Lane Cove, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 12,363
- Median age
- 38
- Household income
- $2,539/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 60%
- Renting
- 37%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Artarmon Station · 2.1 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Royal North Shore Hospital · 2.4 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$3.18m
Median unit (5 yr)
$922k
Sales (5 yr)
1,326
Sales (12 mths)
158
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
355 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 1.7% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Lane Cove PS
Secondary
Hunters Hill HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Lane Cove
District population (2025)
16,705
+20% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Apr 2026)
69
houses 16 · other 53
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Lane Cove:
- Burns Bay Road (1,919)
- Longueville Road (725)
- Waterview Drive (630)
- Birdwood Avenue (503)
- Finlayson Street (433)
- Best Street (397)
- Cope Street (356)
- Little Street (308)
- Epping Road (286)
- Mowbray Road (268)
- Pacific Highway (219)
- Austin Street (193)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.