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Ballina vs Evans Head

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 41 km apart · Ballina profile · Evans Head profile

Ballina Evans Head

Ballina and Evans Head are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Ballina is a very walkable hub where 75.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 47% are near health services. In contrast, Evans Head is more car-dependent, with only 8.5% of homes close to health services and a higher share of separate houses at 70.3%. Ballina is also a larger centre for education, with 3,079 school enrolments and an average school size of 385, compared to 758 enrolments and a typical school size of 190 in Evans Head.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, including very similar typical weekly household incomes and almost identical shares of people who have served in the Defence Force. However, some gaps have grown since 2011. Ballina has become noticeably older, with a typical resident now 4 years older than those in Evans Head. This age gap is mirrored by the share of seniors, which is now 7.3 percentage points higher in Ballina. Over the same period, the gap in education has also widened, with Ballina seeing a higher share of adults completing Year 12.

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Where they differ most

Population: 12,986 larger in Ballina Separate houses: 12.8 pts higher in Evans Head Housework 15h+: 4.0 pts higher in Evans Head Year 12: 8.1 pts higher in Ballina Aged 65+: 7.3 pts higher in Ballina

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ballinain Evans Head +12,986 larger in Ballina gap widening
18,629 87th pct 5,643 26th pct
Median age in Ballinain Evans Head +4 yrs older in Ballina gap widening
53 yrs 94th pct 49 yrs 88th pct
First Nations in Ballinain Evans Head +0.9 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
4.8% 75th pct 5.7% 79th pct
Aged 65+ in Ballinain Evans Head +7.3 pts higher in Ballina gap widening
34.7% 100th pct 27.4% 90th pct
Under 15 in Ballinain Evans Head +2.4 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
13.2% 13th pct 15.7% 26th pct
De facto in Ballinain Evans Head +2.7 pts higher in Evans Head gap widening
12.0% 49th pct 14.7% 78th pct

Age structure

34.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.3 pts 27.4%
24.8% Older adults (45–64) +4.1 pts ▸ 29.0%
18.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.2 pts 18.7%
13.2% Children (0–14) +2.4 pts ▸ 15.7%
8.3% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

Marital status

41.5% Married +1.5 pts ▸ 43.0%
31.6% Never married +1.7 pts ▸ 33.3%
12.9% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 13.1%
10.2% Widowed ◂ +3.7 pts 6.6%
3.8% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Ballina Evans Head

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Ballinain Evans Head +5.1 pts higher in Ballina gap widening
12.4% 23rd pct 7.2% 6th pct

Country of birth

80.5% Australia +1.6 pts ▸ 82.1%
3.2% England ◂ +1.3 pts 1.9%
1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%
0.6% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% China even 0.1%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

43.6% English ◂ +1.4 pts 42.2%
38.6% Australian +3.3 pts ▸ 41.9%
13.7% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 13.4%
11.9% Scottish +0.6 pts ▸ 12.5%
4.4% German ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%
2.8% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%
0.7% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%
0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Ballinain Evans Head +2.4 pts higher in Ballina gap steady
4.8% 22nd pct 2.4% 6th pct
Limited English in Ballinain Evans Head +0.3 pts higher in Ballina gap steady
0.5% 24th pct 0.2% 8th pct

Language used at home

88.4% English only ◂ +0.7 pts 87.7%
0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%
0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Ballinain Evans Head +0.4 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
39.6% 42nd pct 40.0% 44th pct

Religious affiliation

49.7% Christianity ◂ +2.1 pts 47.6%
39.6% No religion +0.4 pts ▸ 40.0%
8.3% Not stated +2.6 pts ▸ 10.8%
1.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%
0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.1% Islam even 0.1%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Ballinain Evans Head +8.1 pts higher in Ballina gap widening
42.6% 23rd pct 34.5% 8th pct
Bachelor+ in Ballinain Evans Head +4.2 pts higher in Ballina gap widening
17.9% 41st pct 13.7% 26th pct
Schools in Ballinain Evans Head +4 more in Ballina
8 87th pct 4 57th pct
Schools/1k kids in Ballinain Evans Head +1.28 more in Evans Head
3.24 72nd pct 4.52 84th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Ballinain Evans Head +7 more in Ballina
11 29th pct 4 8th pct
Students in Ballinain Evans Head +2,321 more in Ballina
3,079 79th pct 758 29th pct
Avg size in Ballinain Evans Head +195 larger in Ballina
385 44th pct 190 19th pct
ICSEA in Ballinain Evans Head +71 higher in Ballina
1,026 55th pct 955 22nd pct

