Evanston South

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 341 people in Evanston South. Of these 53.9% were male and 46.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Evanston South was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.1% of the population.

Of people in Evanston South aged 15 years and over, 47.8% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Evanston South, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Evanston South 38.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.8% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 6.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Evanston South, 17.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Evanston South were English 32.4%, Australian 26.2%, German 6.7%, Scottish 6.0% and Irish 4.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Evanston South (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Evanston South, 69.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.7%, Philippines 2.4%, South Africa 1.2%, Ireland 0.9% and Netherlands 0.9%.

In Evanston South, 51.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Evanston South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.3%, England 11.4%, Scotland 2.3%, Philippines 2.3% and Netherlands 2.0%.

In Evanston South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.1%, England 9.6%, Germany 2.4%, South Africa 2.1% and Scotland 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Evanston South were No Religion, so described 38.9%, Not stated 23.4%, Catholic 11.7%, Lutheran 8.1% and Anglican 7.8%. In Evanston South, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (49.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Evanston South 80.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.8%, Afrikaans 1.5% and Hindi 0.9%.

Employment

There were 148 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Evanston South. Of these 57.4% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 4.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Evanston South, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Evanston South included Professionals 21.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Labourers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Managers 10.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.6% and Sales Workers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Evanston South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 10.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.7%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 5.8%, Department Stores 5.8% and Banking 5.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Evanston South was $653.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Evanston South, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 68.8%, Train 6.2%, Car, as passenger 4.7% and Worked at home 3.1%. On the day, 5.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Evanston South, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.5% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Evanston South, 21.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Evanston South, 43.2% were couple families with children, 30.9% were couple families without children and 25.9% were one parent families.

In Evanston South, 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Evanston South, of couple families with children, 27.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 23.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Evanston South, 82.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.9% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Evanston South, 77.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 22.7% were other dwellings.

In Evanston South, of occupied private dwellings 15.3% had 1 bedroom, 4.6% had 2 bedrooms and 36.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.6 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Evanston South, 19.5% were owned outright, 39.0% were owned with a mortgage and 37.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Evanston South, of all households, 69.8% were family households, 27.6% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Evanston South, 28.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Evanston South, 30.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Evanston South, 81.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Evanston South, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 16 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Evanston South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Evanston South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)