Many Chinese people settled in the same decade, helping to create a fishing industry there. Source ↗
● What the data says
Swansea runs swimming pool / spa first, with renovation / extension (71) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 104 of 339 DAs on record. A Value-tier market on a $750k median, a typical job runs $155k, approvals are down 14% year on year.
Recent approvals
$6k
172-178 Pacific Highway
Business premises · 2 Sep 2026
$520k
1 Ross Street
Dwelling house · 20 Aug 2026
$1.27M
58 Lake Road
Demolition · 18 Aug 2026
$430k
62 Catherine Street
Shed · 17 Aug 2026
$4k
44 Lake Road
Demolition · 29 Jul 2026
$1.67M
5 Channel Street
Dwelling house · 29 Jul 2026
$223k
66 Lakeside Drive
Demolition · 22 Jul 2026
$35k
191 Bowman Street
Temporary building · 21 Jul 2026
$550k
27 Wallace Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 20 Jul 2026
29% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.
Big-ticket jobs
the typical $155k approval is about 21% of the $750k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.
Lifestyle spend
31% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.
Major projects · biggest approvals by value
$9.44M
40 Milray Street
Multi-dwelling housing · 9 Jul 2026
$7.21M
114 Northcote Avenue
Dwelling · 21 Nov 2022
$6M
11 Lake Road
Demolition · 7 Jun 2021
$3.69M
42 Lake Road
Demolition · 29 Mar 2023
$3.01M
32 Milray Street
Demolition · 11 Sep 2023
Development activity
DAs lodged
Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
339
Total on record
42
Last 12 months
$155k
Median cost
1110
What they're building
All 339 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa104
Renovation / Extension71
New Dwelling59
Demolition39
Granny Flat / Secondary26
Other12
Subdivision10
Deck / Balcony / Fence7
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 65-74 (779 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Schools nearby
Swansea Public School
Primary · Swansea
Caves Beach Public School
Primary · Caves Beach
Swansea High School
Secondary · Caves Beach
Pelican Flat Public School
Primary · Pelican
Blacksmiths Public School
Primary · Blacksmiths
NSW public schools within ~3.5 km. Source: NSW Department of Education schools master dataset.
Common questions
Which council handles development applications in Swansea?
Swansea sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Swansea from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Swansea?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 42 development applications in Swansea. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Swansea?
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