DA Notice

Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Kilaben Bay

NSW Planning fileLake Macquarie City Council2283Updated daily

Kilaben BayDA activity & market read

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

1,516
Population
47
Median age
$2,186/wk
Household income
13
DAs (12 mo)
$854k
Median house
$75k
Median DA cost
● About the area · cited

It is named for the bay of the same name that lies to the south of the suburb. Source ↗

● What the data says

Kilaben Bay runs swimming pool / spa first, with renovation / extension (27) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 52 of 140 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $854k median, a typical job runs $75k, approvals are down 46% year on year.

$82k
156 Kilaben Road
Residential flat building · 28 Jul 2026
Not stated
206 Kilaben Road
Dwelling house · 28 Jul 2026
$27k
48 Laycock Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 20 Jul 2026
$2.76M
7 Barina Avenue
Subdivision · 7 Jul 2026
$22k
242 Kilaben Road
Erection of a new structure · 1 Jul 2026
$1.39M
166 Kilaben Road
Dual occupancy · 4 Jun 2026
$221k
128 Kilaben Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 28 Apr 2026
$67k
55 Ridge Road
Erection of a new structure · 24 Apr 2026
$38k
6 Lakeshore Close
Erection of a new structure · 12 Dec 2025
$87k
114 Kilaben Road
Shed · 11 Dec 2025
$589k
37 Lake View Road
Dwelling house · 10 Dec 2025
$35k
19 Puntee Street
Erection of a new structure · 26 Nov 2025
$82k
Units , 28 Jul 2026
$27k
Deck or Pergola , 20 Jul 2026
$2.76m
Subdivision , 7 Jul 2026
$1.39m
Subdivision , 4 Jun 2026
$221k
Renovation , 28 Apr 2026
$67k
New Home , 24 Apr 2026
Big-ticket jobs

the typical $75k approval is about 9% of the $854k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

37% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$2.76M
7 Barina Avenue
Subdivision · 7 Jul 2026
$1.67M
216 Kilaben Road
Dwelling · 23 Apr 2022
$1.42M
149 Kilaben Road
Demolition · 22 Apr 2024
$1.39M
166 Kilaben Road
Dual occupancy · 4 Jun 2026
$805k
222 Kilaben Road
Dwelling house · 3 Oct 2025

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
140
Total on record
13
Last 12 months
$75k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 140 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa52
Renovation / Extension27
New Dwelling24
Deck / Balcony / Fence8
Other8
Demolition6
Garage / Shed / Carport5
Subdivision4
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 (247 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Rathmines Public School
Primary · Rathmines
Toronto Public School
Primary · Toronto
Toronto High School
Secondary · Toronto
Coal Point Public School
Primary · Coal Point
Biraban Public School
Primary · Toronto
Blackalls Park Public School
Primary · Blackalls Park

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

Which council handles development applications in Kilaben Bay?
Kilaben Bay sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Kilaben Bay from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Kilaben Bay?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 13 development applications in Kilaben Bay. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Kilaben Bay?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Kilaben Bay that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Kilaben Bay approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.