Evatt Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Evatt (2617) is a suburb of Canberra, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 9 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Evatt is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Evatt was 5,413 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Evatt is 35 years of age.

78.1% of people living in the suburb of Evatt were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.7% England, 1.3% China , 1.0% New Zealand, 0.9% Vietnam, 0.8% India, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Croatia, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Greece, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Chile.

82.6% of people living in Evatt speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Other, 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Mandarin, 1.3% Spanish, 1.2% Italian, 1.1% Vietnamese, 1.1% Greek, 0.9% Croatian, 0.6% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Evatt is 29.7% Catholic, 28.1% No religion, 14.9% Anglican, 5.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Uniting Church, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Eastern Orthodox, 1.8% Buddhism, 1.7% Baptist.

51.9% of people are married, 34.4% have never married and 8.1% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 130 widowed people living in Evatt.

65.1% of the people living in Evatt over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.5% are working on a part time basis. Evatt has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Evatt are 25.0% Professionals, 20.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.8% Managers, 12.0% Technicians & trades workers, 9.6% Community & personal service workers, 7.1% Sales workers, 5.9% Labourers, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Evatt work in are 29.8% Public administration and safety, 10.0% Education and training, 8.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.3% Health care and social assistance, 8.0% Construction, 6.8% Retail trade, 5.8% Accommodation and food services, 3.0% Administrative and support services, 3.0% Other services.

33.7% of homes are fully owned, and 44.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $910 per week and the median household income is $2014 per week.

The median rent in Evatt is $390 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Evatt postcode 2617