Lane Cove - Suburb Demographics : Census 2011

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH - LANE COVE

To better understand the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT potential of your INVESTMENT PROPERTY it is crucial to research the suburb of LANE COVE. A good starting point is to assess the population demographics of LANE COVE to understand who are your potential tenants and/or purchasers.

As experienced property managers our property management team uses this information to identify the target market when developing a marketing strategy for your rental property.

This ensures that we provide our landlords with the most accurate advice, achieve the highest rent and attract the best tenants who will look after your valuable investment property.

Unfortunately in most cases the local REAL ESTATE AGENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT places little importance in keeping up to date with this vital information. Usually because they are either overworked, under staffed or don’t understand the importance.

People — demographics & education

People

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

9,474

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

4,428

46.7

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

5,046

53.3

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

25

0.3

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 9,474 people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) of these 46.7% were male and 53.3% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

Age

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

712

7.5

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

571

6

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

473

5

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

416

4.4

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

432

4.6

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

662

7

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

880

9.3

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

842

8.9

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

723

7.6

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

700

7.4

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

561

5.9

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

493

5.2

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

508

5.4

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

388

4.1

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

294

3.1

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

237

2.5

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

241

2.5

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

340

3.6

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

Median age

38

--

35

--

37

--

The median age of people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.8% of the population.

Registered marital status

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

3,918

50.7

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

162

2.1

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

645

8.3

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

515

6.7

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

2,485

32.2

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3

Of people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 50.7% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

46

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

54

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

57

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

83

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

29

--

26

--

25

--

The median age of married people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

3,608

51.2

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

574

8.1

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

2,862

40.6

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

45

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

34

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

39

--

31

--

33

--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

206

7.8

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

500

19

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

140

5.3

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

61

2.3

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

178

6.8

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

178

6.8

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

146

5.5

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

165

6.3

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

539

20.4

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

76

2.9

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

447

17

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

2,636

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs) 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.6% were in primary school, 19.1% in secondary school and 26.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

English

3,056

24.1

938,150

19.2

7,238,533

25.9

Australian

2,664

21

931,387

19

7,098,486

25.4

Irish

1,277

10.1

352,986

7.2

2,087,758

7.5

Scottish

920

7.3

310,704

6.4

1,792,622

6.4

Chinese

786

6.2

232,322

4.7

866,208

3.1

The most common ancestries in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) were English 24.1%, Australian 21.0%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 7.3% and Chinese 6.2%.

Country of birth

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

5,880

62.1

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

Other top responses

England

555

5.9

146,853

3.8

911,593

4.2

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

249

2.6

129,248

3.3

318,969

1.5

New Zealand

230

2.4

86,767

2.2

483,398

2.2

India

192

2

77,298

2

295,362

1.4

South Africa

124

1.3

69,405

1.8

145,683

0.7

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 62.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.6%, New Zealand 2.4%, India 2.0% and South Africa 1.3%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

3,947

43.7

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

768

8.5

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

583

6.5

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

3,729

41.3

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 41.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Catholic

2,724

28.8

1,107,046

28.3

5,439,268

25.3

No Religion

2,392

25.2

684,766

17.5

4,796,787

22.3

Anglican

1,650

17.4

576,427

14.7

3,679,907

17.1

Uniting Church

319

3.4

205,971

5.3

1,065,795

5

Buddhism

282

3

179,360

4.6

528,978

2.5

The most common responses for religion in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) were Catholic 28.8%, No Religion 25.2%, Anglican 17.4%, Uniting Church 3.4% and Buddhism 3.0%.

Language, top responses (other than English)

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Cantonese

288

3

176,491

4.5

263,673

1.2

Mandarin

255

2.7

132,836

3.4

336,410

1.6

Italian

125

1.3

130,452

3.3

299,834

1.4

Spanish

120

1.3

84,568

2.2

117,498

0.5

Hindi

83

0.9

79,322

2

111,351

0.5

English only spoken at home

7,042

74.3

2,302,714

58.9

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

992

26.1

525,299

39

1,579,949

20.4

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs) 74.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 3.0%, Mandarin 2.7%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3% and Hindi 0.9%.

