2,907 ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,730
- 2016: 2,847
- 2021: 2,907
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Evans Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Evans Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Evans Head is 52 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This coastal community of 2,907 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a smaller share of children than usual.
2,907
▲ +6.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Evans Head — higher than 83% of areas.
| Evans Head | 2,907 |
|---|---|
| 2473, NSW | 3,203 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 2,907 people, the population is larger than about 84% of similar areas.
52 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 30.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.5% of the area, which is well below the national figure.
30.3% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Evans Head splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships account for 13% of residents, slightly above the national average.
5.6% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Evans Head, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11472/evans-head/topic/demographics-identity