Lane Cove bushfire risk
Of Lane Cove’s 8,984 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 2.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lane Cove’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Lane Cove address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Lane Cove
Flood and bushfire areas across Lane Cove. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lane Cove
Lane Cove sits in the Lane Cove council area, which recorded 1,135 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,135 total. Figures are for the whole Lane Cove council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Lane Cove
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Lane Cove shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Lane Cove
Lane Cove is mostly residential. The most common zones:
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Lane Cove
Lane Cove can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lane Cove
At the 2021 Census, 39% of Lane Cove’s 12,363 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Lane Cove
Lane Cove council approved 453 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lane Cove council area (not just Lane Cove). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/2 Rosenthal Avenue, Lane Cove NSW 2066
- 297/15 Fig Tree Street, Lane Cove NSW 2066
- 2 Sera Street, Lane Cove NSW 2066
- 3 Richardson Street, Lane Cove NSW 2066
- 50 Osborne Road, Lane Cove NSW 2066
- 706/1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove NSW 2066
- 7/40 Cope Street, Lane Cove NSW 2066
- 9/20 Library Place, Lane Cove NSW 2066
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Lane Cove
Compare Lane Cove with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.