Lane Cove West

Lane Cove West is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lane Cove West is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove. Lane Cove and Lane Cove North are separate suburbs.

Lane Cove West
Sydney, New South Wales
Lane Cove West Tennis Club
Population2,637 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2066
Location9 km (6 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Municipality of Lane Cove
State electorate(s)Lane Cove
Federal Division(s)North Sydney
Suburbs around Lane Cove West:
North Ryde Lane Cove North Chatswood West
East Ryde Lane Cove West Lane Cove
Hunters Hill Linley Point Riverview

History

The land in the area was originally used for agriculture and owned by John Blackman. From the mid-1950s Lane Cove West was home to the national head office, pressing plant, warehouse and recording studios of the Warner Bros. Records label Festival Mushroom Records. Lane Cove West Public School was also built at this time.

Lane Cove West split off from Lane Cove to become a separate suburb on 6 September 2002.[2]

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,637 people in Lane Cove West. 62.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.4% and China 3.8%. 74.0% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 30.6%, No Religion 27.3% and Anglican 15.2%.[1]

Commercial area

Lane Cove West Business Park is an industrial area with factories and warehouses of such companies as Nestle, Macquarie Goodman, Wicked Foods and Lego. Most are located on Sam Johnson Way (Orion Rd) and Mars Road.

There are also a number of small businesses situated at Figtree Plaza on Cullen Street and Burns Bay Road. These include a hair salon, cafe, beautician, fish and chip shop, award winning fruit & vegetable market, and butcher shop. Close by is the Metropolitan Baptist Church.

Parks and recreation

Blackman Park is situated on the Lane Cove River and was originally a small valley used for landfill. It features a number of recreation facilities including tennis courts at the Lane Cove West Tennis Club, cricket pitches, bike tracks, basketball court, skate park and bush walking tracks. Smaller reserves include Cullen St Reserve, Henley Reserve, Penrose St Park, Garthowen St Cricket Nets and Epping Road Reserve. There is also a lawn bowls club, Lane Cove Bowling Club (formerly called Lane Cove West Bowling Club).

  • Blackman Park

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lane Cove West (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. "Lane Cove West". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

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