Evans Head Demographics (NSW) Local Stats
Evans Head (2473) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 569 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Evans Head is in the federal electorate of Page.
In the 2011 census the population of Evans Head was 2,730 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.
The median/average age of the population of Evans Head is 49 years of age.
87.7% of people living in the suburb of Evans Head were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.1% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 1.0% United States of America, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% China .
94.4% of people living in Evans Head speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% French, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Other.
The religious makeup of Evans Head is 27.8% Anglican, 23.0% Catholic, 20.3% No religion, 8.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Uniting Church, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Baptist, 0.8% Pentecostal.
45.7% of people are married, 28.4% have never married and 12.3% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 210 widowed people living in Evans Head.
49.7% of the people living in Evans Head over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.6% are working on a part time basis. Evans Head has an unemployment rate of 9.6%.
The main occupations of people living in Evans Head are 16.4% Professionals, 15.5% Community & personal service workers, 14.4% Technicians & trades workers, 12.2% Sales workers, 12.2% Labourers, 10.2% Managers, 10.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Evans Head work in are 13.1% Health care and social assistance, 12.8% Retail trade, 12.1% Education and training, 10.4% Accommodation and food services, 8.1% Construction, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 5.1% Manufacturing, 4.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.1% Wholesale trade.
37.7% of homes are fully owned, and 15.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.2% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $394 per week and the median household income is $700 per week.
The median rent in Evans Head is $225 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1305 per month.
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