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Canada Bay vs Lane Cove
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 7.4 km apart · Canada Bay profile · Lane Cove profile
Canada Bay Lane Cove
Canada Bay and Lane Cove are neighbouring areas in Sydney with a mix of high-income residents and diverse backgrounds. Lane Cove has a more highly educated population, with 56.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 42.9% in Canada Bay. This trend is reflected in incomes, as the typical weekly family income in Lane Cove is well higher at $3,619, while Canada Bay's is $2,870. Canada Bay is more linguistically diverse, with 39.5% of people using a language other than English at home, compared to 28.3% in Lane Cove.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of homes owned outright, which are 31.1% in Canada Bay and 27.8% in Lane Cove. They also share very similar housing patterns, with almost identical numbers of people per home and nearly the same typical weekly rent. While they are alike in these ways, the gap in typical incomes has widened since 2011, and the share of people with no religion has grown faster in Lane Cove.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 75,763
- First area, 2016: 88,015
- First area, 2021: 89,177
- Second area, 2011: 31,510
- Second area, 2016: 36,051
- Second area, 2021: 39,438
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Canada Bay: 0.9% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Lane Cove: 0.6% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Canada Bay: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Lane Cove: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Canada Bay: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Lane Cove: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Canada Bay: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Lane Cove: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Canada Bay: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Lane Cove: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Canada Bay: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Lane Cove: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Canada Bay: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Lane Cove: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Canada Bay: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Lane Cove: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Canada Bay: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Lane Cove: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Canada Bay: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Lane Cove: 3.9% males, 4.3% females
- 35–39 in Canada Bay: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Lane Cove: 4.6% males, 4.8% females
- 30–34 in Canada Bay: 4.3% males, 4.6% females; 30–34 in Lane Cove: 4.3% males, 4.7% females
- 25–29 in Canada Bay: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Lane Cove: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 20–24 in Canada Bay: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Lane Cove: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Canada Bay: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Lane Cove: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Canada Bay: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Lane Cove: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Canada Bay: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Lane Cove: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Canada Bay: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Lane Cove: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $782
- First area, 2016: $882
- First area, 2021: $1,107
- Second area, 2011: $970
- Second area, 2016: $1,149
- Second area, 2021: $1,424
- First area, 2011: $1,817
- First area, 2016: $2,061
- First area, 2021: $2,371
- Second area, 2011: $2,181
- Second area, 2016: $2,376
- Second area, 2021: $2,801
- First area, 2011: $2,152
- First area, 2016: $2,361
- First area, 2021: $2,870
- Second area, 2011: $2,637
- Second area, 2016: $2,971
- Second area, 2021: $3,619
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $480
- First area, 2016: $565
- First area, 2021: $560
- Second area, 2011: $420
- Second area, 2016: $520
- Second area, 2021: $540
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,734
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $2,980
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Canada Bay vs Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11520/canada-bay/vs/LGA14700/lane-cove