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Evanston Park SA 5116

1,817 addresses · 87 streets

Spence Electorate › Gawler LGA › Evanston Park · 36 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Evanston Park is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 4,228 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,494 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $727,500.

4,228Population
41Median age
$1,494Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gawler - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Evanston Park itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Evanston, 1.2 km north-west · Bus interchange: Smithfield Interchange, 7.9 km south-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 39.9 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$727,500House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Evanston Park

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

Tree cover measures, Evanston Park SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 61.1%

Population by age in Evanston Park
Population by age, Evanston Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4225
5-14580
15-19302
20-24260
25-34390
35-44512
45-54537
55-64517
65-74414
75-84336
85+152
Dwelling types in Evanston Park
Dwelling types, Evanston Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,428
Townhouse119
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Evanston Park
Households by weekly income, Evanston Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650220
$650-1,499510
$1,500-2,999483
$3,000+244
Top ancestries in Evanston Park
Top ancestries, Evanston Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,091
Australian1,641
German421
Scottish402
Irish367
Italian183
Housing tenure in Evanston Park
Housing tenure, Evanston Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned457
Mortgage678
Rented315
Other82
Cars per household in Evanston Park
Cars per household, Evanston Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
055
1525
2592
3216
4+146
Commute to work in Evanston Park
Commute to work, Evanston Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,518
Train0
Bus42
Tram/ferry0
Walked31
Bicycle0
Home117
Top countries of birth in Evanston Park
Top countries of birth, Evanston Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
England404
Scotland38
Germany25
New Zealand20
South Africa19
Netherlands18
Languages used at home in Evanston Park
Languages used at home, Evanston Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian35
Arabic32
Mandarin17
Afrikaans16
Greek13
German12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,990 bird observations recorded near Evanston Park — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Evanston Park

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.