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Evatt vs Lawson

Name: Evatt vs Lawson — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Evatt profile · Lawson profile

Evatt Lawson

Evatt and Lawson (ACT) are neighbouring areas with very different housing and populations. Evatt is a place of established family homes, where 96.7% of dwellings are separate houses and residents are far older, with a typical age of 37. In contrast, Lawson (ACT) is much younger, with a typical age of 28, and is dominated by townhouses and semi-detached homes. Lawson (ACT) also has a far more international feel, with 49.7% of people born overseas and 50.5% using a language other than English at home, compared to 20.1% and 16.4% in Evatt.

Everyday life in both areas is similar when it comes to money and household size. Typical weekly household incomes are nearly identical, at $2,428 in Evatt and $2,492 in Lawson (ACT), and both have about 2.7 people per home. While they share these financial patterns, the two areas are drifting apart in other ways. For example, the gap in recent overseas arrivals has widened, as 27.8% of Lawson (ACT) residents arrived from abroad in the last five years, compared to 11.9% in Evatt.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 29.6 pts higher in Lawson Other language: 34.1 pts higher in Lawson Owned outright: 25.1 pts higher in Evatt Separate houses: 77.1 pts higher in Evatt 3+ bedrooms: 29.6 pts higher in Evatt

Demographics & Identity

Population in Evatt in Lawson +2,792 larger in Evatt gap narrowing

5,531 86th pct 2,739 82nd pct

Median age in Evatt in Lawson +9 yrs older in Evatt gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 28 yrs 2nd pct

Age structure

28.5% Young adults (25–44) +25.2 pts ▸ 53.7%

24.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +14.8 pts 9.7%

11.8% Youth (15–24) +9.2 pts ▸ 21.0%

20.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.6 pts 12.9%

14.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.1 pts 2.4%

Marital status

36.5% Never married +20.1 pts ▸ 56.7%

50.3% Married ◂ +13.4 pts 37.0%

7.9% Divorced ◂ +4.2 pts 3.7%

2.9% Widowed ◂ +1.9 pts 0.9%

2.5% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Evatt Lawson

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.9% Australia ◂ +33.9 pts 44.0%

1.4% China +12.5 pts ▸ 13.8%

1.5% India +6.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

0.4% Nepal +2.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.2% England ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

0.9% Vietnam +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.5% Philippines +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.4% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

38.9% Australian ◂ +21.4 pts 17.5%

35.8% English ◂ +17.4 pts 18.3%

3.9% Chinese +17.3 pts ▸ 21.1%

13.5% Irish ◂ +7.7 pts 5.8%

11.4% Scottish ◂ +6.3 pts 5.1%

2.2% Indian +7.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.3% German ◂ +3.1 pts 2.2%

3.9% Italian ◂ +2.0 pts 1.9%

1.2% Vietnamese +2.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.0% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.2% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

81.4% English only ◂ +38.4 pts 42.9%

1.9% Mandarin +13.5 pts ▸ 15.4%

1.0% Vietnamese +2.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Cantonese +2.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.3% Hindi +2.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.4% Punjabi +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.6% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.1% No religion ◂ +1.3 pts 46.8%

42.0% Christianity ◂ +18.9 pts 23.1%

1.6% Hinduism +8.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.1% Not stated +4.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.7% Buddhism +3.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.5% Islam +3.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.0% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Evatt in Lawson

2.64 38th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Evatt in Lawson +2 more in Evatt

20 87th pct 18 86th pct

Avg size in Evatt in Lawson +29 larger in Lawson

522 75th pct 552 78th pct

ICSEA in Evatt in Lawson +16 higher in Lawson

1,087 89th pct 1,103 92nd pct

Highest year of school

72.8% Year 12 +13.7 pts ▸ 86.5%

14.7% Year 10 ◂ +11.2 pts 3.4%

5.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.1 pts 1.5%

4.0% Year 11 ◂ +2.7 pts 1.3%

Highest qualification level

31.0% Bachelor degree +9.2 pts ▸ 40.2%

13.5% Postgraduate degree +12.7 pts ▸ 26.2%

22.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.6 pts 8.8%

14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +6.3 pts 8.5%

7.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.4 pts 4.7%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

