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

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TuncurryDA activity & market read

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

Get Tuncurry DAs · $35/moGovernment DA data
6,376
Population
62
Median age
$854/wk
Household income
39
DAs (12 mo)
$549k
Median house
$67k
Median DA cost
● Local knowledge

Tuncurry is Forster's twin across the lake: the same mix of families, investors, holiday owners and retirees, renovations and repairs on established homes, the odd full reno when a place turns over. Quiet, lakeside, steady trade work.

● What the data says

Tuncurry runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (56) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 106 of 297 DAs on record. A Value-tier market on a $549k median, a typical job runs $67k, approvals are down 32% year on year.

$83k
1/15 South St
Dwelling house · 17 Sep 2026
Not stated
18-38 Chapmans Road
Subdivision · 7 Sep 2026
$3M
2 Dee Crescent
Industrial development · 14 Aug 2026
$25k
15 Palmway Crescent
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 14 Aug 2026
$35k
3 Transom Court
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 3 Aug 2026
$50k
21 Grandis Drive
Erection of a new structure · 22 Jul 2026
$35k
8 Hibiscus Place
Erection of a new structure · 21 Jul 2026
$236k
Chapmans Road
Shed · 21 Jul 2026
$6k
96-98 Manning Street
Erection of a new structure · 2 Jul 2026
$49k
6 Parkway Drive
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 26 Jun 2026
$12k
26 Mirage Drive
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 23 Jun 2026
$89k
1 Sciacca Avenue
Erection of a new structure · 23 Jun 2026
$3m
New Home , 14 Aug 2026
$25k
Renovation , 14 Aug 2026
$35k
Deck or Pergola , 3 Aug 2026
$50k
New Home , 22 Jul 2026
$5,500
New Home , 2 Jul 2026
$49k
Pool , 26 Jun 2026
$12k
New Home , 23 Jun 2026
$89k
New Home , 23 Jun 2026
$61k
Renovation , 15 Jun 2026
$20k
New Home , 3 Jun 2026
$49k
New Home , 3 Jun 2026
$110k
Granny Flat , 2 Jun 2026
$486k
New Home , 1 May 2026
$42k
Deck or Pergola , 30 Apr 2026
$83k
New Home , 29 Apr 2026
$41k
New Home , 21 Apr 2026
$100k
New Home , 16 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

36% of approvals are alterations and additions, so the work here is improving homes, not replacing them, your customer is a settled owner-occupier.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $67k approval is about 12% of the $549k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

19% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$29.95M
40-80 Chapmans Road
Subdivision · 23 Jan 2025
$23.56M
36-56 Manning Street
Demolition · 27 Jun 2022
$18.7M
15 Peel Street
Residential flat building · 14 Nov 2025
$13.48M
1 Peel Street
Residential flat building · 11 Jan 2022
$8.25M
15 Manning Street
Residential flat building · 28 Feb 2023

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
297
Total on record
39
Last 12 months
$67k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 297 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension106
Swimming Pool / Spa56
New Dwelling37
Demolition23
Subdivision15
Granny Flat / Secondary14
Other13
Dual Occupancy / Multi11
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 (1,378 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Which council handles development applications in Tuncurry?
Tuncurry sits in the Mid-Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Mid-Coast Council lodges for Tuncurry from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Tuncurry?
In the last 365 days, Mid-Coast Council lodged 39 development applications in Tuncurry. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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