Lane Cove West bushfire risk
Of Lane Cove West’s 3,050 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 7.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lane Cove West’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 West address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Lane Cove West
Flood and bushfire areas across Lane Cove West. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lane Cove West
Lane Cove West 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 West
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 West 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 West
Lane Cove West is mostly industrial. The most common zones:
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: Light Industrial
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Lane Cove West
Lane Cove West can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lane Cove West
At the 2021 Census, 39.1% of Lane Cove West’s 3,146 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 West
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 West). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1 Munro Street, Lane Cove West NSW 2066
- 22/14-16 Orion Road, Lane Cove West NSW 2066
- 22 Moore Street, Lane Cove West NSW 2066
- 28/80 Penrose Street, Lane Cove West NSW 2066
- 37/2-6 Chaplin Drive, Lane Cove West NSW 2066
- 3 Yethonga Avenue, Lane Cove West NSW 2066
- 5A Banksia Close, Lane Cove West NSW 2066
- 5 Apollo Place, Lane Cove West NSW 2066
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Lane Cove
Compare Lane Cove West 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.