Highest year of school

42.6% Year 12 ◂ +8.1 pts 34.5%
29.0% Year 10 +4.3 pts ▸ 33.2%
13.1% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 13.9%
6.9% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

Highest qualification level

30.6% Certificate III / IV +5.1 pts ▸ 35.7%
21.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.7 pts 16.6%
15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.3 pts 13.3%
5.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%
3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%
2.1% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

16.1% Management & commerce ◂ +4.2 pts 11.9%
11.4% Engineering & related +3.6 pts ▸ 15.0%
11.9% Health ◂ +2.2 pts 9.6%
11.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.2 pts 11.1%
10.7% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 10.1%
6.3% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 6.0%
2.5% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%
3.2% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 2.2%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%
1.1% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Ballinain Evans Head +$35 higher in Ballina gap narrowing
$663 22nd pct $628 16th pct
Household income in Ballinain Evans Head +$23 higher in Ballina gap narrowing
$1,150 11th pct $1,127 10th pct
Family income in Ballinain Evans Head +$106 higher in Ballina gap widening
$1,563 17th pct $1,457 12th pct
High earners in Ballinain Evans Head +1.2 pts higher in Ballina gap steady
6.2% 22nd pct 5.0% 14th pct
High-income homes in Ballinain Evans Head +1.1 pts higher in Ballina gap steady
10.7% 16th pct 9.6% 11th pct

Household income distribution

33.9% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 36.1%
24.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 24.3%
23.7% Under $650 ◂ +1.2 pts 22.5%
6.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%
4.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%

Personal income distribution

44.6% Under $650 +1.6 pts ▸ 46.2%
32.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.1 pts 31.8%
11.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 10.4%
2.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Ballinain Evans Head +2.0 pts higher in Ballina
37.8% 94th pct 35.8% 89th pct
Mental health in Ballinain Evans Head +1.1 pts higher in Ballina
11.6% 86th pct 10.5% 73rd pct
Needs assistance in Ballinain Evans Head +2.2 pts higher in Ballina gap widening
9.3% 93rd pct 7.1% 76th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.7% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 13.8%
11.6% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 10.5%
9.7% Other condition ◂ +2.1 pts 7.6%
8.1% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 9.4%
7.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 6.6%
5.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 4.7%
4.8% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%
3.7% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.0% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%
1.8% Dementia ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.5% None ◂ +0.9 pts 52.6%
23.2% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 22.2%
9.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.6 pts 8.4%
5.6% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Ballinain Evans Head +1.1 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
15.2% 55th pct 16.3% 63rd pct
Unpaid carers in Ballinain Evans Head +0.9 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
13.9% 79th pct 14.7% 90th pct
Unpaid child care in Ballinain Evans Head +2.2 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
20.2% 14th pct 22.4% 24th pct
Defence service in Ballinain Evans Head +0.3 pts higher in Ballina
4.2% 81st pct 4.0% 77th pct
Housework 15h+ in Ballinain Evans Head +4.0 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
20.9% 48th pct 24.9% 81st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Ballinain Evans Head +566 larger in Ballina
887 86th pct 321 67th pct
Median age in Ballinain Evans Head +1 yrs older in Evans Head
25 yrs 57th pct 26 yrs 64th pct
Year 12 in Ballinain Evans Head +6.7 pts higher in Evans Head
31.9% 21st pct 38.7% 38th pct
Unemployment in Ballinain Evans Head +2.6 pts higher in Ballina
8.4% 40th pct 5.8% 27th pct
Median income in Ballinain Evans Head +$71 higher in Evans Head
$512 22nd pct $583 39th pct
Household income in Ballinain Evans Head +$133 higher in Evans Head
$1,286 22nd pct $1,419 32nd pct
Indigenous language in Ballinain Evans Head +0.5 pts higher in Ballina
6.8% 62nd pct 6.2% 58th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ballinain Evans Head +0.1 larger in Evans Head gap steady
2.1 11th pct 2.2 14th pct
One-parent in Ballinain Evans Head +2.7 pts higher in Ballina gap steady
19.0% 84th pct 16.3% 73rd pct
Living alone in Ballinain Evans Head +4.8 pts higher in Ballina gap widening
35.8% 89th pct 31.0% 76th pct

