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Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Jewells

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JewellsDA activity & market read

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

Get Jewells DAs · $35/moGovernment DA data
2,452
Population
45
Median age
$1,732/wk
Household income
15
DAs (12 mo)
$860k
Median house
$70k
Median DA cost
● About the area · cited

The suburb was named for John Jewell, who used to lead hunting parties in Jewells Swamp, which was home to waterfowl, kangaroo and emu. Source ↗

● What the data says

Jewells runs swimming pool / spa first, with renovation / extension (43) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 58 of 128 DAs on record. A Premium-tier market on a $860k median, a typical job runs $70k, approvals are down 17% year on year.

$224k
75 Ntaba Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 12 Aug 2026
$50k
72 Pacific Highway
Shed · 9 Jul 2026
$110k
25 Ntaba Road
Erection of a new structure · 26 Jun 2026
$464k
6 Murray Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 16 May 2026
$13k
13 Mathew Avenue
Erection of a new structure · 14 May 2026
$7k
86 Pacific Highway
Erection of a new structure · 10 May 2026
$63k
49 Ringal Crescent
Erection of a new structure · 26 Mar 2026
$52k
27 Ringal Crescent
Erection of a new structure · 17 Mar 2026
$140k
8 Silverdale Parade
Dwelling house · 5 Feb 2026
$195k
28 Halewood Close
Secondary dwelling · 4 Feb 2026
$75k
94 Fencott Drive
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 19 Nov 2025
Not stated
56 Pacific Highway
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 13 Nov 2025
$110k
New Home , 26 Jun 2026
$13k
New Home , 14 May 2026
Renovate-and-stay

34% 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 $70k approval is about 8% of the $860k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

45% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$1.15M
102 Pacific Highway
Dwelling · 29 Aug 2022
$900k
15 Ellerton Parade
Dwelling · 8 Sep 2021
$728k
10 Ringal Crescent
Alterations and additions to residential development · 4 May 2021
$515k
38 Murray Street
Dwelling house · 6 Oct 2025
$481k
73 Ntaba Road
Pub · 10 Oct 2025

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
128
Total on record
15
Last 12 months
$70k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 128 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa58
Renovation / Extension43
New Dwelling7
Deck / Balcony / Fence7
Demolition4
Granny Flat / Secondary4
Other3
Garage / Shed / Carport2
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 65-74 (409 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Jewells Primary School
Primary · Jewells
Belmont North Public School
Primary · Belmont North
Floraville Public School
Primary · Belmont
Windale Public School
Primary · Windale
Redhead Public School
Primary · Redhead
Hunter Sports High School
Secondary · Gateshead

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

Which council handles development applications in Jewells?
Jewells sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Jewells from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Jewells?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 15 development applications in Jewells. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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