Boundaries are the 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:
Lane Cove Rugby Club and Lane Cove Junior Rugby Club, Tantallon Oval
Lane Cove Tigers Junior Rugby League club, Tantallon Oval
North Sydney Athletics and Northern Suburbs Little Athletics, Chatswood War Memorial Athletic Field
Tennis Club, corner of Hatfield Street and Mowbray Road
Scouts, Avian Crescent
Parks
Helen Street Reserve
Tantallon Oval, cnr Epping Road and Tantallon Street
Chatswood War Memorial Athletic Field, Mowbray Road
Batten Creek Reserve, Kullah Parade
Stringybark Reserve, Karilla Avenue
Helen Street Reserve, Helen Street
Mindarie Park, Cnr Mindarie and Kullah Streets
Coolaroo Park, Moola Parade
Girraween Park, Girraween Street
Stokes Park, Stokes Street
Mowbray Park, Ulm Street
Mowbray Primary Oval, Hatfield Street
Demographics
At the 2021 census, the suburb of Lane Cove North recorded a population of 11,773. Of these:[1]
Age distribution: The median age was 36 years, compared to the national median of 38 years. Children aged under 15 years made up 17.7% of the population (national average is 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population (national average is 17.2%).
Ethnic diversity : 53.0% of people were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.9%; the next most common countries of birth were China 5.6%, England 4.1%, India 3.1%, Hong Kong 2.2% and Philippines 2.0%. 60.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 6.3%, Cantonese 4.8%, Japanese 2.1%, Spanish 1.9% and Persian 1.7%.
Finances: The median household weekly income was $2,386, compared to the national median of $1,746. This difference is also reflected in real estate prices, with the median mortgage payment in Lane Cove North being $2,600 per month, compared to the national median of $1,863.
Transport: On the day of the Census, 5.9% of employed people used public transport as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 26.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).
Housing: 70.8% of occupied private dwellings were flats, units or apartments; 23.0% were separate houses, and 6.1% were semi-detached (row or terrace houses, townhouses etc.). The average household size was 2.3 people.
Religion: The most common response for religion was No Religion (43.0%); the next most common responses were Catholic 20.1% and Anglican 8.0%.
Notes
↑ 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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