DA Notice

Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Nords Wharf

NSW Planning fileLake Macquarie City Council2281Updated daily

Nords WharfDA activity & market read

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

895
Population
44
Median age
$1,679/wk
Household income
25
DAs (12 mo)
$830k
Median house
$251k
Median DA cost
● What the data says

Nords Wharf runs new dwelling first, with swimming pool / spa (42) close behind: new dwelling leads at 81 of 186 DAs on record. A Premium-tier market on a $830k median, a typical job runs $251k, approvals are down 43% year on year.

$53k
71 Allora Circuit
Swimming pool · 14 Sep 2026
$392k
17 Allora Circuit
Dwelling house · 13 Aug 2026
$70k
1 Havana Way
Erection of a new structure · 5 Aug 2026
$280k
13 Omaru Close
Dwelling house · 28 Jul 2026
$46k
5 Blaga Way
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 27 Jul 2026
$774k
10 Blaga Way
Dwelling house · 12 May 2026
$766k
4 Blaga Way
Dwelling house · 17 Apr 2026
$625k
4 Vangal Way
Dwelling house · 13 Apr 2026
$197k
77 Allora Circuit
Shed · 10 Apr 2026
$75k
14 Blaga Way
Erection of a new structure · 26 Mar 2026
$50k
9 Vangal Way
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 24 Mar 2026
Not stated
29 Allora Circuit
Erection of a new structure · 20 Mar 2026
$392k
New Home , 13 Aug 2026
$70k
New Home , 5 Aug 2026
$280k
New Home , 28 Jul 2026
$774k
New Home , 12 May 2026
$625k
New Home , 13 Apr 2026
$197k
New Home , 10 Apr 2026
Rebuild market

47% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $251k approval is about 30% of the $830k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

23% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$3.47M
1 Lily Crescent
Subdivision · 12 Jul 2024
$3.31M
3 Blaga Way
Dual occupancy · 26 Sep 2024
$1.55M
131 Marine Parade
Demolition · 27 Jun 2025
$1.32M
25 Allora Circuit
Dual occupancy · 11 Dec 2023
$1.3M
76 Government Road
Dwelling house · 25 Sep 2025

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
186
Total on record
25
Last 12 months
$251k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 186 DAs by category
New Dwelling81
Swimming Pool / Spa42
Renovation / Extension19
Subdivision16
Other9
Granny Flat / Secondary6
Demolition6
Deck / Balcony / Fence4
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 55-64 (167 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Nords Wharf Public School
Primary · Nords Wharf
Gwandalan Public School
Primary · Gwandalan

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

Which council handles development applications in Nords Wharf?
Nords Wharf sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Nords Wharf from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Nords Wharf?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 25 development applications in Nords Wharf. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Nords Wharf?
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One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Nords Wharf approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.