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Ku-ring-gai vs Lane Cove
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 9.5 km apart · Ku-ring-gai profile · Lane Cove profile
Ku-ring-gai Lane Cove
Ku-ring-gai and Lane Cove are neighbouring areas in Sydney with very different housing styles. Ku-ring-gai is dominated by separate houses, with 68.6% of homes being detached and 78.1% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Lane Cove has far more apartments, which make up 56.7% of its homes, and a much higher share of renters at 37.2%. Lane Cove also has a younger population, with a typical resident aged 37 compared to 42 in Ku-ring-gai.
Both areas are almost identical in their share of people who identify as having no religion, at around 41%. They also share similar patterns of working life, with about 55% of people working from home and very similar unemployment rates. While they share these traits, some gaps are widening; the typical personal income is now $307 higher in Lane Cove, and the difference in the proportion of people born overseas has grown since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 109,297
- First area, 2016: 118,053
- First area, 2021: 124,076
- Second area, 2011: 31,510
- Second area, 2016: 36,051
- Second area, 2021: 39,438
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 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 Ku-ring-gai: 1.3% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Lane Cove: 0.6% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Lane Cove: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Lane Cove: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Lane Cove: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Lane Cove: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Lane Cove: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Lane Cove: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in Lane Cove: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.5% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Lane Cove: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.3% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Lane Cove: 3.9% males, 4.3% females
- 35–39 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Lane Cove: 4.6% males, 4.8% females
- 30–34 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Lane Cove: 4.3% males, 4.7% females
- 25–29 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 25–29 in Lane Cove: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 20–24 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Lane Cove: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in Lane Cove: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Ku-ring-gai: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Lane Cove: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Lane Cove: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.4% males, 2.2% 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: $814
- First area, 2016: $942
- First area, 2021: $1,117
- Second area, 2011: $970
- Second area, 2016: $1,149
- Second area, 2021: $1,424
- First area, 2011: $2,508
- First area, 2016: $2,640
- First area, 2021: $3,038
- Second area, 2011: $2,181
- Second area, 2016: $2,376
- Second area, 2021: $2,801
- First area, 2011: $2,679
- First area, 2016: $3,046
- First area, 2021: $3,447
- 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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $575
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $630
- Second area, 2011: $420
- Second area, 2016: $520
- Second area, 2021: $540
- First area, 2011: $3,000
- First area, 2016: $3,000
- First area, 2021: $3,500
- Second area, 2011: $2,734
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $2,980
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Ku-ring-gai vs Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/vs/LGA14700/lane-cove