Early industries were farming and timber working. Source ↗
● What the data says
Mandalong runs swimming pool / spa first, with new dwelling (11) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 12 of 42 DAs on record. A Premium-tier market on a $1.28M median, a typical job runs $95k, approvals are up 125% year on year.
Recent approvals
$15k
97 Mandaluck Chase
Demolition · 9 Jul 2026
$400k
186 Tobins Road
Dwelling house · 19 May 2026
$440k
86 Cut Rock Forest Road
Dwelling house · 6 Mar 2026
$37k
124 Midway Road
Erection of a new structure · 4 Mar 2026
$10k
202 Cut Rock Forest Road
Dwelling house · 3 Mar 2026
$90k
202 Cut Rock Forest Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 24 Dec 2025
33% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.
Lifestyle spend
29% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.
Major projects · biggest approvals by value
$800k
2 Kerry Anderson Drive
Emergency services facility and bush fire hazard reduction · 7 Oct 2021
$800k
158 Tobins Road
Dwelling · 11 Nov 2022
$592k
209 Deaves Road
Dwelling · 11 May 2021
$513k
743 Mandalong Road
Demolition · 20 Oct 2025
$450k
260 Deaves Road
Farm buildings · 16 Jan 2020
Development activity
DAs lodged
Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
42
Total on record
9
Last 12 months
$95k
Median cost
1110
What they're building
All 42 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa12
New Dwelling11
Renovation / Extension9
Other6
Demolition3
Garage / Shed / Carport1
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 (81 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Common questions
Which council handles development applications in Mandalong?
Mandalong sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Mandalong from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Mandalong?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 9 development applications in Mandalong. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Mandalong?
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