DA Notice

Suburbs / Central Coast / Wamberal

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WamberalDA activity & market read

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

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Wamberal boundaryWamberal 2260
6,991
Population
40
Median age
$2,407/wk
Household income
88
DAs (12 mo)
$1.43M
Median house
$156k
Median DA cost

DA Notice acknowledges the Darkinjung people, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Wamberal stands, and pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

● Local knowledge

Wamberal reads like Terrigal's quieter neighbour: beachfront and view blocks, high-end renovations and rebuilds, with a bit more room, some near-acreage up on the ridge behind the sand. Premium coastal work, a notch more space than the main beach.

● What the data says

Wamberal runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (204) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 256 of 695 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $1.43M median, a typical job runs $156k, approvals are down 18% year on year.

$500k
53 Lumeah Avenue
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 21 Sep 2026
$28k
69 Blue Bell Drive
Dwelling house · 18 Sep 2026
$1.95M
12 Loxton Avenue
Dual occupancy · 9 Sep 2026
$72k
102 Ocean View Drive
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 9 Sep 2026
$927k
12 Okanagan Close
Secondary dwelling · 4 Sep 2026
$157k
9 Kurow Close
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 2 Sep 2026
$450k
108 Blue Bell Drive
Dwelling house · 2 Sep 2026
$900k
442 Tumbi Road
Dwelling house · 1 Sep 2026
$975k
42 Bundara Avenue
Dwelling house · 31 Aug 2026
$900k
25 Barooga Road
Dwelling house · 28 Aug 2026
$28k
25 Barooga Road
Demolition · 11 Aug 2026
$45k
19 Lumeah Avenue
Demolition · 10 Aug 2026
$500k
New Home , 21 Sep 2026
$1.95m
Dual Occupancy , 9 Sep 2026
$157k
Garage or Shed , 2 Sep 2026
$450k
New Home , 2 Sep 2026
$900k
New Home , 1 Sep 2026
$975k
New Home , 31 Aug 2026
$900k
New Home , 28 Aug 2026
$45k
New Home , 10 Aug 2026
$170k
New Home , 3 Aug 2026
$70k
New Home , 30 Jul 2026
$945k
New Home , 16 Jul 2026
$50k
New Home , 14 Jul 2026
$400k
New Home , 13 Jul 2026
$470k
New Home , 8 Jul 2026
$10k
New Home , 7 Jul 2026
$75k
New Home , 6 Jul 2026
$78k
New Home , 3 Jul 2026
$15k
New Home , 30 Jun 2026
$50k
New Home , 30 Jun 2026
$2m
Dual Occupancy , 25 Jun 2026
$47k
New Home , 24 Jun 2026
$220k
New Home , 23 Jun 2026
$95k
New Home , 15 Jun 2026
$1,000
New Home , 10 Jun 2026
Withdrawn
New Home , 25 May 2026
$1
New Home , 20 May 2026
$581k
New Home , 19 May 2026
$289k
Granny Flat , 14 May 2026
$1.32m
Dual Occupancy , 13 May 2026
$1.4m
New Home , 6 May 2026
$40k
New Home , 5 May 2026
$430k
New Home , 17 Apr 2026
$235k
New Home , 15 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

37% 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 $156k approval is about 11% of the $1.43M median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

29% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$29.18M
29 Ocean View Drive
Erection of a new structure · 15 Jul 2024
$18.74M
11 Pacific Street
Erection of a new structure · 9 Sep 2024
$6.35M
9 Calais Road
Erection of a new structure · 20 Aug 2024
$3.11M
35 Ocean View Drive
Demolition · 13 Nov 2024
$3.02M
3 Pacific Street
Dwelling house · 12 Sep 2025

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
695
Total on record
88
Last 12 months
$156k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 695 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension256
Swimming Pool / Spa204
New Dwelling78
Demolition63
Other22
Granny Flat / Secondary19
Subdivision13
Deck / Balcony / Fence13
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 5-14 (1,042 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Wamberal Public School
Primary · Wamberal
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus
Secondary · Tumbi Umbi
Erina Heights Public School
Primary · Erina Heights
Terrigal Public School
Primary · Terrigal
Terrigal High School
Secondary · Terrigal
Holgate Public School
Primary · Holgate

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

Which council handles development applications in Wamberal?
Wamberal sits in the Central Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Central Coast Council lodges for Wamberal from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Wamberal?
In the last 365 days, Central Coast Council lodged 88 development applications in Wamberal. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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