Family composition

40.9% Couples with children +4.3 pts ▸ 45.1%
39.0% Couples without children ◂ +1.3 pts 37.6%
19.0% One-parent families ◂ +2.7 pts 16.3%
1.2% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Household size

38.9% 2 people +1.8 pts ▸ 40.7%
35.8% 1 person ◂ +4.8 pts 31.0%
11.8% 3 people ◂ +0.8 pts 11.0%
9.2% 4 people +1.1 pts ▸ 10.3%
3.1% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.2% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ballinain Evans Head +$70 higher in Ballina gap widening
$390 57th pct $320 33rd pct
Mortgage in Ballinain Evans Head +$170 higher in Ballina gap narrowing
$1,733 43rd pct $1,563 31st pct
People / bedroom in Ballinain Evans Head +0.10 higher in Evans Head gap widening
0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Ballinain Evans Head +4.6 pts higher in Ballina gap steady
32.9% 66th pct 28.3% 54th pct
Owned outright in Ballinain Evans Head +1.8 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
40.3% 75th pct 42.1% 80th pct
Separate houses in Ballinain Evans Head +12.8 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
57.4% 18th pct 70.3% 28th pct
3+ bedrooms in Ballinain Evans Head +1.9 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
63.6% 20th pct 65.5% 22nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.3% Owned outright +1.8 pts ▸ 42.1%
32.9% Rented ◂ +4.6 pts 28.3%
20.1% Owned with a mortgage +5.4 pts ▸ 25.5%
4.5% Other tenure ◂ +2.5 pts 2.0%
2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

Types of homes

57.4% Separate house +12.8 pts ▸ 70.3%
30.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.0 pts 20.1%
8.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.1 pts 3.9%
4.0% Other dwelling +1.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

Bedrooms per home

42.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.8 pts 41.0%
28.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.0 pts 24.9%
17.6% 4 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 19.9%
5.1% 1 bedroom +1.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.3% 5 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.6%
0.3% Studio / none +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

20.6% $200–$349 +22.9 pts ▸ 43.5%
41.2% $350–$549 ◂ +4.7 pts 36.5%
16.9% Under $200 ◂ +3.8 pts 13.1%
16.3% $550–$749 ◂ +12.2 pts 4.1%
1.1% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.5% $1,000–$1,799 +5.9 pts ▸ 35.4%
33.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 31.1%
18.4% Under $1,000 +3.1 pts ▸ 21.5%
11.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 8.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Ballinain Evans Head +3.8 pts higher in Ballina gap steady
8.1% 73rd pct 4.2% 44th pct
Work from home in Ballinain Evans Head +1.0 pts higher in Ballina gap steady
12.5% 42nd pct 11.4% 37th pct
PT commute in Ballinain Evans Head +0.2 pts higher in Ballina gap steady
0.4% 14th pct 0.1% 5th pct
PT stops in Ballinain Evans Head +26 more in Ballina
105 87th pct 79 79th pct
Stops/1k in Ballinain Evans Head +8.36 more in Evans Head
5.64 69th pct 14.00 90th pct
Departures/1k in Ballinain Evans Head +146.3 more in Ballina
304.4 31st pct 158.1 23rd pct
PT routes in Ballinain Evans Head +10 more in Ballina
15 78th pct 5 36th pct
Stop walk in Ballinain Evans Head even
4 43rd pct 4 43rd pct

