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Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North vs Lane Cove

Name: Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North vs Lane Cove — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.8 km apart · Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North profile · Lane Cove profile

Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North Lane Cove

Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North and Lane Cove are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North is more culturally diverse, with 41.5% of people using a language other than English at home and 47.4% born overseas. It also has much larger schools, with an average size of 1,315 students compared to 436 in Lane Cove. In contrast, Lane Cove is more convenient for daily needs; 89.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 87.0% are near health services, while those figures are 76.1% and 63.8% in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North.

The gap in population growth is widening, as Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North has grown by 10.3% since 2021, more than double the 4.8% increase in Lane Cove. Despite this, the two areas are very similar in other ways. They share nearly identical rates of university qualifications, with about 54% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Both areas also have a very high proportion of people working from home, well above the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 12.4 pts higher in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North Born overseas: 8.5 pts higher in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North Population: 5,406 larger in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North No religion: 5.3 pts higher in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North Unemployment: 0.7 pts higher in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

Demographics & Identity

Population in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +5,406 larger in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

21,294 91st pct 15,888 79th pct

Median age in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +1 yrs older in Lane Cove

37 yrs 36th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

35.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.0 pts 33.6%

23.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.6 pts 22.4%

17.9% Children (0–14) +1.9 pts ▸ 19.8%

13.8% Seniors (65+) +1.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

9.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 9.2%

Marital status

50.1% Married +2.0 pts ▸ 52.1%

36.6% Never married ◂ +3.3 pts 33.3%

7.4% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.4% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North Lane Cove

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

49.2% Australia +9.1 pts ▸ 58.3%

10.5% China ◂ +5.3 pts 5.2%

3.8% England +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.1% India ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

1.7% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.8% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

1.1% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Nepal ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.4% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Ancestry

23.1% English +5.4 pts ▸ 28.5%

24.6% Chinese ◂ +10.8 pts 13.7%

18.9% Australian +5.5 pts ▸ 24.4%

8.2% Irish +3.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.5% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.1% Italian +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.1% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.7% German +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.4% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

1.2% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.2% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Vietnamese even 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

54.6% English only +13.0 pts ▸ 67.6%

12.2% Mandarin ◂ +6.3 pts 5.9%

6.7% Cantonese ◂ +3.5 pts 3.2%

1.2% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.4% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Arabic even 0.5%

0.4% Vietnamese even 0.5%

0.2% Punjabi even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.5% No religion ◂ +5.3 pts 40.2%

36.8% Christianity +8.7 pts ▸ 45.5%

5.9% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 4.9%

4.2% Buddhism ◂ +1.5 pts 2.7%

3.9% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

1.7% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

1.0% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +1 more in Lane Cove

3 43rd pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +0.49 more in Lane Cove

0.79 8th pct 1.27 24th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +10 more in Lane Cove

48 87th pct 58 90th pct

Students in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +2,201 more in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

3,944 87th pct 1,743 57th pct

Avg size in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +879 larger in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

1,315 100th pct 436 52nd pct

ICSEA in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +31 higher in Lane Cove

1,140 94th pct 1,171 100th pct

Highest year of school

83.8% Year 12 +0.6 pts ▸ 84.4%

6.3% Year 10 +0.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

2.5% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Highest qualification level

42.3% Bachelor degree +1.0 pts ▸ 43.3%

22.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.5 pts 20.9%

12.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 12.0%

7.9% Certificate III / IV +0.6 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.8% Certificate I / II even 0.8%

Field of qualification

29.3% Management & commerce +1.4 pts ▸ 30.7%

12.8% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.5% Engineering & related ◂ +1.2 pts 9.2%

9.1% Health +0.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.3% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 6.1%

5.7% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.6% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 4.6%

3.3% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services even 2.8%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +$132 higher in Lane Cove

$1,229 90th pct $1,361 94th pct

Household income in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +$233 higher in Lane Cove

$2,415 87th pct $2,648 91st pct

Family income in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +$340 higher in Lane Cove

$3,094 90th pct $3,434 95th pct

Household income distribution

27.1% $4,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 31.8%

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 27.1%

17.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 15.0%

12.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 11.9%

9.8% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

Personal income distribution

29.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.4 pts 27.1%

26.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 27.3%

26.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 24.7%

13.2% $3,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 17.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Other condition even 7.2%

6.3% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.1% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.7% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.8% Diabetes even 2.8%

2.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

2.4% Cancer even 2.4%

0.8% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Stroke even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.2% None ◂ +0.9 pts 73.3%

15.4% One condition +1.3 pts ▸ 16.7%

3.8% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.4% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +11 larger in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

74 24th pct 63 20th pct

Median age in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +1 yrs older in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

30 yrs 86th pct 29 yrs 81st pct

Median income in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +$36 higher in Lane Cove

$1,047 90th pct $1,083 91st pct

Household income in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +$238 higher in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

