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Suburbs / Central Coast / Ourimbah

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OurimbahDA activity & market read

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

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Ourimbah boundaryOurimbah 2258
4,019
Population
39
Median age
$1,940/wk
Household income
25
DAs (12 mo)
$775k
Median house
$123k
Median DA cost

DA Notice acknowledges the Darkinjung people, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Ourimbah stands, and pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

● About the area · cited

The town of Ourimbah, with its blue gums, blackbutts, round leaved gum, spotted gum and white mahogany trees, was an ideal place for the milling of timber to support a Sydney building boom between 1840 and 1870. Source ↗

● What the data says

Ourimbah runs swimming pool / spa first, with renovation / extension (40) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 42 of 187 DAs on record. A Premium-tier market on a $775k median, a typical job runs $123k, approvals are down 29% year on year.

$24k
9 Robert Holl Drive
Dwelling house · 24 Aug 2026
$425k
1 Reservoir Road
Dwelling house · 24 Aug 2026
$10k
10 Chittaway Road
Educational establishment · 21 Aug 2026
$87k
81 Shirley Street
Erection of a new structure · 17 Jul 2026
$700k
6A Ironbark Close
Dwelling house · 29 Jun 2026
$556k
72A Glen Road
Dwelling house · 25 Jun 2026
$240k
4 Albert Street
Dwelling house · 23 Jun 2026
$289k
10 Chittaway Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 10 Jun 2026
$16k
16 Turpentine Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 12 May 2026
$30k
20 Highfields Grove
Erection of a new structure · 30 Apr 2026
$138k
6 Red Cedar Close
Dwelling house · 15 Apr 2026
Not stated
34 Dog Trap Road
Subdivision · 1 Apr 2026
$24k
New Home , 24 Aug 2026
$700k
New Home , 29 Jun 2026
$556k
New Home , 25 Jun 2026
$240k
New Home , 23 Jun 2026
$289k
Renovation , 10 Jun 2026
$16k
Pool , 12 May 2026
$30k
New Home , 30 Apr 2026
$138k
New Home , 15 Apr 2026
Big-ticket jobs

the typical $123k approval is about 16% of the $775k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

22% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$11.6M
4 Brownlee Street
Erection of a new structure · 10 Apr 2024
$4.96M
2 Glen Road
Boarding house · 27 Nov 2020
$4.63M
72 Pacific Highway
Advertising and signage · 4 Mar 2026
$2.56M
1-17 Ourimbah Creek Road
Office Premise · 6 Sep 2024
$2.17M
254 Pacific Highway
Demolition · 16 Nov 2024

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
187
Total on record
25
Last 12 months
$123k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 187 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa42
Renovation / Extension40
New Dwelling27
Demolition17
Garage / Shed / Carport12
Dual Occupancy / Multi11
Other11
Subdivision10
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 (574 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Which council handles development applications in Ourimbah?
Ourimbah sits in the Central Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Central Coast Council lodges for Ourimbah from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Ourimbah?
In the last 365 days, Central Coast Council lodged 25 development applications in Ourimbah. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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