People — employment

Employment

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over

Worked full-time

3,522

66.7

1,228,536

62.6

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

1,338

25.4

514,663

26.2

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

234

4.4

106,602

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

183

3.5

112,174

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

5,277

--

1,961,975

--

10,658,460

--

There were 5,277 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lane Cove (State Suburbs). Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

486

9.5

175,037

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

430

8.4

175,405

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

422

8.3

164,220

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

728

14.3

344,015

18.6

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

2,790

54.8

884,519

47.8

4,558,678

45.3

Of employed people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

Employed full-time

40

--

39

--

40

--

Employed part-time

41

--

39

--

40

--

The median age of people employed full-time in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

Occupation

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

1,980

38.9

488,129

26.4

2,145,442

21.3

Managers

975

19.1

301,857

16.3

1,293,970

12.9

Clerical and Administrative Workers

771

15.1

247,925

13.4

1,483,558

14.7

Sales Workers

387

7.6

216,894

11.7

942,140

9.4

Technicians and Trades Workers

354

7

164,384

8.9

1,425,146

14.2

Community and Personal Service Workers

340

6.7

159,462

8.6

971,897

9.7

Labourers

130

2.6

130,650

7.1

947,608

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

69

1.4

103,732

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) included Professionals 38.9%, Managers 19.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Sales Workers 7.6%, and Technicians and Trades Workers 7.0%.

Industry of employment, top responses

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Computer System Design and Related Services

259

5.1

74,393

4

139,409

1.4

Legal and Accounting Services

217

4.3

72,555

3.9

209,182

2.1

School Education

195

3.8

59,072

3.2

467,373

4.6

Hospitals

184

3.6

54,531

2.9

361,011

3.6

Depository Financial Intermediation

183

3.6

48,110

2.6

148,232

1.5

Of the employed people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 5.1% worked in Computer System Design and Related Services. Other major industries of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 4.3%, School Education 3.8%, Hospitals 3.6% and Depository Financial Intermediation 3.6%.

Median weekly incomes

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

957

--

634

--

577

--

Family

2,536

--

1,728

--

1,481

--

Household

1,942

--

1,493

--

1,234

--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) was $957.

Travel to work, top responses

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Car, as driver

2,327

45.7

972,949

52.6

6,059,972

60.2

Bus

1,155

22.7

180,837

9.8

301,187

3

Walked only

210

4.1

106,077

5.7

377,043

3.7

Car, as passenger

170

3.3

83,060

4.5

537,638

5.3

Train, bus

101

2

80,014

4.3

83,712

0.8

People who travelled to work by public transport

1,462

28.7

396,492

21.4

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

2,508

49.3

1,059,231

57.3

6,620,840

65.8

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 45.7%, Bus 22.7% and Walked only 4.1%. Other common responses were Car, as passenger 3.3% and Train, bus 2.0%. On the day, 28.7% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 49.3% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

5,983

77.4

2,122,441

67.1

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

2,263

29.3

855,914

27.1

4,827,808

27.8

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

801

10.4

337,766

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

1,756

22.7

470,618

14.9

3,090,874

17.8

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.3% provided care for children and 10.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

2,141

27.7

750,393

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

2,260

29.2

769,030

24.3

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

951

12.3

332,589

10.5

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

629

8.1

270,426

8.6

1,746,196

10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 29.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

950

37.9

337,517

33

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

1,202

47.9

506,277

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

302

12

158,418

15.5

901,637

15.9

Other family

54

2.2

20,220

2

97,722

1.7

Of the families in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 47.9% were couple families with children, 37.9% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

15.3

--

16

--

17.6

Female

--

84.7

--

84

--

82.4

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs) 15.3% of single parents were male and 84.7% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

3,002

--

2,343

--

2,081

--

Families with children

3,227

--

2,596

--

2,310

--

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,227 and those without children was $3,002.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

