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Evans Head

New South Wales · Richmond Valley - Coastal · Richmond - Tweed

This profile uses the ABS Evans Head statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Evans Head is a locality in the Richmond Valley - Coastal area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Evans Head SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 979 (gov)
Childcare
3
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
205
-9% vs prior year
Population
6,062
+2.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Evans Head SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Woodburn Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Evans Head.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 97
ICSEA 922
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Evans Head (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 83 students
ICSEA 984 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Evans Head

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Evans Head Pre-school
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Evans Head
    Exceeding NQS
  • WOODBURN-EVANS HEAD PRESCHOOL
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Woodburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Evans Head Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 42 places · Evans Head
    Not yet rated

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

Live
Incidents, latest year
205
vs previous year
-9%
vs 2021
239
  • Theft 48
  • Assault 36
  • Malicious damage to property 31
  • Against justice procedures 29
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 19

Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
3
Parks
11
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Evans Head SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

Live
Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Evans Head SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Population & growth
Population
6,062
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.20%
2024→25
Net change
+132
people / yr
Density
11
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+132
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+27
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+90
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+15

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Evans Head
+2.20%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%