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Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Hillsborough

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HillsboroughDA activity & market read

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

Get Hillsborough DAs · $35/moGovernment DA data
641
Population
40
Median age
$1,970/wk
Household income
2
DAs (12 mo)
$740k
Median house
$45k
Median DA cost
Ground truth
● About the area · cited

In 1874 a coal mining venture was started at Hillsborough, but the coal was found to be of inferior quality and could not be sold. Source ↗

● What the data says

Hillsborough runs swimming pool / spa first, with renovation / extension (7) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 16 of 31 DAs on record. A Established-tier market on a $740k median, a typical job runs $45k, approvals are down 60% year on year.

Recent approvals
$43k
12 Robina Drive
Swimming pool · 26 May 2026
$43k
23 Higham Road
Demolition · 22 Dec 2025
$150k
10 Higham Road
Dwelling house · 26 Oct 2025
$511k
23 Higham Road
Dwelling house · 24 Sep 2025
$370k
18 King Street
Dwelling house · 16 Sep 2025
$20k
8 King Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 19 May 2025
$250k
44 King Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 14 Apr 2025
$35k
5 Higham Road
Erection of a new structure · 28 May 2024
$129k
10 Barker Avenue
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 2 Nov 2023
$162k
15 King Street
Secondary dwelling · 26 Oct 2023
$45k
8 King Street
Garages · 22 Aug 2023
$37k
28 King Street
Pools / decks / fencing · 25 May 2023
Market read · who's building here
Lifestyle spend

52% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

Major projects · biggest approvals by value
$1.7M
10 Barker Avenue
Recreational Uses · 16 Nov 2021
$511k
23 Higham Road
Dwelling house · 24 Sep 2025
$392k
5 Higham Road
Garages · 20 Sep 2022
$370k
18 King Street
Dwelling house · 16 Sep 2025
$307k
8 Moody Street
Pools / decks / fencing · 9 Jun 2022
Development activity

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
31
Total on record
2
Last 12 months
$45k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 31 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa16
Renovation / Extension7
New Dwelling4
Demolition2
Other1
Granny Flat / Secondary1
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 45-54 (92 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Schools nearby
Newcastle Junior School
Schools for Specific Purposes · Hillsborough
Hillsborough Public School
Primary · Charlestown
Cardiff High School
Secondary · Cardiff
Cardiff South Public School
Primary · Cardiff South
Garden Suburb Public School
Primary · Garden Suburb
Charlestown South Public School
Primary · Charlestown

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

Common questions
Which council handles development applications in Hillsborough?
Hillsborough sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Hillsborough from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Hillsborough?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 2 development applications in Hillsborough. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Hillsborough?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Hillsborough that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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