How people get to work

60.3% Car (driver) ◂ +0.4 pts 59.8%
12.5% Worked at home ◂ +1.0 pts 11.4%
3.9% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.6% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%
2.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%
0.4% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.4 pts 39.3%
33.8% 2 vehicles +3.6 pts ▸ 37.4%
8.7% 3 vehicles +4.7 pts ▸ 13.3%
8.1% No vehicle ◂ +3.8 pts 4.2%
3.7% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Ballinain Evans Head +6.2 pts higher in Ballina gap widening
41.3% 64th pct 35.1% 38th pct
Recent arrivals in Ballinain Evans Head +0.6 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
9.2% 41st pct 9.8% 44th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Ballinain Evans Head +0.6 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
3.8% 27th pct 4.4% 44th pct
Participation in Ballinain Evans Head +1.7 pts higher in Evans Head gap widening
47.0% 10th pct 48.7% 12th pct
Full-time in Ballinain Evans Head +1.3 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
50.6% 8th pct 51.9% 11th pct

Industries people work in

20.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.6 pts 15.4%
9.4% Education & training +2.4 pts ▸ 11.9%
10.5% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 11.5%
11.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.7 pts 8.4%
9.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%
2.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.1 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.8% Manufacturing +1.9 pts ▸ 5.7%
5.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%
5.0% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 3.6%
4.0% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 3.0%
3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%
2.9% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

20.3% Professionals ◂ +3.7 pts 16.6%
15.8% Community & personal service ◂ +1.2 pts 14.5%
11.7% Labourers +3.4 pts ▸ 15.1%
14.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 14.1%
10.9% Managers +2.4 pts ▸ 13.3%
10.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 9.7%
10.2% Sales workers ◂ +3.0 pts 7.2%
4.5% Machinery operators & drivers +3.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ballinain Evans Head +1 higher in Ballina
4 36th pct 3 29th pct
IRSD decile in Ballinain Evans Head +1 higher in Ballina
4 36th pct 3 29th pct
IER decile in Ballinain Evans Head even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IEO decile in Ballinain Evans Head +1 higher in Ballina
4 36th pct 3 29th pct
IRSAD score in Ballinain Evans Head +27 higher in Ballina
953 31st pct 926 20th pct
ERP in Ballinain Evans Head +12,751 higher in Ballina
18,813 84th pct 6,062 26th pct
Growth in Ballinain Evans Head +6.3 pts higher in Evans Head
1.2% 20th pct 7.5% 72nd pct
Businesses in Ballinain Evans Head +1,326 higher in Ballina
1,760 83rd pct 434 21st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ballinain Evans Head +315 higher in Ballina
1,850 100th pct 1,535 90th pct
Max temp in Ballinain Evans Head +1.0 higher in Evans Head
25.1 65th pct 26.0 75th pct
Min temp in Ballinain Evans Head +0.3 higher in Ballina
15.0 80th pct 14.7 78th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ballinain Evans Head +2.1 higher in Ballina
6.2 62nd pct 4.1 31st pct
Types ≤15 min in Ballinain Evans Head +1.6 more in Ballina
5.7 56th pct 4.1 32nd pct
15-min city in Ballinain Evans Head +19.3 pts higher in Ballina
69.5% 53rd pct 50.2% 37th pct
Walk to shops in Ballinain Evans Head +21.9 pts higher in Ballina
75.9% 62nd pct 53.9% 42nd pct
Walk to transit in Ballinain Evans Head +27.1 pts higher in Ballina
98.1% 67th pct 71.0% 34th pct
Walk to school in Ballinain Evans Head +11.7 pts higher in Ballina
61.6% 39th pct 49.9% 30th pct
Walk to a park in Ballinain Evans Head +27.6 pts higher in Ballina
99.3% 57th pct 71.7% 24th pct
Walk to health in Ballinain Evans Head +38.5 pts higher in Ballina
47.0% 51st pct 8.5% 16th pct
Amenities/1k in Ballinain Evans Head +7.2 more in Ballina
33.1 86th pct 25.9 83rd pct
Intersections/km² in Ballinain Evans Head +86 higher in Ballina
87 48th pct 1 14th pct
Mean slope in Ballinain Evans Head +1.1 pts higher in Evans Head
3.3% 15th pct 4.4% 34th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ballina vs Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/112011236/ballina/vs/112011241/evans-head