Lane Cove North

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Lane Cove North
Sydney,  New South Wales
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Helen Street Reserve,
Lane Cove North
Lane Cove North
Lane Cove North
Population11,436 (2016 census) [1]
Established20 January 2006
Postcode(s) 2066
Location11 km (7 mi) NW of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Lane Cove
Federal division(s) North Sydney (Lane Cove) Bradfield (Willoughby)
Suburbs around Lane Cove North:
North Ryde North Ryde Chatswood West
North Ryde Lane Cove North Lane Cove
East Ryde Lane Cove West Lane Cove West

Lane Cove North is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lane Cove North is located 11 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the Municipality of Lane Cove and the City of Willoughby. Lane Cove and Lane Cove West are separate suburbs.

Contents

Boundaries are Pacific Highway in east, Epping Road in the south, Lane Cove River in the west and Chatswood Golf Course in the north. The Local Government boundary is Mowbray Road.

History

The suburb of Lane Cove was founded as a World War II veterans' home grant area.

Lane Cove North became a separate suburb on 20 January 2006. [2]

In 2005, the area briefly caught the attention of the world's press when part of an apartment block [note 1] collapsed into an excavation for the Lane Cove Tunnel and a pet bird in the evacuated block was rescued by a robot. [3] The area is undergoing significant redevelopment.

Heritage listings

Lane Cove North has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Schools

Churches and Temples

Sport and recreation

Parks

Demographics

At the 2016 census, the suburb of Lane Cove North recorded a population of 11,436. Of these: [1]

Notes

  1. The apartment block was classified as being in Lane Cove at the time of the collapse, but it is now classified as being in the suburb of North Lane Cove

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lane Cove North (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 March 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Lane Cove North". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 June 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Commuter chaos to go on after tunnel collapse". Sydney Morning Herald . 2 November 2005.; "Tweety's free as a bird". Sydney Morning Herald . 4 November 2005.
  4. "Chatswood South Uniting Church and Cemetery". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning and Environment. H00694. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC-BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .

Coordinates: 33°48′25″S151°09′50″E / 33.807°S 151.164°E / -33.807; 151.164