Field of qualification

19.3% Management & commerce +5.3 pts ▸ 24.5%

18.7% Society & culture ◂ +5.3 pts 13.4%

6.4% Information technology +4.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.8% Engineering & related ◂ +2.8 pts 8.0%

7.8% Health +2.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.6% Education ◂ +2.7 pts 4.9%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +2.3 pts 3.3%

5.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

4.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

2.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.6 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Evatt in Lawson +$41 higher in Lawson gap narrowing

$1,149 89th pct $1,190 90th pct

Household income in Evatt in Lawson +$64 higher in Lawson gap narrowing

$2,428 88th pct $2,492 89th pct

Family income in Evatt in Lawson +$24 higher in Lawson gap narrowing

$2,729 87th pct $2,753 88th pct

Household income distribution

32.9% $1,500–$2,999 +4.2 pts ▸ 37.2%

19.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 19.2%

19.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.8 pts 13.4%

16.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 17.7%

6.4% Under $650 ◂ +2.5 pts 3.9%

Personal income distribution

32.2% $650–$1,499 +2.8 pts ▸ 35.1%

29.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 29.4%

29.3% Under $650 ◂ +5.4 pts 23.8%

5.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 4.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.7% Mental health ◂ +5.1 pts 6.5%

10.6% Other condition ◂ +5.4 pts 5.3%

10.4% Asthma ◂ +4.1 pts 6.3%

8.3% Arthritis ◂ +6.9 pts 1.5%

4.6% Diabetes ◂ +3.2 pts 1.4%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +2.2 pts 1.0%

3.0% Heart disease ◂ +2.4 pts 0.6%

1.5% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 0.1%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.9% None +13.7 pts ▸ 77.5%

22.1% One condition ◂ +10.1 pts 12.0%

6.5% Two conditions ◂ +4.3 pts 2.2%

2.8% Three or more ◂ +2.2 pts 0.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Evatt in Lawson +73 larger in Evatt

105 86th pct 32 73rd pct

Median age in Evatt in Lawson +3 yrs older in Lawson

23 yrs 38th pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Evatt in Lawson +$531 higher in Lawson

$1,052 82nd pct $1,583 91st pct

Household income in Evatt in Lawson +$666 higher in Lawson

$2,708 85th pct $3,374 90th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Evatt in Lawson +0.1 larger in Evatt gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

60.6% Couples with children ◂ +13.5 pts 47.1%

24.7% Couples without children +16.1 pts ▸ 40.7%

13.9% One-parent families ◂ +5.4 pts 8.5%

1.0% Other families +2.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

Household size

34.2% 2 people +0.3 pts ▸ 34.5%

18.9% 3 people +4.5 pts ▸ 23.4%

20.5% 4 people ◂ +6.0 pts 14.5%

17.2% 1 person +2.4 pts ▸ 19.6%

6.8% 5 people ◂ +2.8 pts 3.9%

2.3% 6 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Evatt in Lawson +$82 higher in Lawson gap narrowing

$466 89th pct $548 96th pct

Mortgage in Evatt in Lawson even gap narrowing

$2,000 72nd pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Evatt in Lawson +0.10 higher in Lawson gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

21.8% Rented +23.9 pts ▸ 45.8%

43.5% Owned with a mortgage +1.1 pts ▸ 44.6%

32.9% Owned outright ◂ +25.1 pts 7.9%

1.0% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

96.7% Separate house ◂ +77.1 pts 19.6%

2.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +60.8 pts ▸ 62.9%

1.2% Flat or apartment +16.0 pts ▸ 17.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.9 pts 44.0%

36.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +21.8 pts 14.2%

4.4% 2 bedrooms +22.8 pts ▸ 27.2%

8.6% 5 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 5.7%

1.2% 1 bedroom +5.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

48.5% $350–$549 ◂ +8.7 pts 39.7%

21.0% $550–$749 +22.7 pts ▸ 43.7%

14.0% Under $200 ◂ +11.8 pts 2.2%

12.1% $200–$349 ◂ +6.4 pts 5.7%

0.9% $750 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 41.4%

25.1% $1,000–$1,799 +0.6 pts ▸ 25.8%

16.6% $3,000 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 19.7%

11.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.6 pts 8.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Evatt in Lawson +29 more in Evatt

