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Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Swansea Heads

NSW Planning fileLake Macquarie City Council2281Updated daily

Swansea HeadsDA activity & market read

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

609
Population
46
Median age
$2,083/wk
Household income
7
DAs (12 mo)
$1.31M
Median house
$360k
Median DA cost
● What the data says

Swansea Heads runs swimming pool / spa first, with demolition (13) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 15 of 64 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $1.31M median, a typical job runs $360k, approvals are down 22% year on year.

$700k
12 Northcote Avenue
Demolition · 11 Aug 2026
$850k
66A Northcote Avenue
Erection of a new structure · 17 Jul 2026
$292k
18 Northcote Avenue
Demolition · 25 Jun 2026
$36k
35 Northcote Avenue
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 20 Apr 2026
$7k
38 Northcote Avenue
Multi-dwelling housing · 9 Mar 2026
$65k
12 Diamond Close
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 20 Feb 2026
$1.13M
4 Northcote Avenue
Dwelling house · 13 Oct 2025
Not stated
66 Northcote Avenue
Dwelling house · 8 Aug 2025
$141k
24 Lambton Parade
Dwelling house · 22 Jul 2025
$45k
81 Northcote Avenue
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 5 Jun 2025
$777k
17 Pacific Drive
Dwelling house · 14 May 2025
$172k
37 Francis Street
Secondary dwelling · 20 Mar 2025
$700k
Dual Occupancy , 11 Aug 2026
$850k
New Home , 17 Jul 2026
$292k
New Home , 25 Jun 2026
$36k
Pool , 20 Apr 2026
Investor-active

19% of approvals are dual-occupancy, subdivision or granny flats, above the 13% coast norm, so a real share of the work is yield-driven, developers and landlords, not just homeowners.

Rebuild market

34% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $360k approval is about 27% of the $1.31M median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

$1.3M
16 Lambton Parade
Dwelling · 2 Aug 2021
$1.13M
4 Northcote Avenue
Dwelling house · 13 Oct 2025
$1.11M
59 Lambton Parade
Subdivision · 14 Dec 2023
$1.05M
8 Francis Street
Demolition · 28 Oct 2024
$1M
54 Pacific Drive
Dual occupancy · 23 Jun 2021

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
64
Total on record
7
Last 12 months
$360k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 64 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa15
Demolition13
Renovation / Extension11
New Dwelling9
Dual Occupancy / Multi5
Subdivision5
Deck / Balcony / Fence3
Granny Flat / Secondary2
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 (106 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Swansea High School
Secondary · Caves Beach
Caves Beach Public School
Primary · Caves Beach
Swansea Public School
Primary · Swansea
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.

Which council handles development applications in Swansea Heads?
Swansea Heads sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Swansea Heads from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Swansea Heads?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 7 development applications in Swansea Heads. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Swansea Heads?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Swansea Heads that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Swansea Heads approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.