647

30.1

204,350

24.2

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

74

3.4

28,701

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

480

22.3

166,457

19.7

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

344

16

150,440

17.8

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

91

4.2

46,322

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

253

11.8

148,685

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

129

6

50,082

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

132

6.1

48,765

5.8

314,529

6.7

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), of couple families, 30.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 22.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling type

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

3,799

92.7

1,347,807

93.5

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

298

7.3

94,282

6.5

934,470

10.7

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

1,527

40.2

780,082

57.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

352

9.3

178,456

13.2

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

1,899

50

382,258

28.4

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

20

0.5

4,928

0.4

66,666

0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 40.2% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 50.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

56

1.5

13,167

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

282

7.4

93,989

7

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

1,534

40.4

349,565

25.9

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

1,130

29.8

488,348

36.2

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

740

19.5

378,020

28

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

55

1.4

24,718

1.8

143,394

1.8

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

2.7

--

2.9

--

3.1

--

Average number of people per household

2.4

--

2.7

--

2.6

--

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 7.4% had 1 bedroom, 40.4% had 2 bedrooms and 29.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Tenure

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

1,236

32.5

400,989

29.8

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

1,253

33

466,427

34.6

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

1,186

31.2

438,126

32.5

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

52

1.4

9,786

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

72

1.9

32,479

2.4

195,213

2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 32.5% were owned outright, 33.0% were owned with a mortgage and 31.2% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

2,473

65.1

986,162

73.2

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

1,155

30.4

301,187

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

169

4.5

60,457

4.5

321,007

4.1

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), of all households, 65.1% were family households, 30.4% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

Household income

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

15.3

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

25

--

16.6

--

11.2

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 15.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 25.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

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

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

420

--

369

--

285

--

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income

--

89.8

--

87.1

--

89.6

Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

10.2

--

12.9

--

10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,600

--

2,193

--

1,800

--

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income

--

89.6

--

87.9

--

90.1

Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

10.4

--

12.1

--

9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

435

11.5

170,897

12.7

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

1,877

49.4

522,529

38.8

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

1,113

29.3

440,149

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

288

7.6

174,444

12.9

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

84

2.2

39,787

3

234,292

3

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 49.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles

Source: ABS Census 2011

People — demographics & education

People

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

9,474

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

4,428

46.7

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

5,046

53.3

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

25

0.3

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5


In the 2011 Census, there were 9,474 people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) of these 46.7% were male and 53.3% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

Age

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

712

7.5

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

571

6

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

473

5

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

416

4.4

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

432

4.6

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

662

7

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

880

9.3

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

842

8.9

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

723

7.6

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

700

7.4

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

561

5.9

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

493

5.2

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

508

5.4

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

388

4.1

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

294

3.1

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

237

2.5

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

241

2.5

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

340

3.6

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

Median age

38

--

35

--

37

--


The median age of people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.8% of the population.

Registered marital status

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

3,918

50.7

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

162

2.1

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

645

8.3

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

515

6.7

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

2,485

32.2

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3


Of people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 50.7% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.


Median age by registered marital status

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

46

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

54

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

57

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

83

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

29

--

26

--

25

--


The median age of married people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

3,608

51.2

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

574

8.1

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

2,862

40.6

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

45

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

34

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

39

--

31

--

33

--


The median age of people in a registered marriage in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

206

7.8

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

500

19

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

140

5.3

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

61

2.3

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

178

6.8

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

178

6.8

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

146

5.5

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

165

6.3

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

539

20.4

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

76

2.9

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

447

17

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

2,636

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs) 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.6% were in primary school, 19.1% in secondary school and 26.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.


People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

English

3,056

24.1

938,150

19.2

7,238,533

25.9

Australian

2,664

21

931,387

19

7,098,486

25.4

Irish

1,277

10.1

352,986

7.2

2,087,758

7.5

Scottish

920

7.3

310,704

6.4

1,792,622

6.4

Chinese

786

6.2

232,322

4.7

866,208

3.1

The most common ancestries in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) were English 24.1%, Australian 21.0%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 7.3% and Chinese 6.2%.

