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Suburbs / Port Macquarie / Herons Creek

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Herons CreekDA activity & market read

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

Get Herons Creek DAs · $35/moGovernment DA data
246
Population
46
Median age
$1,266/wk
Household income
1
DAs (12 mo)
$890k
Median house
$80k
Median DA cost
Ground truth
● About the area · cited

The largest employer in Herons Creek is the timber mill owned and operated by Boral. Source ↗

● What the data says

Herons Creek runs renovation / extension first, with other (2) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 2 of 8 DAs on record. A Established-tier market on a $890k median, a typical job runs $80k.

Recent approvals
$550k
31 Lookout Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 4 Jun 2026
$20k
31 Lookout Road
Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia · 13 Jan 2025
$73k
41 Little Bago Lane
Erection of a new structure · 10 Sep 2024
$80k
23 Nelsons Road
Secondary dwelling · 15 Jan 2024
$750k
31 Lookout Road
Other · 14 Sep 2023
$3k
31 Lookout Road
Signage · 22 Nov 2021
Market read · who's building here
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

25% 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 $80k approval is about 9% of the $890k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Major projects · biggest approvals by value
$750k
31 Lookout Road
Other · 14 Sep 2023
$80k
23 Nelsons Road
Secondary dwelling · 11 Aug 2023
$73k
41 Little Bago Lane
Erection of a new structure · 10 Sep 2024
Development activity

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
8
Total on record
1
Last 12 months
$80k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 8 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension2
Other2
Granny Flat / Secondary2
Commercial / Change of use1
Swimming Pool / Spa1
Who lives here
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 5-14 (41 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Common questions
Which council handles development applications in Herons Creek?
Herons Creek sits in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Port Macquarie-Hastings Council lodges for Herons Creek from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Herons Creek?
In the last 365 days, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council lodged 1 development application in Herons Creek. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Herons Creek?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Herons Creek that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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