Median house price
$710k
+6.8% change
SA · Gawler Council
Evanston Gardens, 5116
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,781
Growth (1 yr)
+1.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+12.7%
Median age
30
Median income
$1,504/wk
Employment rate
62.9%
Median house price · Q1 2026
$710,000
Languages at home
6.4%non-English
Most common: Italian, Filipino, French
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Evanston Gardens is a practical smaller community in Gawler Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with family life visible on every street. Dining is thinner on the ground than in busier metro pockets, so many residents head to neighbouring suburbs for a night out.
Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses and trains covering longer trips across the wider area. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Reported crime has been rising recently. Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer community and employment relative to similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Evanston Gardens snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$560/wk
Population (ERP)
2,781
+1.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#74
among Metro Adelaide · Growth area
Safety
78th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
84th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
58th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 35.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4566th in Australia
- State rank
- 478th in SA
- Peer rank
- #74 among Metro Adelaide · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #317 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $560
- Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- 40
- Median house price (Q1 2026)
- $710,000
- Median price change
- +6.8%
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026; 1Q 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only
Population
Estimated resident population
2,781(June 2025)
+1.5% annual · +12.7% over 5 years · 84th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.5%
- 5-year growth
- +12.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +40
- Change in 5 years
- +313
- Growth rank in SA
- 84th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~3,100), extrapolated at +2.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,347
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $1,504
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 48 of 923
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,408
- Employment rate
- 62.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 837 / 35 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 208
- Against the person
- 43
- Against property
- 165
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 74.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 55 residents
- State safety percentile
- 78.3th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 126
- Increase (daily rate)
- +17.2%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental30
- Other Theft75
- Sct - Residence10
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury25
- Theft From Motor Vehicle20
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 1,025
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 58th
School list
- Evanston Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 943 · 22th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 263 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Trinity College SouthCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 957 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Trinity College SeniorSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1025 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 669 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Trinity College NorthCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1040 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 914 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Gawler and District College B-12Combined · Government · ICSEA 932 · 19th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 1,247 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
11 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 165 Dawson Rd - West side
- Stop 167 Clark Rd - South side
- Stop 168 Jack Cooper Dr - West side
- Tambelin Railway Station
- Tambelin Railway Station
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Amenities
39 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 places of worship · 1 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Decent local green space — 3 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 11 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 17/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.28
Community(2)
- Evanston Gardens Community CentreCommunity centre
- Evanston Gardens Primary SchoolSchool
71 Angle Vale Road
Sport & outdoors(4)
- Park (3)
- Playground
Transport(9)
8 bus stops · 1 train stations
Other(3)
- Parking (21)
- Encounter ChurchPlace of worship
- Shelter (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Encounter Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Gawler Health Service (5.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 138
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 49.6
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 67 mm · ~8 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 97 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 148 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 119 mm · ~15 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 56 proposals
July 2026
- Variation to 22034924 creating and additional 14 allotments in Stage 17, an additional 25 allotments in Stage 16.LOT 5141 CLARK RD EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- Verandah7 HICKS ST EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Verandah with screen14 WESLEY RD EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Carport (attached to dwelling - measuring 14.2m x 6.2m x 3.3m post height)10 MUSGRAVE ST EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling1 LONG ST EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
June 2026
- Verandah27 GRENWOOD AV EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling3 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling11 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling with combined retaining and fencing on rear boundary with a total maximum height of 2.25 metres.6 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling1 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
May 2026
- Single Story Detached Dwelling and Garage1 DYER RD EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling18 FLANAGAN WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Outbuilding (20ft Shipping Container) - Hard Copy Application7 KALLAWARRA DR EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling.20 FLANAGAN WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Detached Dwelling158 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
April 2026
- Single Story Detached Dwelling and Garage143 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Detached Dwelling142 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling160 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Installation of Inground Fibreglass Swimming Pool by Builder. Installation of compliant permanent pool safety features by homeowner.15 NORTHSIDE CT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling16 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling141 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling162 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Detached Single Storey Dwelling139 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Storey Group DwellingUNIT 5 4 ANGLE VALE RD EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling14 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling18 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Story Detached Dwelling and Garage138 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- VERANDAH19 FARRELL ST EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Story Detached Dwelling with double garage and verandahs under main roofLOT 1205 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
March 2026
- Single Storey Detached DwellingLOT 1210 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single storey dwellingLOT 1227 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Storey Detached DwellingLOT 1239 FLANAGAN WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with garage and verandah under main roof1A ANGLE VALE RD EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
February 2026
- Single Story Detached Dwelling and GarageLOT 1223 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Story Detached Dwelling and GarageLOT 1218 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Story Detached Dwelling and GarageLOT 1222 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling1A ANGLE VALE RD EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Story Detached Dwelling and GarageLOT 1224 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Lot 12 Angle Vale Road - SINGLE STOREY DETACHED DWELLLING1A ANGLE VALE RD EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Story Detached Dwelling and GarageLOT 1225 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2026 · Updated
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- MowingMain North Road, Tiver Rd17 Dec 2025 – 17 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Traffic SA road events — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Heritage
3 heritage places
- Evanston Gardens Memorial Hall65 Angle Vale Road EVANSTON GARDENSLocal heritage
- Evanston Gardens School & SchoolhouseLot 29 Angle Vale Road EVANSTON GARDENSLocal heritage
- Former Gawler Blocks Chapel79 Angle Vale Road EVANSTON GARDENSLocal heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
- Bushfire safer places
- 1
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Spence
- Member of Parliament
- Matt BURNELL (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 138,898
- Turnout (2025)
- 87.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +2.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 34.7%Labor 65.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.9 km away).
Coalition 34.0%Labor 66.0%
0.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Evanston GardensLabor 66.5% · Coalition 33.5% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- Evanston SouthLabor 63.4% · Coalition 36.6% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- EvanstonLabor 64.2% · Coalition 35.8% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- Gawler SouthLabor 54.5% · Coalition 45.5% TPP (2025)3.6 km away
- GawlerLabor 65.0% · Coalition 35.0% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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