Country of birth

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

5,880

62.1

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

Other top responses

England

555

5.9

146,853

3.8

911,593

4.2

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

249

2.6

129,248

3.3

318,969

1.5

New Zealand

230

2.4

86,767

2.2

483,398

2.2

India

192

2

77,298

2

295,362

1.4

South Africa

124

1.3

69,405

1.8

145,683

0.7

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 62.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.6%, New Zealand 2.4%, India 2.0% and South Africa 1.3%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

3,947

43.7

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

768

8.5

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

583

6.5

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

3,729

41.3

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 41.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Catholic

2,724

28.8

1,107,046

28.3

5,439,268

25.3

No Religion

2,392

25.2

684,766

17.5

4,796,787

22.3

Anglican

1,650

17.4

576,427

14.7

3,679,907

17.1

Uniting Church

319

3.4

205,971

5.3

1,065,795

5

Buddhism

282

3

179,360

4.6

528,978

2.5

The most common responses for religion in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) were Catholic 28.8%, No Religion 25.2%, Anglican 17.4%, Uniting Church 3.4% and Buddhism 3.0%.

Language, top responses (other than English)

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Cantonese

288

3

176,491

4.5

263,673

1.2

Mandarin

255

2.7

132,836

3.4

336,410

1.6

Italian

125

1.3

130,452

3.3

299,834

1.4

Spanish

120

1.3

84,568

2.2

117,498

0.5

Hindi

83

0.9

79,322

2

111,351

0.5

English only spoken at home

7,042

74.3

2,302,714

58.9

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

992

26.1

525,299

39

1,579,949

20.4

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs) 74.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 3.0%, Mandarin 2.7%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3% and Hindi 0.9%.

People — employment

Employment

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over

Worked full-time

3,522

66.7

1,228,536

62.6

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

1,338

25.4

514,663

26.2

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

234

4.4

106,602

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

183

3.5

112,174

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

5,277

--

1,961,975

--

10,658,460

--


There were 5,277 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lane Cove (State Suburbs). Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

486

9.5

175,037

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

430

8.4

175,405

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

422

8.3

164,220

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

728

14.3

344,015

18.6

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

2,790

54.8

884,519

47.8

4,558,678

45.3


Of employed people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

Employed full-time

40

--

39

--

40

--

Employed part-time

41

--

39

--

40

--


The median age of people employed full-time in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

Occupation

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

1,980

38.9

488,129

26.4

2,145,442

21.3

Managers

975

19.1

301,857

16.3

1,293,970

12.9

Clerical and Administrative Workers

771

15.1

247,925

13.4

1,483,558

14.7

Sales Workers

387

7.6

216,894

11.7

942,140

9.4

Technicians and Trades Workers

354

7

164,384

8.9

1,425,146

14.2

Community and Personal Service Workers

340

6.7

159,462

8.6

971,897

9.7

Labourers

130

2.6

130,650

7.1

947,608

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

69

1.4

103,732

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) included Professionals 38.9%, Managers 19.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Sales Workers 7.6%, and Technicians and Trades Workers 7.0%.

Industry of employment, top responses

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Computer System Design and Related Services

259

5.1

74,393

4

139,409

1.4

Legal and Accounting Services

217

4.3

72,555

3.9

209,182

2.1

School Education

195

3.8

59,072

3.2

467,373

4.6

Hospitals

184

3.6

54,531

2.9

361,011

3.6

Depository Financial Intermediation

183

3.6

48,110

2.6

148,232

1.5

Of the employed people in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 5.1% worked in Computer System Design and Related Services. Other major industries of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 4.3%, School Education 3.8%, Hospitals 3.6% and Depository Financial Intermediation 3.6%.

Median weekly incomes

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

957

--

634

--

577

--

Family

2,536

--

1,728

--

1,481

--

Household

1,942

--

1,493

--

1,234

--


The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lane Cove (State Suburbs) was $957.