39 87th pct 10 80th pct

Stops/1k in Evatt in Lawson +3.40 more in Evatt

7.05 86th pct 3.65 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Evatt in Lawson +67.9 more in Lawson

1,299.0 88th pct 1,366.9 88th pct

PT routes in Evatt in Lawson +1 more in Lawson

4 82nd pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Evatt in Lawson +2 longer in Lawson

2 14th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Evatt in Lawson +1 longer in Evatt

13 9th pct 12 8th pct

Reach 30 min in Evatt in Lawson +3,830 more in Evatt

14,241 66th pct 10,411 59th pct

Reach 45 min in Evatt in Lawson +10,279 more in Lawson

24,819 52nd pct 35,098 59th pct

Transit to city in Evatt in Lawson +6 longer in Evatt

58 51st pct 52 39th pct

How people get to work

63.5% Car (driver) +4.1 pts ▸ 67.7%

10.9% Worked at home ◂ +2.7 pts 8.3%

4.5% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.5% Bus +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

0.8% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.2 pts 42.4%

30.3% 1 vehicle +6.9 pts ▸ 37.2%

15.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.9 pts 12.3%

7.6% 4 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 5.1%

2.3% No vehicle +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

26.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +5.7 pts 20.4%

10.0% Health care & social assistance +3.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.9% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.1% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 10.3%

10.4% Construction ◂ +3.7 pts 6.8%

5.7% Accommodation & food +3.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.5% Retail trade +1.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

3.0% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

1.8% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.1% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

1.0% Rental & real estate +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Occupations people work in

28.7% Professionals +6.4 pts ▸ 35.1%

16.8% Managers ◂ +3.8 pts 13.0%

15.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.3 pts 12.7%

12.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.8 pts 8.8%

9.9% Community & personal service +2.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.9% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.5% Labourers ◂ +0.6 pts 5.8%

2.9% Machinery operators & drivers even 2.9%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Evatt in Lawson +2,267 higher in Lawson

2,260 31st pct 4,527 62nd pct

Assault/100k in Evatt in Lawson +34 higher in Evatt

253 10th pct 219 7th pct

Sexual/100k in Evatt in Lawson +74 higher in Lawson

108 46th pct 183 75th pct

Burglary/100k in Evatt in Lawson +258 higher in Lawson

289 26th pct 548 55th pct

Theft/100k in Evatt in Lawson +898 higher in Lawson

380 18th pct 1,278 58th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Evatt in Lawson +74 higher in Lawson

108 27th pct 183 50th pct

Property damage/100k in Evatt in Lawson +95 higher in Lawson

344 18th pct 438 28th pct

5-yr change in Evatt in Lawson +112.5 pts higher in Lawson

-37.8% 18th pct 74.6% 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Evatt in Lawson +2.0 higher in Evatt

7.0 93rd pct 4.9 83rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Evatt in Lawson +3.1 more in Evatt

7.4 97th pct 4.3 79th pct

15-min city in Evatt in Lawson +51.5 pts higher in Evatt

86.6% 92nd pct 35.1% 76th pct

Walk to shops in Evatt in Lawson +56.3 pts higher in Evatt

84.2% 91st pct 27.9% 74th pct

Walk to transit in Evatt in Lawson +0.9 pts higher in Lawson

99.1% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Evatt in Lawson +58.8 pts higher in Evatt

99.4% 100th pct 40.6% 72nd pct

Walk to a park in Evatt in Lawson even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Evatt in Lawson +24.9 pts higher in Evatt

83.3% 94th pct 58.3% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Evatt in Lawson +7.0 more in Evatt

13.2 49th pct 6.2 32nd pct

Intersections/km² in Evatt in Lawson +61 higher in Evatt

255 93rd pct 193 90th pct

Mean slope in Evatt in Lawson +3.4 pts higher in Lawson

5.3% 45th pct 8.7% 74th pct

Compare Evatt with nearby areas

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Compare Lawson with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Evatt vs Lawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80050/evatt/vs/SAL80085/lawson