Lane Cove Municipal Council
City profile

City profile

A quick snapshot of Lane Cove, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.

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Local Government Area (LGA)
The official area a council governs.
Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
The official population count for an area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
The national statistics agency behind population figures.
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Population (2023–24)
42,566OLG 'Your Council' / ABS Estimated Resident Population.
Area
10.5 km²One of the smaller LGAs in Sydney by area.
Population density
~4,054 people per km²
Region
Lower North Shore, Sydney (~8 km NW of the Sydney CBD, on the Lane Cove River)
Council classification
Metropolitan
Main centres
Lane Cove, Lane Cove North, Lane Cove West, St Leonards (part), Greenwich, Longueville, Northwood, RiverviewThe St Leonards / Crows Nest growth corridor is shared with North Sydney and Willoughby councils; the Lane Cove National Park sits nearby. A selection of suburbs is listed below.

Suburbs & postcodes

On the map

The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.

The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the localities in the Lane Cove LGA; some suburbs (such as St Leonards) are split with neighbouring council areas and some postcodes are shared. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Lane Cove Municipal Council).

Sources — check it yourself

Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.