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Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Toronto

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TorontoDA activity & market read

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

Get Toronto DAs · $35/moGovernment DA data
5,973
Population
50
Median age
$1,170/wk
Household income
52
DAs (12 mo)
$660k
Median house
$87k
Median DA cost
● About the area · cited

Coal Point, just to the south, is named after this discovery. Source ↗

● What the data says

Toronto runs renovation / extension first, with new dwelling (53) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 108 of 351 DAs on record. A Value-tier market on a $660k median, a typical job runs $87k, approvals are down 22% year on year.

$4.04M
144 Brighton Avenue
Demolition · 15 Sep 2026
$700k
10 Casuarina Close
Secondary dwelling · 11 Sep 2026
$6k
3 6 The Boulevarde
Business premises · 3 Sep 2026
$88k
3 Parkside Parade
Office Premise · 27 Aug 2026
$50k
135A Brighton Avenue
Erection of a new structure · 26 Aug 2026
$23k
28 Renwick Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 24 Aug 2026
$6.5M
163 Excelsior Parade
Demolition · 20 Aug 2026
$17k
18 Anzac Parade
Erection of a new structure · 18 Aug 2026
$10k
28 Cockatiel Street
Erection of a new structure · 17 Aug 2026
$990k
22 Forest Lake Way
Dual occupancy (attached) · 11 Aug 2026
$10k
18 Sara Street
Subdivision · 3 Aug 2026
$1M
24 Forest Lake Way
Dual occupancy (attached) · 30 Jul 2026
$4.04m
New Home , 15 Sep 2026
$6,000
Renovation , 3 Sep 2026
$88k
New Home , 27 Aug 2026
$50k
New Home , 26 Aug 2026
$23k
Renovation , 24 Aug 2026
$6.5m
Units , 20 Aug 2026
$9,500
New Home , 17 Aug 2026
$990k
Dual Occupancy , 11 Aug 2026
$1m
Dual Occupancy , 30 Jul 2026
$902k
Dual Occupancy , 22 Jul 2026
$5.07m
Units , 10 Jul 2026
$20k
Garage or Shed , 7 Jul 2026
$30k
New Home , 2 Jul 2026
$27k
New Home , 1 Jul 2026
$104k
Commercial , 18 Jun 2026
$39k
Deck or Pergola , 19 May 2026
$1.32m
Commercial , 7 May 2026
$2.18m
Subdivision , 6 May 2026
$240k
Granny Flat , 23 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

31% of approvals are alterations and additions, so the work here is improving homes, not replacing them, your customer is a settled owner-occupier.

Rebuild market

25% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $87k approval is about 13% of the $660k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

$13.5M
137 The Boulevarde
Dwelling · 27 Aug 2019
$11.64M
74 Victory Parade
Demolition · 17 Mar 2026
$11.33M
34 Victory Parade
Mixed use development · 18 Mar 2021
$8.68M
14 Cook Street
Independent living units · 24 May 2026
$8.25M
136 Brighton Avenue
Demolition · 20 Mar 2025

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
351
Total on record
52
Last 12 months
$87k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 351 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension108
New Dwelling53
Swimming Pool / Spa51
Demolition35
Other33
Granny Flat / Secondary17
Subdivision17
Commercial / Change of use14
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 (923 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Toronto Public School
Primary · Toronto
Toronto High School
Secondary · Toronto
Biraban Public School
Primary · Toronto
Blackalls Park Public School
Primary · Blackalls Park
Fennell Bay Public School
Primary · Fennell Bay
Rathmines Public School
Primary · Rathmines

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

Which council handles development applications in Toronto?
Toronto sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Toronto from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Toronto?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 52 development applications in Toronto. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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