$2,416 86th pct $2,178 76th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +0.1 larger in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

2.5 43rd pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

62.5% Couples with children +0.5 pts ▸ 63.0%

26.5% Couples without children +0.2 pts ▸ 26.7%

9.9% One-parent families ◂ +0.5 pts 9.4%

1.2% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Household size

32.4% 2 people +0.4 pts ▸ 32.8%

26.5% 1 person +0.6 pts ▸ 27.1%

17.7% 3 people ◂ +0.7 pts 17.0%

17.0% 4 people ◂ +1.1 pts 15.9%

4.8% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.5% 6 or more even 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +$50 higher in Lane Cove

$500 88th pct $550 93rd pct

Mortgage in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +$292 higher in Lane Cove

$2,708 91st pct $3,000 96th pct

People / bedroom in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove even

1.00 90th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.2% Rented +0.8 pts ▸ 38.0%

34.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.3 pts 32.2%

25.6% Owned outright +1.5 pts ▸ 27.1%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

0.7% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

58.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.4 pts 56.3%

35.4% Separate house +0.5 pts ▸ 35.9%

5.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

39.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 37.7%

24.9% 3 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 25.6%

14.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.5 pts 14.3%

12.5% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

6.4% 5 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

1.0% Studio / none even 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

47.3% $350–$549 ◂ +8.1 pts 39.2%

26.3% $550–$749 +3.8 pts ▸ 30.0%

14.3% $750 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 19.5%

6.4% $200–$349 ◂ +1.9 pts 4.5%

3.5% Under $200 +1.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.7% $3,000 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 49.1%

30.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.9 pts 26.6%

12.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.7 pts 9.6%

9.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.9 pts 8.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +20 more in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

103 87th pct 83 82nd pct

Stops/1k in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +0.39 more in Lane Cove

4.84 58th pct 5.22 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +490.1 more in Lane Cove

1,778.9 79th pct 2,268.9 86th pct

PT routes in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +3 more in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

23 86th pct 20 86th pct

Stop walk in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +2 longer in Lane Cove

1 7th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove even

12 17th pct 12 17th pct

Reach 30 min in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +7,522 more in Lane Cove

21,294 64th pct 28,816 75th pct

Reach 45 min in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +91,351 more in Lane Cove

62,210 60th pct 153,561 80th pct

Transit to city in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +1 longer in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

51 36th pct 50 34th pct

How people get to work

52.6% Worked at home +3.2 pts ▸ 55.9%

23.0% Car (driver) even 23.0%

2.9% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

2.8% Bus even 2.8%

2.0% Train ◂ +1.8 pts 0.2%

1.9% Car (passenger) even 1.9%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

52.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.3 pts 50.5%

29.1% 2 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 31.7%

10.3% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 9.2%

5.7% 3 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.2% 4 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 17.6%

13.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 12.5%

10.2% Finance & insurance +1.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

8.2% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%

5.2% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

4.8% Public administration & safety even 4.8%

4.1% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

3.2% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.4% Wholesale trade even 3.5%

2.8% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

41.6% Professionals +0.8 pts ▸ 42.4%

19.0% Managers +2.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

12.1% Clerical & administrative even 12.1%

7.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 6.0%

6.7% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 6.4%

6.3% Sales workers even 6.3%

3.6% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 2.4%

1.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +1 higher in Lane Cove

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +1 higher in Lane Cove

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +18 higher in Lane Cove

1,137 95th pct 1,155 99th pct

ERP in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +6,915 higher in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

23,620 89th pct 16,705 77th pct

Growth in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +5.5 pts higher in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

10.3% 81st pct 4.8% 52nd pct

Businesses in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +296 higher in Lane Cove

1,912 86th pct 2,208 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove even

1,255 78th pct 1,255 78th pct

Max temp in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove even

23.6 49th pct 23.6 49th pct

Min temp in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove even

13.0 64th pct 13.0 64th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +0.5 higher in Lane Cove

7.4 79th pct 7.9 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +0.2 more in Lane Cove

6.9 75th pct 7.1 78th pct

15-min city in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +1.1 pts higher in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

91.6% 72nd pct 90.6% 71st pct

Walk to shops in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +13.2 pts higher in Lane Cove

76.1% 62nd pct 89.3% 74th pct

Walk to transit in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove even

100.0% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +3.2 pts higher in Lane Cove

96.6% 80th pct 99.8% 96th pct

Walk to a park in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove even

100.0% 74th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +23.2 pts higher in Lane Cove

63.8% 65th pct 87.0% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +4.1 more in Lane Cove

8.8 15th pct 12.9 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +27 higher in Lane Cove

195 70th pct 222 74th pct

Mean slope in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North in Lane Cove +0.6 pts higher in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

9.8% 89th pct 9.2% 88th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North vs Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121011399/chatswood-lane-cove-north/vs/121011686/lane-cove