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Evans Head vs Wollongbar

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 32 km apart · Evans Head profile · Wollongbar profile

Evans Head Wollongbar

Wollongbar and Evans Head are two nearby New South Wales areas with similar population sizes, but they have very different profiles. Wollongbar is a younger area where the typical resident is 39, while the typical person in Evans Head is far older at 52. Wollongbar has a higher share of people who finished Year 12 (50.0%) and more adults working or looking for work (63.3%). Homes in Wollongbar also tend to be larger, with 90.1% having three or more bedrooms, compared to 63.9% in Evans Head.

The gap in typical resident age has widened since 2011, growing from 3 years to 13 years. Despite this, both areas are somewhat walkable and share similar proportions of people in de facto relationships and one-parent families. They also have a similar share of residents who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, both around 5%. While Wollongbar is generally wealthier and has more separate houses, both areas have about the same percentage of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 28.3 pts higher in Wollongbar 3+ bedrooms: 26.2 pts higher in Wollongbar Median age: 13 yrs older in Evans Head PT commute: 0.6 pts higher in Wollongbar Participation: 16.8 pts higher in Wollongbar

Demographics & Identity

Population in Evans Headin Wollongbar +94 larger in Wollongbar gap narrowing
2,894 77th pct 2,988 78th pct
Median age in Evans Headin Wollongbar +13 yrs older in Evans Head gap widening
52 yrs 74th pct 39 yrs 29th pct
First Nations in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.7 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
5.6% 60th pct 5.0% 55th pct
Aged 65+ in Evans Headin Wollongbar +10.5 pts higher in Evans Head gap widening
30.5% 76th pct 20.0% 42nd pct
Under 15 in Evans Headin Wollongbar +6.1 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
14.5% 26th pct 20.6% 73rd pct
De facto in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.1 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
13.0% 49th pct 12.9% 48th pct

Age structure

30.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.5 pts 20.0%
28.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.2 pts 24.3%
17.6% Young adults (25–44) +5.9 pts ▸ 23.4%
14.5% Children (0–14) +6.1 pts ▸ 20.6%
8.7% Youth (15–24) +2.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

Marital status

43.4% Married +4.2 pts ▸ 47.6%
30.5% Never married +3.9 pts ▸ 34.4%
14.2% Divorced ◂ +3.8 pts 10.3%
8.3% Widowed ◂ +3.3 pts 5.0%
4.0% Separated ◂ +1.3 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Evans Head Wollongbar

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Evans Headin Wollongbar +3.9 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
6.8% 21st pct 10.7% 49th pct

Country of birth

83.6% Australia +2.9 pts ▸ 86.4%
1.6% England +1.5 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.0% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.4% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.2% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.8% English +3.9 pts ▸ 45.7%
42.3% Australian ◂ +0.1 pts 42.2%
14.3% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 13.2%
13.0% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 12.8%
4.4% German +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.6% Italian +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.4% Dutch even 1.4%
0.3% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.1% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Evans Headin Wollongbar +2.3 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
2.6% 31st pct 4.9% 65th pct
Limited English in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.3 pts higher in Wollongbar
0.2% 49th pct 0.5% 65th pct

Language used at home

88.7% English only +3.7 pts ▸ 92.4%
0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Evans Headin Wollongbar +5.9 pts higher in Wollongbar gap narrowing
37.3% 31st pct 43.2% 53rd pct

Religious affiliation

51.0% Christianity +0.1 pts ▸ 51.2%
37.3% No religion +5.9 pts ▸ 43.2%
10.1% Not stated ◂ +5.8 pts 4.3%
0.7% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.3% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Islam even 0.2%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Evans Headin Wollongbar +13.2 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
36.8% 45th pct 50.0% 80th pct
Bachelor+ in Evans Headin Wollongbar +6.4 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
15.4% 70th pct 21.8% 85th pct

Highest year of school

36.8% Year 12 +13.2 pts ▸ 50.0%
32.6% Year 10 ◂ +2.3 pts 30.2%
14.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.2 pts 9.1%
6.3% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

Highest qualification level

34.4% Certificate III / IV +0.3 pts ▸ 34.7%
18.6% Bachelor degree +4.8 pts ▸ 23.5%
14.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.8 pts ▸ 15.8%
4.7% Postgraduate degree +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.1 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

