Linley Point NSW 2066
159 addresses · 9 streets
North Sydney Electorate › Lane Cove LGA › Linley Point · 7 km from Sydney
Living Here
Linley Point is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 382 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $3,833 a week, with median rent near $1,200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. 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 Lane Cove - Greenwich statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Linley Point itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 beaches
2 bakeries
1 butcher
4 hairdressers
1 beauty salon
2 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: Artarmon, 3.9 km north-east · Metro station: North Ryde, 3.8 km north · Light rail stop: Leichhardt North, 5.3 km south · Bus interchange: STA Ryde Depot, 2.7 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Riverview College Wharf, 650 m south-east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 11.5 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: 25.3% 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 | 25.3% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 41.0% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 71.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 62.6%
Population by age in Linley Point
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 56 |
| 15-19 | 30 |
| 20-24 | 23 |
| 25-34 | 12 |
| 35-44 | 36 |
| 45-54 | 64 |
| 55-64 | 71 |
| 65-74 | 42 |
| 75-84 | 23 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Linley Point
| House | 122 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Linley Point
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 18 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 20 |
| $3,000+ | 67 |
Top ancestries in Linley Point
| Chinese | 91 |
|---|---|
| English | 89 |
| Other | 64 |
| Australian | 63 |
| Italian | 32 |
| Irish | 28 |
Housing tenure in Linley Point
| Owned | 63 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 46 |
| Rented | 14 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Linley Point
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 63 |
| 3 | 31 |
| 4+ | 12 |
Commute to work in Linley Point
| Car | 84 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 80 |
Top countries of birth in Linley Point
| China | 32 |
|---|---|
| England | 14 |
| Hong Kong | 6 |
| India | 6 |
| Egypt | 5 |
| Germany | 5 |
Languages used at home in Linley Point
| Mandarin | 33 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 18 |
| Greek | 12 |
| Italian | 8 |
| German | 7 |
| Arabic | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
100,164 bird observations recorded near Linley Point — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (11,434)
- Noisy Miner (8,816)
- Australian Magpie (6,221)
- Laughing Kookaburra (5,397)
- Pied Currawong (5,362)
- Australian Brush-turkey (5,095)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (4,654)
- Australian White Ibis (4,210)
- Australian Raven (4,106)
- Grey Butcherbird (3,766)
- Welcome Swallow (3,612)
- Silver Gull (2,859)
- Rock Dove (2,732)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Linley Point
- Common Myna (2,366)
- White-browed Scrubwren (2,314)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,260)
- Crested Pigeon (2,045)
- Australian King-parrot (1,995)
- White-faced Heron (1,980)
- Magpie-lark (1,948)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,908)
- Masked Lapwing (1,799)
- Tawny Frogmouth (1,748)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,716)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,696)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,675)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (1,653)
- Silvereye (1,637)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,580)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,580)
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 Linley Point:
- Hunters Hill (0.6 km)
- Riverview (1.2 km)
- Huntleys Point (1.4 km)
- Huntleys Cove (1.8 km)
- Longueville (1.8 km)
- Lane Cove (1.8 km)
- Lane Cove West (1.9 km)
- Henley (2.1 km)
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Streets
- Brooks Street (28)
- Burns Bay Road (14)
- Burton Street (17)
- Carisbrook Street (11)
- Haughton Street (27)
- Linley Place (5)
- The Avenue (18)
- The Crescent (36)
- View Street (3)
