Evanston Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Evanston (5116) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 36 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Evanston is in the federal electorate of Wakefield.

In the 2011 census the population of Evanston was 1,988 and is comprised of approximately 53.5% females and 46.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Evanston is 36 years of age.

80.0% of people living in the suburb of Evanston were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.0% England, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Poland, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% South Africa.

91.6% of people living in Evanston speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Italian, 0.6% Other, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.3% Arabic, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Evanston is 28.9% No religion, 15.4% Catholic, 14.5% Anglican, 11.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 10.9% Uniting Church, 5.4% Lutheran, 4.1% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Baptist, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.3% Other religious affiliation .

37.1% of people are married, 37.5% have never married and 13.3% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 124 widowed people living in Evanston.

54.8% of the people living in Evanston over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.1% are working on a part time basis. Evanston has an unemployment rate of 9.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Evanston are 17.0% Labourers, 16.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Community & personal service workers, 14.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.2% Sales workers, 9.4% Professionals, 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.9% Managers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Evanston work in are 14.1% Retail trade, 13.8% Manufacturing, 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.0% Construction, 8.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Education and training, 4.1% Other services.

17.5% of homes are fully owned, and 35.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 44.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $461 per week and the median household income is $787 per week.

The median rent in Evanston is $180 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Evanston postcode 5116