Lane Cove North NSW 2066
7,200 addresses · 60 streets
North Sydney Electorate › Lane Cove LGA › Lane Cove North · 8 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Lane Cove North is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 11,773 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,386 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 58% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lane Cove North itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 beach
4 physiotherapists
19 childcare & kindergartens
Getting around. Train station: Artarmon, 1.8 km east · Metro station: Chatswood, 1.8 km north-east · Bus interchange: Chatswood Transport Interchange, 1.9 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Riverview College Wharf, 2.7 km south · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 11.4 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 36.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 36.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 76.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 72.7%
Population by age in Lane Cove North
| 0-4 | 830 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 1,271 |
| 15-19 | 449 |
| 20-24 | 537 |
| 25-34 | 2,395 |
| 35-44 | 2,416 |
| 45-54 | 1,474 |
| 55-64 | 976 |
| 65-74 | 771 |
| 75-84 | 433 |
| 85+ | 228 |
Dwelling types in Lane Cove North
| House | 1,128 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 302 |
| Apartment | 3,480 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Lane Cove North
| <$650 | 484 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 827 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 1,500 |
| $3,000+ | 1,920 |
Top ancestries in Lane Cove North
| English | 2,979 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 2,554 |
| Other | 2,554 |
| Chinese | 1,897 |
| Irish | 1,055 |
| Scottish | 775 |
Housing tenure in Lane Cove North
| Owned | 1,024 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 1,812 |
| Rented | 1,961 |
| Other | 101 |
Cars per household in Lane Cove North
| 0 | 482 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2,657 |
| 2 | 1,448 |
| 3 | 214 |
| 4+ | 78 |
Commute to work in Lane Cove North
| Car | 1,697 |
|---|---|
| Train | 49 |
| Bus | 240 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 132 |
| Bicycle | 34 |
| Home | 3,632 |
Top countries of birth in Lane Cove North
| China | 661 |
|---|---|
| England | 486 |
| India | 368 |
| Hong Kong | 264 |
| Philippines | 232 |
| Iran | 210 |
Languages used at home in Lane Cove North
| Mandarin | 744 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 561 |
| Japanese | 246 |
| Spanish | 227 |
| Persian | 204 |
| Korean | 121 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
100,601 bird observations recorded near Lane Cove North — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (11,982)
- Noisy Miner (8,831)
- Laughing Kookaburra (6,470)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (6,246)
- Australian Magpie (5,983)
- Australian Brush-turkey (5,752)
- Pied Currawong (5,347)
- Australian Raven (3,958)
- Grey Butcherbird (3,797)
- Welcome Swallow (3,183)
- Australian White Ibis (2,889)
- White-browed Scrubwren (2,621)
- Australian King-parrot (2,426)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lane Cove North
- Eastern Spinebill (2,407)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,404)
- Eastern Whipbird (2,135)
- Rock Dove (2,073)
- Tawny Frogmouth (1,992)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,986)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,952)
- Common Myna (1,821)
- Brown Thornbill (1,813)
- Silvereye (1,720)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (1,651)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,630)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,564)
- Spotted Pardalote (1,563)
- Crested Pigeon (1,501)
- Magpie-lark (1,473)
- Masked Lapwing (1,431)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Lane Cove North:
- Lane Cove (1 km)
- Chatswood West (1.3 km)
- Lane Cove West (1.5 km)
- Riverview (1.8 km)
- Artarmon (1.8 km)
- Chatswood (2 km)
- Longueville (2.5 km)
- Northwood (2.6 km)
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Streets
- Arding Street (11)
- Avian Crescent (47)
- Bailey Avenue (16)
- Burley Street (155)
- Canberra Street (16)
- Centennial Avenue (334)
- Coolaroo Road (77)
- Cumberland Avenue (25)
- Dalrymple Avenue (21)
- Elizabeth Parade (113)
- Epping Road (30)
- Farran Street (60)
- Felton Avenue (30)
- Fitzsimmons Avenue (27)
- Fraser Street (25)
- Gay Street (9)
- Girraween Avenue (1)
- Goodlet Close (7)
- Gordon Crescent (474)
- Greenlands Road (7)
- Hart Street (137)
- Hatfield Street (29)
- Helen Street (487)
- Hinkler Crescent (59)
- Howarth Road (70)
- Huxtable Avenue (96)
- Johnston Crescent (126)
- Kara Street (50)
- Karilla Avenue (71)
- Kariola Street (14)
- Kinsellas Drive (41)
- Kullah Parade (21)
- Kyong Street (3)
- Landers Road (308)
- Longueville Road (138)
- Lynvale Close (28)
- Margaret Place (7)
- Melrose Street (8)
- Merinda Street (75)
- Mindarie Street (550)
- Mooney Street (37)
- Mowbray Road W (1,615)
- Murray Street (271)
- Nundah Street (40)
- Pacific Highway (445)
- Parklands Avenue (56)
- Pinaroo Place (83)
- Ralston Street (121)
- Reddish Close (16)
- Roslyn Street (35)
- Sawyer Crescent (15)
- Stokes Street (230)
- Tantallon Road (16)
- Taylors Drive (72)
- Taylors Lane (42)
- Ulm Street (34)
- Walkers Drive (70)
- Whitfield Avenue (6)
- Willandra Street (176)
- Wingadee Street (17)