Field of qualification

11.9% Management & commerce +6.1 pts ▸ 17.9%
12.2% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 13.4%
13.1% Engineering & related even 13.1%
12.5% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 12.4%
10.3% Health +1.7 pts ▸ 12.0%
6.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.5 pts 5.4%
6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%
1.9% Agriculture & environment +2.4 pts ▸ 4.3%
1.6% Creative arts +1.3 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.0% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Evans Headin Wollongbar +$150 higher in Wollongbar gap widening
$638 45th pct $788 74th pct
Household income in Evans Headin Wollongbar +$539 higher in Wollongbar gap widening
$1,084 32nd pct $1,623 73rd pct
Family income in Evans Headin Wollongbar +$458 higher in Wollongbar gap widening
$1,453 40th pct $1,911 71st pct
High earners in Evans Headin Wollongbar +2.8 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
5.5% 43rd pct 8.3% 66th pct
High-income homes in Evans Headin Wollongbar +7.1 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
9.2% 42nd pct 16.3% 72nd pct

Household income distribution

36.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.6 pts 31.1%
23.7% $1,500–$2,999 +9.4 pts ▸ 33.2%
24.1% Under $650 ◂ +11.4 pts 12.7%
5.0% $3,000–$3,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 9.9%
4.2% $4,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

Personal income distribution

45.9% Under $650 ◂ +5.1 pts 40.7%
32.1% $650–$1,499 +5.0 pts ▸ 37.1%
11.2% $1,500–$2,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 17.0%
1.6% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Evans Headin Wollongbar +6.6 pts higher in Evans Head
37.5% 73rd pct 30.9% 39th pct
Mental health in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.1 pts higher in Wollongbar
10.7% 62nd pct 10.8% 63rd pct
Needs assistance in Evans Headin Wollongbar +2.6 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
7.2% 61st pct 4.6% 29th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

15.8% Arthritis ◂ +7.4 pts 8.5%
10.7% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.3% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 9.6%
7.6% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 8.6%
7.0% Heart disease ◂ +2.7 pts 4.3%
4.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%
4.4% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 3.2%
4.3% Lung condition ◂ +2.7 pts 1.5%
1.8% Stroke ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%
0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.4% None +10.6 pts ▸ 63.0%
23.2% One condition ◂ +1.4 pts 21.8%
9.1% Two conditions ◂ +2.7 pts 6.3%
5.5% Three or more ◂ +2.6 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.5 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
18.3% 58th pct 17.9% 55th pct
Unpaid carers in Evans Headin Wollongbar +1.7 pts higher in Evans Head gap widening
15.3% 80th pct 13.7% 58th pct
Unpaid child care in Evans Headin Wollongbar +9.9 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
20.5% 29th pct 30.4% 77th pct
Defence service in Evans Headin Wollongbar +1.1 pts higher in Evans Head
4.2% 65th pct 3.1% 38th pct
Housework 15h+ in Evans Headin Wollongbar +1.1 pts higher in Wollongbar gap steady
23.1% 41st pct 24.3% 52nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.5 larger in Wollongbar gap widening
2.1 29th pct 2.6 71st pct
One-parent in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.6 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
16.8% 61st pct 16.3% 57th pct
Living alone in Evans Headin Wollongbar +13.8 pts higher in Evans Head gap widening
34.9% 71st pct 21.0% 25th pct

Family composition

42.3% Couples with children +14.4 pts ▸ 56.7%
40.4% Couples without children ◂ +13.9 pts 26.4%
16.8% One-parent families ◂ +0.6 pts 16.3%
0.8% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Household size

40.8% 2 people ◂ +3.8 pts 36.9%
34.9% 1 person ◂ +13.8 pts 21.0%
9.8% 3 people +6.7 pts ▸ 16.5%
8.6% 4 people +7.4 pts ▸ 16.0%
3.2% 5 people +4.4 pts ▸ 7.6%
2.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Evans Headin Wollongbar +$109 higher in Wollongbar
$321 66th pct $430 90th pct
Mortgage in Evans Headin Wollongbar +$253 higher in Wollongbar gap narrowing
$1,560 66th pct $1,813 81st pct
People / bedroom in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.10 higher in Evans Head gap widening
0.80 57th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Evans Headin Wollongbar +12.4 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
37.3% 85th pct 25.0% 61st pct
Owned outright in Evans Headin Wollongbar +5.4 pts higher in Evans Head gap widening
41.5% 56th pct 36.0% 39th pct
Separate houses in Evans Headin Wollongbar +28.3 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
54.8% 0th pct 83.1% 14th pct
3+ bedrooms in Evans Headin Wollongbar +26.2 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
63.9% 13th pct 90.1% 87th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.5% Owned outright ◂ +5.4 pts 36.0%
17.7% Owned with a mortgage +19.9 pts ▸ 37.6%
37.3% Rented ◂ +12.4 pts 25.0%
2.1% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%
1.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

54.8% Separate house +28.3 pts ▸ 83.1%
34.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +26.8 pts 7.4%
7.2% Flat or apartment +2.1 pts ▸ 9.3%
4.0% Other dwelling ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

