The Lane Cove Council is a local government area located on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The administrative seat of Lane Cove is located north-west of the Sydney central business district. The Mayor of Lane Cove Council since 10 January 2022 is Cr. Andrew Zbik, the first mayor of Lane Cove representing the Australian Labor Party. Location On the western and southern borders is the Lane Cove River with the Ryde and Hunter's Hill, across the river on the western and southern banks respectively. To the north is the Willoughby and to the east is North Sydney. Suburbs and localities in the local government area Suburbs in the Municipality of Lane Cove are: Localities in the municipality are: Blaxlands Corner Gore Hill Palm Gardens Osborne Park Demographics At the there were people in the Lane Cove local government area, of these 49.2 per cent were male and 50.2 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the Municipality of Lane Cove was 36 years; slightly lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.5 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.7 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51.8 per cent were married and 10.4 per cent were either divorced or separated. Population growth in the Municipality of Lane Cove between the and the was 0.29 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the , population growth was 3.44 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Municipality increased by 14.41 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the Lane Cove local government area was significantly higher than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Lane Cove was significantly higher than the national average. Council Current composition and election method Lane Cove Municipal Council is composed of nine Councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each ward electing three Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are