Evans Landing vs Mission River

Mission River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 42 in Evans Landing. In both, most households rent. In Evans Landing, most homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are people living alone. In Mission River, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Evans Landing tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Mission River suits renters.

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

Mission River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 40%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Mission River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 56%)
  • has cheaper rent ($121/wk vs $138/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mission River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1839 min vs 1864 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2464.3 km vs 2489 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Evans Landing has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 23%)
  • Mission River has more GPs (4 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mission River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.3% vs -9.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Evans Landing and Mission River drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Evans Landing Mission River
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.

Evans Landing Mission River
Walkability 4 / 0
Evans Landing — Walkability: 4/100 Mission River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 8 / 6
Evans Landing — Safety: 8/100 Mission River — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Evans Landing — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mission River — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Mission River has more residents (974 vs 56); Evans Landing has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $43,316).

Evans Landing Mission River
Population 56 974
+1639% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.7% -1.3%
Median age 42 30
Median household income $74,724/yr
+42% vs other
 $43,316/yr
Median weekly rent $138/wk
+12% vs other
 $121/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Evans Landing Mission River
0-4 — / 7.5%
Evans Landing — 0-4: not among its largest Mission River — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 — / 18.5%
Evans Landing — 5-14: not among its largest Mission River — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 — / 9.5%
Evans Landing — 15-19: not among its largest Mission River — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 7.1% / 7.6%
Evans Landing — 20-24: 7.1% Mission River — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 28.6% / 15.4%
Evans Landing — 25-34: 28.6% Mission River — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 14.3% / 14.2%
Evans Landing — 35-44: 14.3% Mission River — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 25.0% / 12.2%
Evans Landing — 45-54: 25.0% Mission River — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 17.9% / 10.1%
Evans Landing — 55-64: 17.9% Mission River — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 5.4% / 4.4%
Evans Landing — 65-74: 5.4% Mission River — 65-74: 4.4%
75-84 — / 0.7%
Evans Landing — 75-84: not among its largest Mission River — 75-84: 0.7%
85+ — / —
Evans Landing — 85+: not among its largest Mission River — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

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.

Evans Landing Mission River
Philippines 8.9% / —
Evans Landing — Philippines: 8.9% Mission River — Philippines: not among its largest
Fiji — / 1.1%
Evans Landing — Fiji: not among its largest Mission River — Fiji: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Evans Landing 45.5% lone person
Evans Landing — Lone Person: 45.5% Evans Landing — Group Household: 54.5% Evans Landing — Couple Families: 0.0% Evans Landing — One Parent Families: 0.0% Evans Landing — Other Families: 0.0%
Mission River 20.4% lone person
Mission River — Lone Person: 20.4% Mission River — Group Household: 0.0% Mission River — Couple Families: 40.3% Mission River — One Parent Families: 29.6% Mission River — Other Families: 9.7%
Lone Person Group Household Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Evans Landing 40.0% houses
Evans Landing — Houses: 40.0% Evans Landing — Flats / Apartments: 60.0% Evans Landing — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mission River 76.7% houses
Mission River — Houses: 76.7% Mission River — Flats / Apartments: 19.3% Mission River — Townhouses: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Evans Landing Mission River
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 6.6%
Evans Landing — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Mission River — Certificate III & IV: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 0.3%
Evans Landing — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Mission River — Bachelor Degree: 0.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 1.0%
Evans Landing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Mission River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.3%
Evans Landing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mission River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Evans Landing 55.6% renting
Evans Landing — Owned Outright: 44.4% Evans Landing — Mortgage: 0.0% Evans Landing — Renting: 55.6%
Mission River 100.0% renting
Mission River — Owned Outright: 0.0% Mission River — Mortgage: 0.0% Mission River — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Ranking within QLD

Evans Landing Mission River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD

Liveability

Evans Landing Mission River
Grade — D
Score — 4/100
Socio-economic band — high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Mission River carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).

Evans Landing Mission River
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime High
92/100
 High
94/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
29/100
 High
90/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
100/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Evans Landing Mission River
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Evans Landing

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

Schools in Mission River

  • Kluthuthu Christian College Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Evans Landing Mission River
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 4
Beaches 0 2
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Evans Landing sits further from the CBD (2489 km vs 2464.3 km).

Evans Landing Mission River
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 2489 km 2464.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1864 min 1839 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4874
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 1
postcode 4874
same for both

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.

Evans Landing Mission River
Car (driver) 61.1% / 62.4%
Evans Landing — Car (driver): 61.1% Mission River — Car (driver): 62.4%
Walked Only 38.9% / 17.9%
Evans Landing — Walked Only: 38.9% Mission River — Walked Only: 17.9%
Car (passenger) — / 16.2%
Evans Landing — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mission River — Car (passenger): 16.2%
Worked from Home — / 3.4%
Evans Landing — Worked from Home: not among its largest Mission River — Worked from Home: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.4%).

Setting

Evans Landing Mission River
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35 m 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Evans Landing Mission River
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
9 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Evans Landing Mission River
Annual rainfall 1,973 mm 1,919 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 32.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 19.7°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Evans Landing Mission River
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Federal electorate

Evans Landing Mission River
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Evans Landing Mission River
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Evans Landing

Coastal Multicultural

Mission River

Family Multicultural Rural

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