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Evans Head vs Goonellabah

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 37 km apart · Evans Head profile · Goonellabah profile

Evans Head Goonellabah

Goonellabah and Evans Head are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts and populations. Goonellabah is more developed, with far higher street connectivity and a much larger share of homes with three or more bedrooms (80.8% compared to 65.5% in Evans Head). Access to services also differs sharply; for example, 55.3% of Goonellabah homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, while only 8.5% of Evans Head homes share that access. Goonellabah also has a larger population and far more school enrolments.

Both areas are remarkably similar in their housing markets, with nearly identical shares of renters and people living alone. They also share similar levels of volunteering and a small number of people who speak little or no English. While Evans Head has a noticeably older population, with a typical resident aged 49 compared to 42 in Goonellabah, this age gap has narrowed slightly since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 7,948 larger in Goonellabah 3+ bedrooms: 15.3 pts higher in Goonellabah Median age: 7 yrs older in Evans Head Year 12: 10.6 pts higher in Goonellabah Participation: 8.6 pts higher in Goonellabah

Demographics & Identity

Population in Evans Headin Goonellabah +7,948 larger in Goonellabah gap steady
5,643 26th pct 13,591 70th pct
Median age in Evans Headin Goonellabah +7 yrs older in Evans Head gap narrowing
49 yrs 88th pct 42 yrs 64th pct
First Nations in Evans Headin Goonellabah +1.7 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
5.7% 79th pct 7.4% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Evans Headin Goonellabah +4.9 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
27.4% 90th pct 22.5% 77th pct
Under 15 in Evans Headin Goonellabah +2.6 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
15.7% 26th pct 18.3% 55th pct
De facto in Evans Headin Goonellabah +2.3 pts higher in Evans Head gap widening
14.7% 78th pct 12.4% 55th pct

Age structure

29.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.6 pts 24.3%
27.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.9 pts 22.5%
18.7% Young adults (25–44) +5.1 pts ▸ 23.8%
15.7% Children (0–14) +2.6 pts ▸ 18.3%
9.2% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 11.2%

Marital status

43.0% Married ◂ +2.2 pts 40.8%
33.3% Never married +4.1 pts ▸ 37.4%
13.1% Divorced ◂ +1.9 pts 11.2%
6.6% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 6.9%
4.1% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Evans Head Goonellabah

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Evans Headin Goonellabah +2.5 pts higher in Goonellabah gap widening
7.2% 6th pct 9.7% 14th pct

Country of birth

82.1% Australia +2.8 pts ▸ 84.9%
1.9% England +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%
0.4% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% South Africa even 0.3%
0.0% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.2% English ◂ +1.0 pts 41.2%
41.9% Australian ◂ +0.5 pts 41.3%
13.4% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 12.8%
12.5% Scottish ◂ +1.6 pts 11.0%
2.9% Italian +1.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
4.1% German +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%
1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
0.5% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.4% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% Greek even 0.4%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Other language in Evans Headin Goonellabah +3.6 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
2.4% 6th pct 6.1% 29th pct
Limited English in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.4 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
0.2% 8th pct 0.6% 30th pct

Language used at home

87.7% English only +0.9 pts ▸ 88.6%
0.1% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Evans Headin Goonellabah +1.4 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
40.0% 44th pct 38.6% 39th pct

Religious affiliation

47.6% Christianity +3.8 pts ▸ 51.4%
40.0% No religion ◂ +1.4 pts 38.6%
10.8% Not stated ◂ +4.0 pts 6.8%
0.6% Other religions +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.7% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.1% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% Hinduism even 0.4%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Evans Headin Goonellabah +10.6 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
34.5% 8th pct 45.2% 29th pct
Bachelor+ in Evans Headin Goonellabah +4.8 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
13.7% 26th pct 18.5% 42nd pct
Schools in Evans Headin Goonellabah even
4 57th pct 4 57th pct
Schools/1k kids in Evans Headin Goonellabah +2.91 more in Evans Head
4.52 84th pct 1.61 35th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Evans Headin Goonellabah +14 more in Goonellabah
4 8th pct 18 47th pct
Students in Evans Headin Goonellabah +559 more in Goonellabah
758 29th pct 1,317 46th pct
Avg size in Evans Headin Goonellabah +140 larger in Goonellabah
190 19th pct 329 36th pct
ICSEA in Evans Headin Goonellabah +15 higher in Goonellabah
955 22nd pct 971 28th pct

