Evans Head

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,730 people in Evans Head of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Evans Head was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.6% of the population.

Of people in Evans Head aged 15 years and over, 45.7% were married and 16.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Evans Head was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Evans Head, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Evans Head was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Evans Head 26.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.0% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 14.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Evans Head were English 33.4%, Australian 33.0%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 7.7% and German 3.1%.

In Evans Head, 87.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, United States of America 0.8%, Netherlands 0.4% and Scotland 0.2%.

In Evans Head, 80.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Evans Head were Anglican 27.7%, Catholic 23.1%, No Religion 20.2%, Presbyterian and Reformed 8.8% and Uniting Church 4.6%.

In Evans Head 94.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.2%, Spanish 0.2%, Auslan 0.2%, German 0.1% and French 0.1%.

Employment

There were 1,013 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Evans Head. Of these 49.5% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 9.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Evans Head, 13.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Evans Head was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Evans Head included Professionals 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Labourers 12.3%, Sales Workers 12.2%, Managers 10.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0%.

Of the employed people in Evans Head, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.3%, Residential Care Services 2.9% and Clubs (Hospitality) 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Evans Head was $394.

In Evans Head, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.9%, Walked only 7.3%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Bicycle 3.3% and Truck 2.2%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Evans Head, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.0% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Evans Head, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Evans Head, 29.4% were couple families with children, 48.5% were couple families without children and 20.6% were one parent families.

In Evans Head 19.7% of single parents were male and 80.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Evans Head, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,132 and those without children was $1,566.

Employment status of couple families

In Evans Head, of couple families with children, 12.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 13.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Evans Head, 79.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Evans Head, 55.8% were separate houses, 20.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.8% were flats, units or apartments and 4.5% were other dwellings.

In Evans Head, of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 27.9% had 2 bedrooms and 42.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Evans Head, 37.7% were owned outright, 15.7% were owned with a mortgage and 43.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Evans Head, of all households, 60.7% were family households, 36.8% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Evans Head, 42.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Evans Head, 45.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Evans Head, there were 128 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 67 (or 52.3%) were male and 61 (or 47.7%) were female. The median age was 17 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Evans Head, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $650.

In Evans Head, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,343.