Evans Landing vs Nanum

Nanum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 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 Nanum, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Evans Landing tends to suit people living alone and share households, while Nanum 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

Nanum

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 92/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (59% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Nanum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 139%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Evans Landing

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $530/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)
  • But Nanum has a bigger rental market to choose from (68% vs 56%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Evans Landing sits closer to the CBD (2489 km vs 2492.4 km)
  • Nanum is more walkable (23/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nanum

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 4/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 92/100)
  • But Evans Landing has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 41%)

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

Investors

Nanum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.8% vs -9.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Evans Landing and Nanum 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 Nanum
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 Nanum
Walkability 4 / 23
Evans Landing — Walkability: 4/100 Nanum — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 8 / 41
Evans Landing — Safety: 8/100 Nanum — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Evans Landing — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nanum — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nanum has more residents (904 vs 56); Nanum rents higher ($530/wk vs $138/wk).

Evans Landing Nanum
Population 56 904
+1514% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.7% -1.8%
Median age 42 29
Median household income $74,724/yr $141,180/yr
+89% vs other
Median weekly rent $138/wk $530/wk
+284% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Evans Landing Nanum
0-4 — / 11.5%
Evans Landing — 0-4: not among its largest Nanum — 0-4: 11.5%
5-14 — / 15.0%
Evans Landing — 5-14: not among its largest Nanum — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 — / 4.1%
Evans Landing — 15-19: not among its largest Nanum — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 7.1% / 7.9%
Evans Landing — 20-24: 7.1% Nanum — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 28.6% / 22.1%
Evans Landing — 25-34: 28.6% Nanum — 25-34: 22.1%
35-44 14.3% / 14.8%
Evans Landing — 35-44: 14.3% Nanum — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 25.0% / 11.4%
Evans Landing — 45-54: 25.0% Nanum — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 17.9% / 7.5%
Evans Landing — 55-64: 17.9% Nanum — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 5.4% / 3.0%
Evans Landing — 65-74: 5.4% Nanum — 65-74: 3.0%
75-84 — / 0.8%
Evans Landing — 75-84: not among its largest Nanum — 75-84: 0.8%
85+ — / —
Evans Landing — 85+: not among its largest Nanum — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Evans Landing 45.5% lone person
Evans Landing — Lone Person: 45.5% Evans Landing — Couple Families: 0.0% Evans Landing — Group Household: 54.5% Evans Landing — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Nanum 27.4% lone person
Nanum — Lone Person: 27.4% Nanum — Couple Families: 59.7% Nanum — Group Household: 5.0% Nanum — One Parent Families: 8.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

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%
Nanum 67.7% renting
Nanum — Owned Outright: 13.9% Nanum — Mortgage: 18.4% Nanum — Renting: 67.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Nanum
Philippines 8.9% / 1.8%
Evans Landing — Philippines: 8.9% Nanum — Philippines: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Evans Landing — New Zealand: not among its largest Nanum — New Zealand: 1.3%
England — / 1.1%
Evans Landing — England: not among its largest Nanum — England: 1.1%
Ireland — / 0.4%
Evans Landing — Ireland: not among its largest Nanum — Ireland: 0.4%
Sri Lanka — / 0.3%
Evans Landing — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Nanum — Sri Lanka: 0.3%

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

Qualifications

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

Evans Landing Nanum
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 23.7%
Evans Landing — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Nanum — Certificate III & IV: 23.7%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 8.3%
Evans Landing — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Nanum — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.8%
Evans Landing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Nanum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Evans Landing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nanum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Evans Landing — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nanum — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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%
Nanum 59.1% houses
Nanum — Houses: 59.1% Nanum — Flats / Apartments: 10.8% Nanum — Townhouses: 30.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Evans Landing Nanum
Median house price — $566,500
Median unit price — $400,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 112 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Evans Landing Nanum
New dwellings approved 6
across Weipa
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Evans Landing Nanum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 80% 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 71% of QLD

Liveability

Nanum is more walkable (23 vs 4).

Evans Landing Nanum
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band — very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Evans Landing carries more crime risk (92 vs 59).

Evans Landing Nanum
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
29/100
 Low
28/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Evans Landing Nanum
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Evans Landing Nanum
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2

Mobility

Nanum sits further from the CBD (2492.4 km vs 2489 km).

Evans Landing Nanum
Walkability score 4/100 23/100
Distance to Brisbane 2489 km 2492.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1864 min 1868 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 Nanum
Car (driver) 61.1% / 81.9%
Evans Landing — Car (driver): 61.1% Nanum — Car (driver): 81.9%
Walked Only 38.9% / 4.8%
Evans Landing — Walked Only: 38.9% Nanum — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) — / 6.1%
Evans Landing — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nanum — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Worked from Home — / 3.3%
Evans Landing — Worked from Home: not among its largest Nanum — Worked from Home: 3.3%
Bus — / 2.0%
Evans Landing — Bus: not among its largest Nanum — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.9%).

Setting

Evans Landing Nanum
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35 m 478 m

NBN connectivity

Evans Landing Nanum
Connectivity score 15/100 57/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
9 premises
 22%
395 premises

Climate

Evans Landing Nanum
Annual rainfall 1,973 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

First Home Owner Grant

Evans Landing Nanum
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

Nanum

Affordable Coastal Family Quiet Townhouses Young Families

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