DA Notice

Suburbs / MidCoast (Forster / Tuncurry / Taree) / Smiths Lake

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Smiths LakeDA activity & market read

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

1,332
Population
49
Median age
$1,210/wk
Household income
24
DAs (12 mo)
$700k
Median house
$171k
Median DA cost
● What the data says

Smiths Lake runs new dwelling first, with swimming pool / spa (52) close behind: new dwelling leads at 70 of 204 DAs on record. A Established-tier market on a $700k median, a typical job runs $171k, approvals are down 27% year on year.

$8k
30 Macwood Road
Temporary building · 17 Sep 2026
$1.14M
115 Amaroo Drive
Demolition · 31 Aug 2026
$105k
11 New Forster Road
Erection of a new structure · 21 Aug 2026
$15k
182 Amaroo Drive
Dwelling house · 20 Aug 2026
$50k
17 Harcourt Crescent
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 4 Aug 2026
$18k
85 Macwood Road
Dwelling house · 3 Aug 2026
$45k
5 Scarfe Street
Dwelling house · 22 Jul 2026
$300k
13 Patsys Flat Road
Dwelling house · 25 May 2026
$236k
3 Ansett Avenue
Dwelling house · 1 May 2026
$23k
18 Third Ridge Road
Shed · 30 Apr 2026
$48k
26 Patsys Flat Road
Dwelling house · 30 Apr 2026
$158k
35 Tropic Gardens Drive
Dwelling house · 16 Apr 2026
$1.14m
New Home , 31 Aug 2026
$105k
New Home , 21 Aug 2026
$15k
New Home , 20 Aug 2026
$50k
Pool , 4 Aug 2026
$18k
New Home , 3 Aug 2026
$45k
New Home , 22 Jul 2026
$300k
New Home , 25 May 2026
$236k
New Home , 1 May 2026
$48k
New Home , 30 Apr 2026
$158k
New Home , 16 Apr 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 $171k approval is about 24% of the $700k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

25% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$1.45M
28 Paradise Drive
Erection of a new structure · 12 May 2025
$1.17M
12 Scarfe Street
Erection of a new structure · 22 Jan 2024
$1.14M
115 Amaroo Drive
Demolition · 15 Sep 2025
$729k
13 Valley Road
Dwelling · 18 Sep 2023
$690k
33 New Forster Road
Dwelling · 7 Apr 2022

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
204
Total on record
24
Last 12 months
$171k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 204 DAs by category
New Dwelling70
Swimming Pool / Spa52
Renovation / Extension42
Granny Flat / Secondary12
Demolition7
Deck / Balcony / Fence7
Dual Occupancy / Multi5
Other4
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 (231 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Which council handles development applications in Smiths Lake?
Smiths Lake sits in the Mid-Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Mid-Coast Council lodges for Smiths Lake from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Smiths Lake?
In the last 365 days, Mid-Coast Council lodged 24 development applications in Smiths Lake. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Smiths Lake?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Smiths Lake that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
What does DA Notice cost?
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The DAs land Monday 6am.
You call before the street knows.

One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Smiths Lake approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.