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Suburbs / Port Macquarie / Wauchope

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WauchopeDA activity & market read

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

Get Wauchope DAs · $35/moGovernment DA data
6,589
Population
43
Median age
$1,114/wk
Household income
67
DAs (12 mo)
$545k
Median house
$90k
Median DA cost
● About the area · cited

It has also played an important role in the Hastings Valley dairy industry. Source ↗

● What the data says

Wauchope runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (78) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 82 of 440 DAs on record. A Value-tier market on a $545k median, a typical job runs $90k, approvals are up 12% year on year.

Not stated
15 Ball Crescent
Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia · 18 Sep 2026
$264k
4 Avondale Street
Demolition · 17 Sep 2026
$492k
48 Bluewater Close
Dwelling house · 7 Sep 2026
$18k
14 Gowrie Road
Erection of a new structure · 26 Aug 2026
$990k
26 Oakley Way
Industrial development · 21 Aug 2026
$525k
30 Bain Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 12 Aug 2026
$0k
142A Cameron Street
Seniors housing · 11 Aug 2026
$11k
18 Cameron Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 7 Aug 2026
$77k
4 Commerce Street
Erection of a new structure · 29 Jul 2026
$121k
6 Stockwhip Place
Dwelling house · 23 Jul 2026
$240k
3 Campbell Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 22 Jul 2026
$50k
32 Trade Circuit
Subdivision · 22 Jul 2026
$121k
New Home , 23 Jul 2026
$240k
Garage or Shed , 22 Jul 2026
$660k
Subdivision , 14 Jul 2026
$180k
New Home , 14 Jul 2026
$16k
Garage or Shed , 13 Jul 2026
$90k
New Home , 9 Jul 2026
$383k
New Home , 1 Jul 2026
$4m
Commercial , 30 Jun 2026
$349k
Subdivision , 23 Jun 2026
$135k
Granny Flat , 10 Jun 2026
$267k
New Home , 4 Jun 2026
$20k
Deck or Pergola , 22 Apr 2026
$61k
Pool , 21 Apr 2026
$5,000
New Home , 15 Apr 2026
$300k
Deck or Pergola , 13 Apr 2026
$325k
New Home , 13 Apr 2026
Investor-active

17% 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.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $90k approval is about 17% of the $545k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

$9.35M
2410 Oxley Highway
Subdivision · 2 Jun 2026
$4.72M
142A Cameron Street
Residential care facility · 28 Aug 2025
$4.4M
4 Avondale Street
Educational establishment · 14 May 2026
$4M
11 Business Circuit
Industrial development · 30 Jun 2026
$3.5M
1993 Oxley Highway
Other · 30 May 2023

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
440
Total on record
67
Last 12 months
$90k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 440 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension82
Swimming Pool / Spa78
New Dwelling75
Subdivision52
Garage / Shed / Carport35
Commercial / Change of use29
Granny Flat / Secondary22
Other19
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 (876 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Which council handles development applications in Wauchope?
Wauchope sits in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Port Macquarie-Hastings Council lodges for Wauchope from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Wauchope?
In the last 365 days, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council lodged 67 development applications in Wauchope. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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