Evandale vs White Hills

White Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Evandale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In White Hills, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Evandale tends to suit people living alone, while White Hills suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Evandale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But White Hills is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 52%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Evandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (187.9 km vs 196.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Evandale and White Hills drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Evandale White Hills
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Evandale White Hills
Walkability 0 / 0
Evandale — Walkability: 0/100 White Hills — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 67 / 68
Evandale — Low fire risk: 67/100 White Hills — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Evandale has more residents (1,265 vs 172); Evandale skews older (53 vs 49).

Evandale White Hills
Population 1,265
+86% vs other
 172
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% -5.5%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $63,856/yr $69,316/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+4% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Evandale White Hills
0-4 4.1% / 1.7%
Evandale — 0-4: 4.1% White Hills — 0-4: 1.7%
5-14 9.1% / 14.5%
Evandale — 5-14: 9.1% White Hills — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 4.7% / 7.0%
Evandale — 15-19: 4.7% White Hills — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 3.9% / —
Evandale — 20-24: 3.9% White Hills — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.8% / 3.5%
Evandale — 25-34: 8.8% White Hills — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 8.6% / 10.5%
Evandale — 35-44: 8.6% White Hills — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.1% / 18.6%
Evandale — 45-54: 13.1% White Hills — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 18.5% / 16.9%
Evandale — 55-64: 18.5% White Hills — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 17.7% / 19.2%
Evandale — 65-74: 17.7% White Hills — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 9.4% / 4.1%
Evandale — 75-84: 9.4% White Hills — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.9% / 2.3%
Evandale — 85+: 1.9% White Hills — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Evandale 37.1% couple families
Evandale — Couple Families: 37.1% Evandale — Lone Person: 43.9% Evandale — One Parent Families: 14.5% Evandale — Group Household: 3.3% Evandale — Other Families: 1.2%
White Hills 48.6% couple families
White Hills — Couple Families: 48.6% White Hills — Lone Person: 27.0% White Hills — One Parent Families: 24.3% White Hills — Group Household: 0.0% White Hills — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Evandale 16.6% renting
Evandale — Owned Outright: 53.2% Evandale — Mortgage: 30.3% Evandale — Renting: 16.6%
White Hills 9.2% renting
White Hills — Owned Outright: 52.3% White Hills — Mortgage: 38.5% White Hills — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Evandale White Hills
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 12.8%
Evandale — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% White Hills — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 13.4%
Evandale — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% White Hills — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 3.5%
Evandale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% White Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / —
Evandale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% White Hills — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / —
Evandale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% White Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Evandale White Hills
England 5.9% / 2.3%
Evandale — England: 5.9% White Hills — England: 2.3%
Singapore — / 1.7%
Evandale — Singapore: not among its largest White Hills — Singapore: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Evandale — New Zealand: 1.3% White Hills — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Evandale — Netherlands: 0.6% White Hills — Netherlands: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Evandale — India: 0.5% White Hills — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.2% / —
Evandale — South Africa: 0.2% White Hills — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Evandale 94.0% houses
Evandale — Houses: 94.0% Evandale — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
White Hills 100.0% houses
White Hills — Houses: 100.0% White Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Evandale White Hills
Median house price $724,000 —
Median unit price $570,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 11 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Evandale White Hills
Rural and farming 94% 98%
Environmental 4% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Evandale White Hills
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
 208
across Launceston
Approvals change year on year +104% -29%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Evandale White Hills
Houses 4.0%
$540/wk on $695K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Evandale White Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of TAS Higher than 53% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of TAS Higher than 71% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of TAS —

Liveability

Evandale White Hills
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Evandale White Hills
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Evandale White Hills
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Evandale

  • Evandale Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in White Hills

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Evandale White Hills
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 10 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

White Hills sits further from the CBD (196.1 km vs 187.9 km).

Evandale White Hills
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 187.9 km 196.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 142 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7212
 0.8%
postcode 7258
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 7212
 42
postcode 7258

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Evandale White Hills
Car (driver) 79.8% / 73.9%
Evandale — Car (driver): 79.8% White Hills — Car (driver): 73.9%
Worked from Home 11.3% / 20.3%
Evandale — Worked from Home: 11.3% White Hills — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 5.8%
Evandale — Car (passenger): 4.4% White Hills — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Evandale — Walked Only: 3.6% White Hills — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.8% / —
Evandale — Bus: 0.8% White Hills — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Evandale White Hills
Elevation 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Evandale White Hills
Connectivity score 69/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
645 premises
 0%
76 premises

Climate

Evandale White Hills
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Evandale White Hills
Average residential rate $1,704/yr $2,075/yr
Council Northern Midlands Launceston

Federal electorate

Evandale White Hills
Division Lyons Bass
Member Rebecca White Jess Teesdale
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Evandale White Hills
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Evandale

Retirees Rural

White Hills

Retirees Rural

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