Highest year of school

34.5% Year 12 +10.6 pts ▸ 45.2%
33.2% Year 10 ◂ +3.7 pts 29.5%
13.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.5 pts 12.4%
7.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 6.5%

Highest qualification level

35.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.7 pts 34.0%
16.6% Bachelor degree +4.8 pts ▸ 21.5%
13.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 14.6%
3.7% Postgraduate degree +2.0 pts ▸ 5.7%
2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.6% Certificate I / II even 2.6%

Field of qualification

11.9% Management & commerce +6.2 pts ▸ 18.1%
15.0% Engineering & related ◂ +4.3 pts 10.7%
9.6% Health +3.4 pts ▸ 13.1%
11.1% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 12.2%
10.1% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 10.6%
6.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.4 pts 5.2%
6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 5.3%
2.2% Creative arts +1.2 pts ▸ 3.4%
3.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%
0.8% Information technology +1.6 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

Income

Personal income in Evans Headin Goonellabah +$79 higher in Goonellabah gap narrowing
$628 16th pct $707 30th pct
Household income in Evans Headin Goonellabah +$198 higher in Goonellabah gap narrowing
$1,127 10th pct $1,325 23rd pct
Family income in Evans Headin Goonellabah +$276 higher in Goonellabah gap widening
$1,457 12th pct $1,733 27th pct
High earners in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.7 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
5.0% 14th pct 5.7% 19th pct
High-income homes in Evans Headin Goonellabah +2.2 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
9.6% 11th pct 11.8% 20th pct

Household income distribution

36.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.7 pts 33.4%
24.3% $1,500–$2,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 29.7%
22.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.7 pts 19.9%
5.5% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 6.7%
4.1% $4,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

Personal income distribution

46.2% Under $650 ◂ +2.7 pts 43.5%
31.8% $650–$1,499 +4.8 pts ▸ 36.6%
10.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 12.2%
1.3% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Evans Headin Goonellabah +1.1 pts higher in Goonellabah
35.8% 89th pct 36.9% 92nd pct
Mental health in Evans Headin Goonellabah +2.8 pts higher in Goonellabah
10.5% 73rd pct 13.4% 94th pct
Needs assistance in Evans Headin Goonellabah +1.5 pts higher in Goonellabah gap widening
7.1% 76th pct 8.6% 89th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.8% Arthritis ◂ +2.2 pts 11.6%
10.5% Mental health +2.8 pts ▸ 13.4%
9.4% Asthma +2.5 pts ▸ 11.9%
7.6% Other condition +2.8 pts ▸ 10.4%
6.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 5.8%
4.7% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.2% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%
4.0% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 3.0%
1.7% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%
0.7% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.6% None +2.2 pts ▸ 54.9%
22.2% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 22.9%
8.4% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 8.7%
5.1% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.3 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
16.3% 63rd pct 16.6% 65th pct
Unpaid carers in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.6 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
14.7% 90th pct 14.2% 84th pct
Unpaid child care in Evans Headin Goonellabah +3.9 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
22.4% 24th pct 26.4% 51st pct
Defence service in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.6 pts higher in Evans Head
4.0% 77th pct 3.4% 65th pct
Housework 15h+ in Evans Headin Goonellabah +2.6 pts higher in Evans Head gap widening
24.9% 81st pct 22.3% 62nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Evans Headin Goonellabah +683 larger in Goonellabah
321 67th pct 1,004 87th pct
Median age in Evans Headin Goonellabah +3 yrs older in Evans Head
26 yrs 64th pct 23 yrs 36th pct
Year 12 in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.4 pts higher in Evans Head
38.7% 38th pct 38.3% 37th pct
Unemployment in Evans Headin Goonellabah +6.5 pts higher in Goonellabah
5.8% 27th pct 12.3% 64th pct
Median income in Evans Headin Goonellabah +$36 higher in Evans Head
$583 39th pct $547 30th pct
Household income in Evans Headin Goonellabah +$85 higher in Goonellabah
$1,419 32nd pct $1,504 38th pct
Indigenous language in Evans Headin Goonellabah +2.2 pts higher in Goonellabah
6.2% 58th pct 8.5% 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.2 larger in Goonellabah gap narrowing
2.2 14th pct 2.4 36th pct
One-parent in Evans Headin Goonellabah +3.6 pts higher in Goonellabah gap widening
16.3% 73rd pct 19.9% 87th pct
Living alone in Evans Headin Goonellabah even gap narrowing
31.0% 76th pct 31.0% 76th pct