Travel to work, top responses

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Car, as driver

2,327

45.7

972,949

52.6

6,059,972

60.2

Bus

1,155

22.7

180,837

9.8

301,187

3

Walked only

210

4.1

106,077

5.7

377,043

3.7

Car, as passenger

170

3.3

83,060

4.5

537,638

5.3

Train, bus

101

2

80,014

4.3

83,712

0.8








People who travelled to work by public transport

1,462

28.7

396,492

21.4

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

2,508

49.3

1,059,231

57.3

6,620,840

65.8

In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 45.7%, Bus 22.7% and Walked only 4.1%. Other common responses were Car, as passenger 3.3% and Train, bus 2.0%. On the day, 28.7% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 49.3% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

5,983

77.4

2,122,441

67.1

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

2,263

29.3

855,914

27.1

4,827,808

27.8

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

801

10.4

337,766

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

1,756

22.7

470,618

14.9

3,090,874

17.8


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.3% provided care for children and 10.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

2,141

27.7

750,393

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

2,260

29.2

769,030

24.3

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

951

12.3

332,589

10.5

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

629

8.1

270,426

8.6

1,746,196

10.1


Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 29.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.


Families — family composition

Family composition

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

950

37.9

337,517

33

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

1,202

47.9

506,277

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

302

12

158,418

15.5

901,637

15.9

Other family

54

2.2

20,220

2

97,722

1.7


Of the families in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 47.9% were couple families with children, 37.9% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.


Single (or lone) parents

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

15.3

--

16

--

17.6

Female

--

84.7

--

84

--

82.4


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs) 15.3% of single parents were male and 84.7% were female.


Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

3,002

--

2,343

--

2,081

--

Families with children

3,227

--

2,596

--

2,310

--


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,227 and those without children was $3,002.


Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

647

30.1

204,350

24.2

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

74

3.4

28,701

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

480

22.3

166,457

19.7

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

344

16

150,440

17.8

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

91

4.2

46,322

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

253

11.8

148,685

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

129

6

50,082

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

132

6.1

48,765

5.8

314,529

6.7


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), of couple families, 30.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 22.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.


Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling type

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

3,799

92.7

1,347,807

93.5

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

298

7.3

94,282

6.5

934,470

10.7


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

1,527

40.2

780,082

57.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

352

9.3

178,456

13.2

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

1,899

50

382,258

28.4

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

20

0.5

4,928

0.4

66,666

0.9


Of occupied private dwellings in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 40.2% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 50.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.


Number of bedrooms

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

56

1.5

13,167

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

282

7.4

93,989

7

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

1,534

40.4

349,565

25.9

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

1,130

29.8

488,348

36.2

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

740

19.5

378,020

28

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

55

1.4

24,718

1.8

143,394

1.8

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

2.7

--

2.9

--

3.1

--

Average number of people per household

2.4

--

2.7

--

2.6

--


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 7.4% had 1 bedroom, 40.4% had 2 bedrooms and 29.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.4 people.


Tenure

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

1,236

32.5

400,989

29.8

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

1,253

33

466,427

34.6

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

1,186

31.2

438,126

32.5

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

52

1.4

9,786

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

72

1.9

32,479

2.4

195,213

2.5


Of occupied private dwellings in Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 32.5% were owned outright, 33.0% were owned with a mortgage and 31.2% were rented.


Dwellings — household composition

Household composition

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

2,473

65.1

986,162

73.2

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

1,155

30.4

301,187

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

169

4.5

60,457

4.5

321,007

4.1


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), of all households, 65.1% were family households, 30.4% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

Household income

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

15.3

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

25

--

16.6

--

11.2


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 15.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 25.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.


Dwellings — mortgage & rent

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles


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

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

420

--

369

--

285

--

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income

--

89.8

--

87.1

--

89.6

Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

10.2

--

12.9

--

10.4


Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,600

--

2,193

--

1,800

--

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income

--

89.6

--

87.9

--

90.1

Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

10.4

--

12.1

--

9.9


Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.


Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles

Lane Cove

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

435

11.5

170,897

12.7

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

1,877

49.4

522,529

38.8

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

1,113

29.3

440,149

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

288

7.6

174,444

12.9

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

84

2.2

39,787

3

234,292

3


In Lane Cove (State Suburbs), 49.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles


Source: ABS Census 2011