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Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Highfields

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HighfieldsDA activity & market read

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

936
Population
37
Median age
$2,198/wk
Household income
13
DAs (12 mo)
$850k
Median house
$150k
Median DA cost
● What the data says

Highfields runs swimming pool / spa first, with renovation / extension (23) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 33 of 78 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $850k median, a typical job runs $150k, approvals are up 30% year on year.

$19k
5 Margaret Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 19 Aug 2026
$200k
375 Pacific Highway
Secondary dwelling · 24 Jul 2026
Not stated
12 Margaret Street
Demolition · 16 Jul 2026
$150k
375 Pacific Highway
Dwelling house · 25 Jun 2026
$100k
365 Pacific Highway
Dwelling house · 18 Jun 2026
$72k
50 Kahibah Road
Erection of a new structure · 3 Jun 2026
$550k
21 George Street
Dual occupancy · 25 May 2026
$72k
49 Highfields Parade
Dwelling house · 22 Apr 2026
$55k
356 Pacific Highway
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 16 Apr 2026
$139k
5 Margaret Street
Dwelling house · 29 Jan 2026
$290k
15 Highfields Parade
Residential flat building · 28 Nov 2025
$100k
12A Valaud Crescent
Demolition · 13 Oct 2025
$200k
Granny Flat , 24 Jul 2026
$150k
New Home , 25 Jun 2026
$100k
New Home , 18 Jun 2026
$72k
New Home , 3 Jun 2026
$550k
Subdivision , 25 May 2026
$6,000
New Home , 21 May 2026
$150k
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
$72k
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
$55k
Pool , 16 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

29% of approvals are alterations and additions, so the work here is improving homes, not replacing them, your customer is a settled owner-occupier.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $150k approval is about 18% of the $850k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

42% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$550k
21 George Street
Dual occupancy · 25 May 2026
$550k
39 Highfields Parade
Pools / decks / fencing · 12 Oct 2021
$522k
15 Highfields Parade
Alterations and additions to residential development · 4 Jul 2023
$517k
10A George Street
Demolition · 31 Mar 2023
$502k
4 Kahibah Road
Dwelling house · 25 Jul 2025

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
78
Total on record
13
Last 12 months
$150k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 78 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa33
Renovation / Extension23
Demolition7
Other5
Granny Flat / Secondary3
Deck / Balcony / Fence3
Dual Occupancy / Multi2
New Dwelling2
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 35-44 (142 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Belair Public School
Primary · Adamstown
Kahibah Public School
Primary · Kahibah
Kotara High School
Secondary · Adamstown
Kotara School
Schools for Specific Purposes · Kotara
Whitebridge High School
Secondary · Whitebridge
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 Highfields?
Highfields sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Highfields from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Highfields?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 13 development applications in Highfields. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Highfields approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.