Lane Cove North

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.

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

• 518 Pacific Highway: Chatswood South Uniting Church[4]

• Mowbray Public School

• St James' Presbyterian Church
• Chatswood South Uniting Church
• Happy Science Shoshinkan

• 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

• 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

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

• Age distribution: The median age was 34 years, compared to the national median of 38 years. Children aged under 15 years made up 17.2% of the population (national average is 18.7%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.2% of the population (national average is 15.8%).
• Ethnic diversity : 51.7% of people were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were China 5.9%, England 3.9%, India 3.1%, New Zealand 1.8% and Hong Kong 1.8%. 58.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 6.8%, Cantonese 4.3%, Spanish 2.0%, Japanese 1.9% and Nepali 1.9%.
• Finances: The median household weekly income was $2,161, compared to the national median of $1,438. This difference is also reflected in real estate prices, with the median mortgage payment in Lane Cove North being $2,400 per month, compared to the national median of $1,755.
• Transport: On the day of the Census, 34.8% of employed people used public transport as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 47.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).
• Housing: 69.4% of occupied private dwellings were flats, units or apartments; 24.1% were separate houses, and 6.4% were semi-detached (row or terrace houses, townhouses etc.). The average household size was 2.4 people.
• Religion: The most common response for religion was No Religion (34.9%); the next most common responses were Catholic 21.6% and Anglican 10.5%.

• Lane Cove at Curlie