Lane Cove North

Lane Cove North
Sydney, New South Wales

Helen Street Reserve,
Lane Cove North
Population 9,337 (2011 census)[1]
Established 20 January 2006
Postcode(s) 2066
Location 11 km (7 mi) NW of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Lane Cove
Federal Division(s) North Sydney (Lane Cove) Bradfield (Willoughby)
Suburbs around Lane Cove North:
North Ryde North Ryde Chatswood West
North Ryde Lane Cove North Lane Cove
East Ryde Lane Cove West Lane Cove West

Lane Cove North is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lane Cove North is located 11 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the Municipality of Lane Cove and the City of Willoughby. Lane Cove and Lane Cove West are separate suburbs.

Boundaries are Pacific Highway in east, Epping Road in the south, Lane Cove River in the west and Chatswood Golf Course in the north. The Local Government boundary is Mowbray Road.

History

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 lots of redevelopment.

Schools

Churches and Temples

Sport and recreation

Parks

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the suburb of Lane Cove North recorded a population of 9,337. Of these:[1]

Notes

  1. The apartment block was classified as being in Lane Cove at the time of the collapse, but it is now classified as being in the suburb of North Lane Cove

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lane Cove North (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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  2. "Lane Cove North". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. "Commuter chaos to go on after tunnel collapse". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 Nov 2005.; "Tweety's free as a bird". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 Nov 2005.

Coordinates: 33°48′25″S 151°09′50″E / 33.807°S 151.164°E / -33.807; 151.164

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