DA Notice

Suburbs / MidCoast (Forster / Tuncurry / Taree) / Mitchells Island

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Mitchells IslandDA activity & market read

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

462
Population
55
Median age
$1,304/wk
Household income
3
DAs (12 mo)
$818k
Median house
$250k
Median DA cost
● About the area · cited

It is named after Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792 to 1855), who served as Surveyor-General for Australia. Source ↗

● What the data says

Mitchells Island runs new dwelling first, with swimming pool / spa (7) close behind: new dwelling leads at 13 of 34 DAs on record. A Value-tier market on a $818k median, a typical job runs $250k, approvals are down 67% year on year.

$20k
1599 Manning Point Road
Shed · 18 Sep 2026
Not stated
1510 Manning Point Road
Dwelling house · 3 Sep 2026
$57k
1332 Manning Point Road
Erection of a new structure · 27 Aug 2026
$468k
58 Jobsons Lane
Dwelling house · 7 Oct 2025
$86k
11 Rainforest Drive
Shed · 29 Sep 2025
$82k
24 Ruprechts Road
Farm buildings · 14 Aug 2025
$135k
47 Jobsons Lane
Dwelling house · 22 Jul 2025
$620k
187 Sandridge Road
Shed · 28 Mar 2025
$36k
171 Pelican Bay Road
Erection of a new structure · 18 Mar 2025
Not stated
24 Leslies Lane
Erection of a new structure · 21 Nov 2024
$36k
6 Voss Place
Erection of a new structure · 4 Jul 2024
$284k
261 Beal Avenue
Dwelling house · 14 Mar 2024
$20k
New Home , 18 Sep 2026
$57k
New Home , 27 Aug 2026
Rebuild market

38% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $250k approval is about 31% of the $818k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

21% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$1.57M
108 Sandridge Road
Hotel or motel accommodation · 11 Aug 2021
$671k
1332 Manning Point Road
Dwelling house · 24 Oct 2023
$620k
187 Sandridge Road
Shed · 10 May 2024
$549k
24 Ruprechts Road
Shed · 27 Dec 2023
$468k
58 Jobsons Lane
Dwelling house · 30 Oct 2023

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
34
Total on record
3
Last 12 months
$250k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 34 DAs by category
New Dwelling13
Swimming Pool / Spa7
Renovation / Extension6
Commercial / Change of use3
Subdivision2
Other1
Dual Occupancy / Multi1
Granny Flat / Secondary1
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 (103 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Which council handles development applications in Mitchells Island?
Mitchells Island sits in the Mid-Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Mid-Coast Council lodges for Mitchells Island from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Mitchells Island?
In the last 365 days, Mid-Coast Council lodged 3 development applications in Mitchells Island. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Mitchells Island?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Mitchells Island that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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The DAs land Monday 6am.
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One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Mitchells Island approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.