Lane Cove North

History

Heritage listings

• 518 Pacific Highway: Chatswood South Uniting Church

  Schools

• Mowbray Public School

  Churches and Temples

• Sport and recreation

• 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

• 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

• 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 and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.2% of the population.
• 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.
• Housing: 69.4% of occupied private dwellings were flats, units or apartments; 24.1% were separate houses, and 6.4% were semi-detached. The average household size was 2.4 people.
• Religion: The most common response for religion was No Religion ; the next most common responses were Catholic 21.6% and Anglican 10.5%.