension first, with demolition (30) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 42 of 189 DAs on record. A Value-tier market on a $650k median, a typical job runs $138k, approvals are up 3% year on year.

$2.37M
30 Jamieson Street
Multi-dwelling housing · 14 Sep 2026
$932k
Lot 444 Dp 224374 86 Cadaga Road
Dual occupancy · 9 Sep 2026
$238k
24 Heshbon Street
Dwelling house · 25 Aug 2026
$484k
66 Felton Street
Signage · 20 Aug 2026
$236k
Suite 1 6-8 Sydney Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 18 Aug 2026
$779k
39 Goundry Street
Demolition · 18 Aug 2026
$566k
3 Flame Street
Demolition · 10 Aug 2026
$65k
22 Bean Street
Dwelling house · 30 Jul 2026
$120k
31 Church Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 16 Jul 2026
Not stated
48 Goundry Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 15 Jul 2026
$82k
51 Mahogany Crescent
Erection of a new structure · 11 Jul 2026
$33k
48 Goundry Street
Demolition · 7 Jul 2026
$2.37m
Units , 14 Sep 2026
$238k
New Home , 25 Aug 2026
$484k
New Home , 20 Aug 2026
$779k
Subdivision , 18 Aug 2026
$65k
New Home , 30 Jul 2026
$120k
Renovation , 16 Jul 2026
$82k
New Home , 11 Jul 2026
$32k
New Home , 7 Jul 2026
$33k
New Home , 7 Jul 2026
$761k
Commercial , 1 Jul 2026
$70k
New Home , 19 Jun 2026
$248k
Granny Flat , 17 Jun 2026
$14.79m
Commercial , 4 Jun 2026
$48k
New Home , 7 May 2026
$95k
New Home , 17 Apr 2026
Investor-active

21% 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 $138k approval is about 21% of the $650k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

$14.79M
53 Oakdale Road
Industrial development · 4 Jun 2026
$14.06M
3 Sydney Street
Health services facilities · 16 Feb 2023
$9.7M
87 Oakdale Road
Industrial development · 25 Feb 2026
$6.8M
50 Bean Street
Dwelling house · 9 Apr 2024
$2.98M
51 Oakdale Road
Demolition · 18 Jul 2024

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
189
Total on record
35
Last 12 months
$138k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 189 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension42
Demolition30
Swimming Pool / Spa30
Other20
Granny Flat / Secondary18
New Dwelling16
Subdivision12
Dual Occupancy / Multi9
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 (529 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Wiripaang Public School
Primary · Gateshead
Hunter Sports High School
Secondary · Gateshead
Lakeside School
Schools for Specific Purposes · Gateshead
Charlestown South Public School
Primary · Charlestown
Charlestown East Public School
Primary · Charlestown
Charlestown Public School
Primary · Charlestown

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

Which council handles development applications in Gateshead?
Gateshead sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Gateshead from the public NSW Planning Portal.
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