NSW · Lane Cove Council
Linley Point, NSW, 2066
Desirability index
#253 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Linley Point is a small locality in the Lane Cove area, home to around 382 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 760 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-15%), roughly 1989.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $780 (flats $750, houses $1,210), 8 public transport stops within the suburb, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 382
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $3,833
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 126
- Median monthly mortgage
- $5,000
- Employment rate
- 60.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 4 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $750
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,210
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $780
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 375
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 760
- Against the person
- 205
- Against property
- 439
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,989.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 45th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -15.3%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling59
- Fraud103
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment77
- Malicious Damage To Property65
- Steal From Motor Vehicle46
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
8 public transport stops in this suburb
- Burns Bay Rd After View St
- Burns Bay Rd Opp Cunninghams Reach
- Burns Bay Rd Opp View St
- Cunninghams Reach, Burns Bay Rd
- Cunninghams Reach, Burns Bay Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
34 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 BURTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
January 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation2 VIEW STREET, LINLEY POINT NSW 2066Determined
2025· 5 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 BURTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation1 THE CRESCENT LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 BURTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 THE AVENUE LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
May 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences1 HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
2024· 3 proposals
September 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure3 BROOKS STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Deferred Commencement
June 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 THE CRESCENT LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure13 BURTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
2023· 5 proposals
November 2023
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1 BURTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
June 2023
- Dwelling13 BURTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
May 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing8 CARISBROOK STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development22B HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
February 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces1 THE CRESCENT LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
2022· 5 proposals
December 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces1 THE CRESCENT LINLEY POINT 2066Deferred Commencement
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Demolition; Earthworks / change in levels; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Garages, carports and car parking spaces22A HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Withdrawn
August 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development22B HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Withdrawn
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing12 HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
January 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development22B HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
2021· 5 proposals
November 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development16A BROOKS STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
August 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces1 THE CRESCENT LINLEY POINT 2066Deferred Commencement
July 2021
- Dwelling16B Brooks Street Linley PointDetermined
May 2021
- Dwelling12 HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
March 2021
- Dwelling8 BURTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
2020· 9 proposals
November 2020
- Dwelling6 HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development22B HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development20 BROOKS STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
October 2020
- Dwelling8 BURTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
September 2020
- Dwelling20 BROOKS STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
July 2020
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs12 THE AVENUE LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
May 2020
- Dwelling36 BROOKS STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs2 THE CRESCENT LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing12 THE AVENUE LINLEY POINT 2066Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
11 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench
- Burns Bay Rd after View StBus stop
- Burns Bay Rd opp Cunninghams ReachBus stop
- Burns Bay Rd opp View StBus stop
- Cunninghams Reach, Burns Bay RdBus stop
- Picnic Table (4)
- Shelter (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Linley360 Burns Bay Road Linley PointSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 65.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #253 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Burns Bay Rd After View Sttransport
- Burns Bay Rd Opp Cunninghams Reachtransport
- Burns Bay Rd Opp View Sttransport
- Cunninghams Reach, Burns Bay Rdtransport
- Cunninghams Reach, Burns Bay Rdtransport
- Linleyheritage360 Burns Bay Road Linley PointSHR
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning22B HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Lodged 18 May 2023 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning22B HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Lodged 30 Aug 2022 · Withdrawn
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning22B HAUGHTON STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Lodged 27 Jan 2022 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning16A BROOKS STREET LINLEY POINT 2066Lodged 18 Nov 2021 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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