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Evans Head NSW 2473

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Living Here

Evans Head is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,907 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,086 a week, with median rent near $321 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,907Population
52Median age
$1,086Median household income / wk
$321Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Evans Head statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Evans Head itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 33.5 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 50.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Evans Head

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Evans Head NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 46.5%

Population by age in Evans Head
Population by age, Evans Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4121
5-14306
15-19119
20-24128
25-34239
35-44277
45-54354
55-64482
65-74512
75-84245
85+132
Dwelling types in Evans Head
Dwelling types, Evans Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House686
Townhouse428
Apartment90
Other50
Households by weekly income in Evans Head
Households by weekly income, Evans Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650302
$650-1,499459
$1,500-2,999297
$3,000+116
Top ancestries in Evans Head
Top ancestries, Evans Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,239
English1,210
Irish414
Scottish377
Ancestry NS252
Aboriginal160
Housing tenure in Evans Head
Housing tenure, Evans Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned519
Mortgage215
Rented467
Other20
Cars per household in Evans Head
Cars per household, Evans Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
082
1521
2441
3134
4+40
Commute to work in Evans Head
Commute to work, Evans Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car700
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked54
Bicycle18
Home127
Top countries of birth in Evans Head
Top countries of birth, Evans Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England46
New Zealand29
United States21
Philippines13
South Africa12
Netherlands11
Languages used at home in Evans Head
Languages used at home, Evans Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous11
Afrikaans5
Italian4
Tagalog4
Cantonese3
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

13,417 bird observations recorded near Evans Head — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Evans Head

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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