Lane Cove

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 65,243 people were usually resident in Lane Cove: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.1% of people usually resident in Lane Cove were children aged 0-14 years, and 25.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 83.8% of people usually resident in Lane Cove were Australian citizens, 29.1% were born overseas and 1.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Lane Cove were married, 9.2% were either separated or divorced, 6.2% were widowed and 34.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 63.8% of people usually resident in Lane Cove, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.3%, China 2.5%, New Zealand 2.2%, Hong Kong 1.3% and Italy 1.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Lane Cove were Catholic 32.2%, Anglican 18.7%, No Religion 17.5%, Uniting Church 3.5% and Eastern Orthodox 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Lane Cove were Cantonese 3.2%, Mandarin 2.3%, Italian 2.2%, Greek 1.7% and Korean 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 73.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 33,633 people aged 15 years and over in Lane Cove were in the labour force. Of these 66.0% worked full-time, 25.7% worked part-time, 3.4% were away from work, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.0% were unemployed. 16,245 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Lane Cove were Professionals 35.7%, Managers 18.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.2%, Sales Workers 8.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.5%, Labourers 3.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lane Cove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 4.6%, Hospitals 3.9%, School Education 3.9%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.6% and Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Lane Cove, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $732, the median family income was $2,092 and the median household income was $1,599.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 16,469 families in Lane Cove: of these 37.4% were couple families without children, 48.7% were couple families with children, 11.6% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 25,536 occupied private dwellings were counted in Lane Cove.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Lane Cove, 52.1% were separate houses, 8.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 38.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Lane Cove, 33.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 29.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Lane Cove, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 67.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 19.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Lane Cove, the median weekly rent was $300. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Lane Cove, 63.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.1% were single (or lone) person households and 4.1% were group households.