Lane Cove

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED10044
People 81,907
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 38
Families 21,595
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 33,938
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $2,262
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,600
Median weekly rent $505
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 40,077 48.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 41,826 51.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 319 0.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 81,907 people in Lane Cove. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 5,068 6.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 5,080 6.2 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 4,908 6.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 4,731 5.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 4,451 5.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 5,651 6.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 6,604 8.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 6,417 7.8 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 6,249 7.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 5,869 7.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,327 6.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 4,708 5.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,017 4.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3,745 4.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,807 3.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,190 2.7 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,676 2.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,405 2.9 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lane Cove was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 34,813 52.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,417 2.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 4,773 7.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3,339 5.0 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 22,503 33.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lane Cove aged 15 years and over, 52.1% were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 31,188 52.3 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 5,289 8.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 23,199 38.9 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Lane Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,563 6.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 4,275 17.0 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,631 6.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 768 3.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,581 6.3 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 2,721 10.8 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,530 6.1 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,167 4.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5,123 20.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 638 2.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 4,209 16.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Lane Cove 30.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.5% were in primary school, 23.1% in secondary school and 24.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 29,165 43.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 6,509 9.7 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,200 1.8 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 3,923 5.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 9,939 14.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,711 2.6 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,783 5.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 18 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,023 4.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 303 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 5,098 7.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lane Cove, 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 23,378 21.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 20,230 18.2 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 10,064 9.0 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Chinese 9,789 8.8 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Scottish 6,843 6.2 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Lane Cove were English 21.0%, Australian 18.2%, Irish 9.0%, Chinese 8.8% and Scottish 6.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Lane Cove (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 49,355 60.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,715 4.5 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
England 3,249 4.0 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
India 1,743 2.1 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 1,491 1.8 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1,164 1.4 42,347 0.6 86,886 0.4

In Lane Cove, 60.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.5%, England 4.0%, India 2.1%, New Zealand 1.8% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 36,459 44.5 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 6,524 8.0 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 4,931 6.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 29,356 35.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Lane Cove, 35.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 44.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 34,380 42.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5,621 6.9 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
England 4,775 5.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 2,556 3.1 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
India 2,424 3.0 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6

In Lane Cove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 42.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.9%, England 5.8%, Italy 3.1% and India 3.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 36,043 44.0 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5,668 6.9 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
England 3,983 4.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
India 2,356 2.9 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Italy 2,161 2.6 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Lane Cove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 44.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.9%, England 4.9%, India 2.9% and Italy 2.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 24,408 29.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 23,649 28.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 10,105 12.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 6,786 8.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 2,444 3.0 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Lane Cove were Catholic 29.8%, No Religion, so described 28.9%, Anglican 12.3%, Not stated 8.3% and Eastern Orthodox 3.0%. In Lane Cove, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 3,977 4.9 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 2,838 3.5 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Italian 1,500 1.8 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Greek 1,097 1.3 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Korean 957 1.2 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
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English only spoken at home 54,855 67.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 10,551 33.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Lane Cove 67.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.9%, Cantonese 3.5%, Italian 1.8%, Greek 1.3% and Korean 1.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 28,324 64.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 11,767 26.9 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,778 4.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,867 4.3 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 43,736 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lane Cove. Of these 64.8% were employed full time, 26.9% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 4,069 9.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 3,964 9.5 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3,726 8.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 6,238 14.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 22,088 52.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lane Cove, 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 15,899 38.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 7,976 19.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5,753 13.7 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 3,304 7.9 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 3,197 7.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,962 7.1 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 1,341 3.2 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 736 1.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Lane Cove included Professionals 38.0%, Managers 19.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.1%, Labourers 3.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,758 4.2 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,698 4.1 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Banking 1,432 3.4 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Accounting Services 978 2.3 44,014 1.3 127,263 1.2
Legal Services 960 2.3 39,267 1.2 104,051 1.0

Of the employed people in Lane Cove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 4.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.1%, Banking 3.4%, Accounting Services 2.3% and Legal Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 1,025 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,794 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,262 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lane Cove was $1,025.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 19,994 47.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 6,281 15.0 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Train 2,810 6.7 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 2,330 5.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 1,608 3.8 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 11,727 28.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 22,412 53.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Lane Cove, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.8%, Bus 15.0%, Train 6.7%, Worked at home 5.6% and Walked only 3.8%. On the day, 28.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 49,445 74.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 19,207 28.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 7,428 11.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 15,408 23.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Lane Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 18,014 26.9 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 18,790 28.1 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 7,721 11.5 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 4,919 7.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lane Cove, 28.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 7,916 36.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 10,833 50.2 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,454 11.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 396 1.8 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lane Cove, 50.2% were couple families with children, 36.6% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Lane Cove, 17.5% of single parents were male and 82.5% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 5,458 29.1 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 659 3.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 4,117 22.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 2,917 15.6 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 933 5.0 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 2,654 14.2 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 883 4.7 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,121 6.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Lane Cove, of couple families with children, 29.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 22.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 29,709 91.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,652 8.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Lane Cove, 91.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 14,348 48.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,793 9.4 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 12,411 41.8 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 37 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Lane Cove, 48.3% were separate houses, 9.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 41.8% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 279 0.9 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3,071 10.3 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 9,444 31.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 8,113 27.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 8,322 28.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 486 1.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lane Cove, of occupied private dwellings 10.3% had 1 bedroom, 31.8% had 2 bedrooms and 27.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9,318 31.4 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 9,479 31.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 10,043 33.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 285 1.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 590 2.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lane Cove, 31.4% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 33.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 21,107 71.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 7,461 25.1 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,148 3.9 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Lane Cove, of all households, 71.0% were family households, 25.1% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

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Household income Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 36.8 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Lane Cove, 13.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 36.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 505 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.7 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,600 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.9 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 2,918 9.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 12,324 41.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 10,093 34.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3,681 12.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 703 2.4 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Lane Cove, 41.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 2,531 8.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 26,631 89.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 559 1.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Lane Cove, 89.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 189 59.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 128 40.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Lane Cove, 59.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 40.4% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,162 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Lane Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,162.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lane Cove % Lane Cove New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 485 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 3,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Lane Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $485 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,000.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.