40.0% 3 bedrooms +4.0 pts ▸ 44.1%
19.4% 4 bedrooms +20.2 pts ▸ 39.6%
27.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +18.1 pts 9.0%
4.4% 5 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 6.4%
5.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.7 pts 0.7%
1.4% Studio / none ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

37.9% $350–$549 +19.1 pts ▸ 57.0%
42.0% $200–$349 ◂ +22.6 pts 19.4%
5.4% $550–$749 +14.4 pts ▸ 19.7%
13.1% Under $200 ◂ +11.6 pts 1.4%
0.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.4% $1,800–$2,999 +11.1 pts ▸ 40.5%
28.1% $1,000–$1,799 +3.9 pts ▸ 31.9%
25.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +10.8 pts 14.5%
12.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.0 pts 6.7%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Evans Headin Wollongbar +5.6 pts higher in Evans Head gap steady
6.7% 74th pct 1.2% 23rd pct
Work from home in Evans Headin Wollongbar +1.1 pts higher in Wollongbar gap steady
11.6% 70th pct 12.7% 74th pct
PT commute in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.6 pts higher in Wollongbar gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.6% 70th pct

How people get to work

59.3% Car (driver) +7.1 pts ▸ 66.3%
11.6% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 12.7%
4.9% Walked ◂ +4.2 pts 0.7%
3.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%
1.6% Bicycle ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%
0.0% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.2% 2 vehicles +9.4 pts ▸ 45.6%
42.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.2 pts 32.6%
10.8% 3 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 12.9%
3.2% 4 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 7.2%
6.7% No vehicle ◂ +5.6 pts 1.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Evans Headin Wollongbar +8.7 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
36.5% 58th pct 45.1% 88th pct
Recent arrivals in Evans Headin Wollongbar +1.3 pts higher in Wollongbar gap narrowing
8.6% 66th pct 10.0% 71st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Evans Headin Wollongbar +1.8 pts higher in Evans Head gap narrowing
4.7% 50th pct 2.9% 21st pct
Participation in Evans Headin Wollongbar +16.8 pts higher in Wollongbar gap widening
46.4% 31st pct 63.3% 80th pct
Full-time in Evans Headin Wollongbar +6.6 pts higher in Wollongbar gap steady
51.5% 26th pct 58.1% 61st pct

Industries people work in

15.8% Health care & social assistance +2.5 pts ▸ 18.3%
14.3% Education & training ◂ +2.1 pts 12.2%
9.2% Retail trade +2.4 pts ▸ 11.6%
11.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.2 pts 7.1%
10.9% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 9.3%
4.1% Public administration & safety +2.7 pts ▸ 6.8%
3.5% Manufacturing +2.3 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.5 pts 2.9%
3.8% Professional & technical +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.2% Other services +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%
3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Professionals +3.0 pts ▸ 22.4%
15.7% Community & personal service ◂ +2.1 pts 13.5%
13.8% Labourers ◂ +3.0 pts 10.8%
12.3% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 13.7%
10.7% Clerical & administrative +1.9 pts ▸ 12.6%
12.2% Managers ◂ +1.6 pts 10.6%
8.0% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 10.5%
6.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.0 pts 4.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.3 higher in Wollongbar
5.3 69th pct 5.5 75th pct
Types ≤15 min in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.6 more in Wollongbar
5.2 60th pct 5.8 71st pct
15-min city in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.8 pts higher in Wollongbar
65.1% 55th pct 65.9% 55th pct
Walk to shops in Evans Headin Wollongbar +1.0 pts higher in Evans Head
66.4% 56th pct 65.4% 55th pct
Walk to transit in Evans Headin Wollongbar +1.4 pts higher in Wollongbar
85.6% 78th pct 87.0% 79th pct
Walk to school in Evans Headin Wollongbar +0.5 pts higher in Evans Head
74.8% 56th pct 74.3% 55th pct
Walk to a park in Evans Headin Wollongbar +3.7 pts higher in Wollongbar
96.1% 62nd pct 99.8% 91st pct
Walk to health in Evans Headin Wollongbar +51.3 pts higher in Wollongbar
0.0% 0th pct 51.3% 63rd pct
Amenities/1k in Evans Headin Wollongbar +7.9 more in Wollongbar
16.2 44th pct 24.1 63rd pct
Intersections/km² in Evans Headin Wollongbar +37 higher in Wollongbar
31 49th pct 68 85th pct
Mean slope in Evans Headin Wollongbar +2.5 pts higher in Wollongbar
3.8% 37th pct 6.3% 72nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Evans Head vs Wollongbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL115057/evans-head/vs/UCL115162/wollongbar