Family composition

45.1% Couples with children +5.7 pts ▸ 50.8%
37.6% Couples without children ◂ +9.3 pts 28.4%
16.3% One-parent families +3.6 pts ▸ 19.9%
1.0% Other families even 1.0%

Household size

40.7% 2 people ◂ +5.9 pts 34.7%
31.0% 1 person even 31.0%
11.0% 3 people +3.4 pts ▸ 14.3%
10.3% 4 people +1.3 pts ▸ 11.7%
4.7% 5 people +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.3% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Evans Headin Goonellabah even gap narrowing
$320 33rd pct $320 33rd pct
Mortgage in Evans Headin Goonellabah even gap narrowing
$1,563 31st pct $1,560 31st pct
People / bedroom in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.10 higher in Evans Head gap widening
0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.1 pts higher in Goonellabah gap narrowing
28.3% 54th pct 28.5% 55th pct
Owned outright in Evans Headin Goonellabah +6.2 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
42.1% 80th pct 35.9% 61st pct
Separate houses in Evans Headin Goonellabah +7.8 pts higher in Goonellabah gap narrowing
70.3% 28th pct 78.1% 38th pct
3+ bedrooms in Evans Headin Goonellabah +15.3 pts higher in Goonellabah gap narrowing
65.5% 22nd pct 80.8% 56th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.1% Owned outright ◂ +6.2 pts 35.9%
25.5% Owned with a mortgage +6.6 pts ▸ 32.1%
28.3% Rented +0.1 pts ▸ 28.5%
2.0% Other tenure even 2.0%
2.0% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

70.3% Separate house +7.8 pts ▸ 78.1%
20.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.3 pts 17.7%
5.1% Other dwelling ◂ +5.1 pts 0.0%
3.9% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

Bedrooms per home

41.0% 3 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 44.5%
19.9% 4 bedrooms +9.7 pts ▸ 29.6%
24.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.5 pts 15.3%
4.6% 5 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 6.7%
6.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.9 pts 2.3%
1.6% Studio / none ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

43.5% $200–$349 ◂ +3.5 pts 40.0%
36.5% $350–$549 ◂ +0.1 pts 36.4%
13.1% Under $200 +1.9 pts ▸ 15.0%
4.1% $550–$749 +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.4% $750 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.4% $1,000–$1,799 +8.6 pts ▸ 44.0%
31.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 28.1%
21.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.0 pts 18.5%
8.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 4.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Evans Headin Goonellabah +1.4 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
4.2% 44th pct 5.7% 56th pct
Work from home in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.7 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
11.4% 37th pct 10.7% 34th pct
PT commute in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.2 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
0.1% 5th pct 0.4% 14th pct
PT stops in Evans Headin Goonellabah +18 more in Goonellabah
79 79th pct 97 86th pct
Stops/1k in Evans Headin Goonellabah +6.86 more in Evans Head
14.00 90th pct 7.14 84th pct
Departures/1k in Evans Headin Goonellabah +329.7 more in Goonellabah
158.1 23rd pct 487.7 38th pct
PT routes in Evans Headin Goonellabah +7 more in Goonellabah
5 36th pct 12 71st pct
Stop walk in Evans Headin Goonellabah +2 longer in Evans Head
4 43rd pct 2 14th pct

