SA · Gawler Council
Evanston Gardens, SA, 5116
Current weather
12°CLight drizzle
74% humidity · 25.6 km/h wind · 13.5° / 9.9° today · 13 mm rain
Desirability index
#183 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Evanston Gardens is a smaller suburban community in the Gawler area, home to around 2,347 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 208 offences in 2024–25 (Jul–Jun), roughly 88.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $560, median house prices near $710,000 (up 7% recently), 1 school and preschool site in the area, 11 public transport stops within the suburb, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- 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)
- 95 / 35 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
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.
Data sources & freshness
- SA Housing Authority rent & sales reports — Government of South Australia · Period: 1 January - 31 March 2026; 1Q 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 208
- Against the person
- 43
- Against property
- 165
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 88.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 55 residents
- State safety percentile
- 82.5th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 126
- Year-on-year change
- 0%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental30
- Other Theft75
- Sct - Residence10
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury25
- Theft From Motor Vehicle20
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2024-25; 2024-25 → 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 943
- Evanston Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary · ICSEA 943
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site · Static register
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA 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 - East side
- Stop 168 Jack Cooper Dr - West side
- Tambelin Railway Station
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
334 planning-related records
2026· 54 proposals
June 2026
- Verandah27 GRENWOOD AV EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling3 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- Single storey dwelling20 FLANAGAN WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling11 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling6 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling1 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
May 2026
- Construction of nine (9) single storey Detached Dwellings in a Terrace Arrangement with associated garage under main roof; and Retaining Walls and Fencing20 FLANAGAN WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- 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 5116Under Assessment
- Detached Single Storey Dwelling139 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Storey Group DwellingUNIT 5 4 ANGLE VALE RD EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- 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
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingLOT 170 BIRRELL WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Under Assessment
- 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
- Single Story Detached Dwelling and GarageLOT 1208 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
- Single Story Detached Dwelling and GarageLOT 1209 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Decision Made
2025· 34 proposals
34 proposals lodged in 2025. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2024· 82 proposals
82 proposals lodged in 2024. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2023· 71 proposals
71 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 49 proposals
49 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 43 proposals
43 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site
Amenities
10 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Stop 165 Dawson Road - East sideBus stop
- Stop 165 Dawson Road - West sideBus stop
- Stop 166 Clark Road - North sideBus stop
- Stop 166 Clark Road - South sideBus stop
- Stop 167 Clark Road - North sideBus stop
- Stop 167 Clark Road - South sideBus stop
- Stop 168 Jack Cooper Drive - East sideBus stop
- Stop 168 Jack Cooper Drive - West sideBus stop
- Evanston Gardens Community CentreCommunity centre
- TambelinTrain station
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
3 state heritage places
- Heritage placeState heritage
- Heritage placeState heritage
- Heritage placeState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
- Bushfire safer places
- 1
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via SA Planning geohub. Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 17.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #183 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingplanning18 FLANAGAN WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Lodged 15 May 2026 · Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingplanning16 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Lodged 24 Apr 2026 · Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingplanning141 MOZART CCT EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Lodged 22 Apr 2026 · Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingplanning14 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Lodged 17 Apr 2026 · Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingplanning18 SCHOLZ WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Lodged 17 Apr 2026 · Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingplanningLOT 170 BIRRELL WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Lodged 17 Apr 2026 · Under Assessment
- Construction of nine (9) single storey Detached Dwellings in a Terrace Arrangement with associated garage under main roof; and Retaining Walls and Fencingplanning20 FLANAGAN WAY EVANSTON GARDENS SA 5116Lodged 29 May 2026 · Under Assessment
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
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