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Evans Head vs The Gap

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.0 km apart · Evans Head profile · The Gap profile

Evans Head The Gap

Evans Head and The Gap (Richmond Valley - NSW) are neighbours with very different layouts. Evans Head is a residential hub with 2,907 people, whereas The Gap (Richmond Valley - NSW) is sparsely populated and largely non-residential. This is clear in their walkability; Evans Head is somewhat walkable with a score of 5.3, while The Gap (Richmond Valley - NSW) is car-dependent. Residents in Evans Head have far better access to local needs, with 66.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 85.3% near public transport, compared to 0.0% for both in The Gap (Richmond Valley - NSW).

Both areas share the same average school size of 531 students and have one school within 3 km. They also both lack homes within a 15-minute walk of health services. While Evans Head has 25 public transport stops and a larger population of 163 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, The Gap (Richmond Valley - NSW) is more hilly, with a mean terrain slope that is well higher at 8.0%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,907 larger in Evans Head

Demographics & Identity

Population in Evans Headin The Gap +2,907 larger in Evans Head gap steady
2,907 83rd pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Evans Headin The Gap
52 yrs 77th pct —
First Nations in Evans Headin The Gap
5.6% 76th pct —
Aged 65+ in Evans Headin The Gap
30.3% 87th pct —
Under 15 in Evans Headin The Gap
14.5% 33rd pct —
De facto in Evans Headin The Gap
13.0% 57th pct —

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Evans Headin The Gap
6.8% 28th pct —

Language

Other language in Evans Headin The Gap
2.5% 43rd pct —
Limited English in Evans Headin The Gap
0.2% 61st pct —

Religion

No religion in Evans Headin The Gap
37.2% 40th pct —

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Evans Headin The Gap
36.9% 28th pct —
Bachelor+ in Evans Headin The Gap
15.5% 53rd pct —
Schools/1k kids in Evans Headin The Gap
2.37 34th pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Evans Headin The Gap even
1 43rd pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Evans Headin The Gap even
531 76th pct 531 76th pct
ICSEA in Evans Headin The Gap even
955 29th pct 955 29th pct

Income

Personal income in Evans Headin The Gap
$638 30th pct —
Household income in Evans Headin The Gap
$1,086 18th pct —
Family income in Evans Headin The Gap
$1,455 24th pct —
High earners in Evans Headin The Gap
5.5% 35th pct —
High-income homes in Evans Headin The Gap
9.3% 27th pct —

Health & Disability

Health condition in Evans Headin The Gap
37.4% 86th pct —
Mental health in Evans Headin The Gap
10.7% 74th pct —
Needs assistance in Evans Headin The Gap
7.2% 76th pct —

Community Participation

Volunteering in Evans Headin The Gap
18.3% 51st pct —
Unpaid carers in Evans Headin The Gap
15.3% 75th pct —
Unpaid child care in Evans Headin The Gap
20.4% 27th pct —
Defence service in Evans Headin The Gap
4.2% 73rd pct —
Housework 15h+ in Evans Headin The Gap
23.1% 43rd pct —

First Nations

First Nations people in Evans Headin The Gap +163 larger in Evans Head
163 86th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Evans Headin The Gap
22 yrs 33rd pct —
Year 12 in Evans Headin The Gap
39.8% 49th pct —
Unemployment in Evans Headin The Gap
4.0% 24th pct —
Median income in Evans Headin The Gap
$634 49th pct —
Household income in Evans Headin The Gap
$1,510 43rd pct —
Indigenous language in Evans Headin The Gap
10.4% 77th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Evans Headin The Gap
2.1 19th pct —
One-parent in Evans Headin The Gap
16.7% 78th pct —
Living alone in Evans Headin The Gap
35.0% 84th pct —

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Evans Headin The Gap
$321 63rd pct —
Mortgage in Evans Headin The Gap
$1,642 51st pct —
People / bedroom in Evans Headin The Gap
0.80 43rd pct —
Renting in Evans Headin The Gap
37.4% 87th pct —
Owned outright in Evans Headin The Gap
41.6% 51st pct —
Separate houses in Evans Headin The Gap
55.0% 9th pct —
3+ bedrooms in Evans Headin The Gap
64.7% 20th pct —

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Evans Headin The Gap
6.7% 81st pct —
Work from home in Evans Headin The Gap
11.5% 32nd pct —
PT commute in Evans Headin The Gap
0.0% 0th pct —
PT stops in Evans Headin The Gap +25 more in Evans Head
25 86th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Evans Headin The Gap
8.60 87th pct —
Departures/1k in Evans Headin The Gap
102.9 69th pct —
PT routes in Evans Headin The Gap +5 more in Evans Head
5 86th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Evans Headin The Gap
3 21st pct —

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Evans Headin The Gap
36.7% 70th pct —
Recent arrivals in Evans Headin The Gap
8.6% 59th pct —

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Evans Headin The Gap
4.7% 65th pct —
Participation in Evans Headin The Gap
46.5% 15th pct —
Full-time in Evans Headin The Gap
51.8% 21st pct —

Walkability

Walk score in Evans Headin The Gap +5.3 higher in Evans Head
5.3 84th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Evans Headin The Gap +5.2 more in Evans Head
5.2 84th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Evans Headin The Gap +64.9 pts higher in Evans Head
64.9% 83rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Evans Headin The Gap +66.2 pts higher in Evans Head
66.2% 84th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Evans Headin The Gap +85.3 pts higher in Evans Head
85.3% 83rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Evans Headin The Gap +74.5 pts higher in Evans Head
74.5% 83rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Evans Headin The Gap +95.7 pts higher in Evans Head
95.7% 83rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Evans Headin The Gap even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Evans Headin The Gap
17.9 59th pct —
Intersections/km² in Evans Headin The Gap +14 higher in Evans Head
14 73rd pct 0 27th pct
Mean slope in Evans Headin The Gap +4.1 pts higher in The Gap
3.8% 26th pct 8.0% 70th pct

Compare Evans Head with nearby areas

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Compare The Gap with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Evans Head vs The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11472/evans-head/vs/SAL13837/the-gap