How people get to work

59.8% Car (driver) +6.8 pts ▸ 66.7%
11.4% Worked at home ◂ +0.7 pts 10.7%
4.6% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.6% Walked ◂ +3.6 pts 1.0%
1.3% Bicycle ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 38.5%
37.4% 2 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 38.2%
13.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 12.3%
4.2% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 5.7%
5.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Evans Headin Goonellabah +5.3 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
35.1% 38th pct 40.4% 61st pct
Recent arrivals in Evans Headin Goonellabah +2.3 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
9.8% 44th pct 12.1% 57th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.4 pts higher in Goonellabah gap steady
4.4% 44th pct 4.7% 54th pct
Participation in Evans Headin Goonellabah +8.6 pts higher in Goonellabah gap narrowing
48.7% 12th pct 57.3% 32nd pct
Full-time in Evans Headin Goonellabah +5.2 pts higher in Goonellabah gap widening
51.9% 11th pct 57.0% 35th pct

Industries people work in

15.4% Health care & social assistance +7.2 pts ▸ 22.5%
8.4% Retail trade +4.5 pts ▸ 12.9%
11.9% Education & training ◂ +1.4 pts 10.5%
11.5% Construction ◂ +4.2 pts 7.2%
9.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.4 pts 6.2%
6.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +3.6 pts 2.6%
5.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%
5.2% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%
3.0% Other services +1.9 pts ▸ 4.9%
3.6% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.2% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

16.6% Professionals +3.2 pts ▸ 19.8%
15.1% Labourers ◂ +3.0 pts 12.1%
14.5% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 13.9%
14.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 13.3%
9.7% Clerical & administrative +4.2 pts ▸ 13.9%
13.3% Managers ◂ +3.4 pts 9.9%
7.2% Sales workers +3.3 pts ▸ 10.5%
7.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.2 pts 5.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Evans Headin Goonellabah even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IRSD decile in Evans Headin Goonellabah even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IER decile in Evans Headin Goonellabah +1 higher in Goonellabah
3 29th pct 4 36th pct
IEO decile in Evans Headin Goonellabah even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IRSAD score in Evans Headin Goonellabah +14 higher in Goonellabah
926 20th pct 940 26th pct
ERP in Evans Headin Goonellabah +8,115 higher in Goonellabah
6,062 26th pct 14,177 68th pct
Growth in Evans Headin Goonellabah +3.3 pts higher in Evans Head
7.5% 72nd pct 4.2% 47th pct
Businesses in Evans Headin Goonellabah +294 higher in Goonellabah
434 21st pct 728 39th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Evans Headin Goonellabah +38 higher in Goonellabah
1,535 90th pct 1,573 92nd pct
Max temp in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.5 higher in Evans Head
26.0 75th pct 25.6 71st pct
Min temp in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.9 higher in Evans Head
14.7 78th pct 13.8 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.4 higher in Goonellabah
4.1 31st pct 4.5 37th pct
Types ≤15 min in Evans Headin Goonellabah +0.5 more in Goonellabah
4.1 32nd pct 4.6 40th pct
15-min city in Evans Headin Goonellabah +10.6 pts higher in Goonellabah
50.2% 37th pct 60.7% 46th pct
Walk to shops in Evans Headin Goonellabah +13.5 pts higher in Evans Head
53.9% 42nd pct 40.5% 30th pct
Walk to transit in Evans Headin Goonellabah +14.0 pts higher in Goonellabah
71.0% 34th pct 85.0% 42nd pct
Walk to school in Evans Headin Goonellabah +7.4 pts higher in Evans Head
49.9% 30th pct 42.5% 25th pct
Walk to a park in Evans Headin Goonellabah +11.4 pts higher in Goonellabah
71.7% 24th pct 83.1% 30th pct
Walk to health in Evans Headin Goonellabah +46.8 pts higher in Goonellabah
8.5% 16th pct 55.3% 58th pct
Amenities/1k in Evans Headin Goonellabah +14.0 more in Evans Head
25.9 83rd pct 11.9 36th pct
Intersections/km² in Evans Headin Goonellabah +33 higher in Goonellabah
1 14th pct 35 35th pct
Mean slope in Evans Headin Goonellabah +6.7 pts higher in Goonellabah
4.4% 34th pct 11.2% 93rd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Evans Head vs Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/112011241/evans-head/vs/112021246/goonellabah