Evans Plains vs Mitchell

Mitchell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 46 in Evans Plains. In Evans Plains, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mitchell, the large majority of households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Evans Plains: a median of $940,000, against $320,000 in Mitchell, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Evans Plains tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Mitchell suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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

Evans Plains

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 30%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 44/100)
  • But Mitchell has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Evans Plains leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 37%)
  • Mitchell has cheaper houses ($320,000 vs $940,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mitchell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (81% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Evans Plains leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mitchell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (210.7 km vs 219.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Evans Plains

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 2%)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 44/100)
  • But Mitchell is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Evans Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.4% vs -10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Evans Plains and Mitchell 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 Plains Mitchell
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 Plains Mitchell
Walkability 0 / 58
Evans Plains — Walkability: 0/100 Mitchell — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 70 / 56
Evans Plains — Safety: 70/100 Mitchell — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Evans Plains — Low fire risk: 87/100 Mitchell — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mitchell has more residents (1,179 vs 168); Evans Plains has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $40,508).

Evans Plains Mitchell
Population 168 1,179
+602% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% -10.0%
Median age 46 30
Median household income $123,448/yr
+67% vs other
 $40,508/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+28% vs other
 $215/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Evans Plains Mitchell
0-4 3.6% / 1.4%
Evans Plains — 0-4: 3.6% Mitchell — 0-4: 1.4%
5-14 19.6% / 2.0%
Evans Plains — 5-14: 19.6% Mitchell — 5-14: 2.0%
15-19 1.8% / 10.1%
Evans Plains — 15-19: 1.8% Mitchell — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 — / 20.4%
Evans Plains — 20-24: not among its largest Mitchell — 20-24: 20.4%
25-34 12.5% / 28.3%
Evans Plains — 25-34: 12.5% Mitchell — 25-34: 28.3%
35-44 11.9% / 21.0%
Evans Plains — 35-44: 11.9% Mitchell — 35-44: 21.0%
45-54 10.7% / 10.3%
Evans Plains — 45-54: 10.7% Mitchell — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 19.6% / 3.8%
Evans Plains — 55-64: 19.6% Mitchell — 55-64: 3.8%
65-74 16.1% / 1.4%
Evans Plains — 65-74: 16.1% Mitchell — 65-74: 1.4%
75-84 3.0% / 0.9%
Evans Plains — 75-84: 3.0% Mitchell — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ 1.8% / —
Evans Plains — 85+: 1.8% Mitchell — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Evans Plains 42.1% lone person
Evans Plains — Lone Person: 42.1% Evans Plains — Couple Families: 44.7% Evans Plains — One Parent Families: 13.2% Evans Plains — Group Household: 0.0% Evans Plains — Other Families: 0.0%
Mitchell 64.8% lone person
Mitchell — Lone Person: 64.8% Mitchell — Couple Families: 9.6% Mitchell — One Parent Families: 10.4% Mitchell — Group Household: 11.2% Mitchell — Other Families: 4.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Evans Plains 18.3% renting
Evans Plains — Owned Outright: 46.7% Evans Plains — Mortgage: 35.0% Evans Plains — Renting: 18.3%
Mitchell 80.6% renting
Mitchell — Owned Outright: 12.1% Mitchell — Mortgage: 7.3% Mitchell — Renting: 80.6%
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 Plains Mitchell
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.0%
Evans Plains — New Zealand: 1.8% Mitchell — New Zealand: 2.0%
England 2.4% / 1.0%
Evans Plains — England: 2.4% Mitchell — England: 1.0%
Vietnam — / 1.1%
Evans Plains — Vietnam: not among its largest Mitchell — Vietnam: 1.1%
India — / 0.8%
Evans Plains — India: not among its largest Mitchell — India: 0.8%
Lebanon — / 0.8%
Evans Plains — Lebanon: not among its largest Mitchell — Lebanon: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Evans Plains Mitchell
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 4.5%
Evans Plains — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Mitchell — Certificate III & IV: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 2.3%
Evans Plains — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Mitchell — Bachelor Degree: 2.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 1.4%
Evans Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Mitchell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 1.2%
Evans Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Mitchell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Evans Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Mitchell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Evans Plains 100.0% houses
Evans Plains — Houses: 100.0% Evans Plains — Townhouses: 0.0% Evans Plains — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mitchell 29.9% houses
Mitchell — Houses: 29.9% Mitchell — Townhouses: 42.5% Mitchell — Flats / Apartments: 27.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Evans Plains Mitchell
Median house price $940,000 $320,000
Median unit price — $465,500
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Evans Plains has more rural and farming land (99% vs 0%); Mitchell has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 0%).

Evans Plains Mitchell
Rural and farming 99% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 54%
Environmental 0% 26%
Parks and recreation 0% 14%
Residential 0% 3%
Industrial 0% 3%
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

Evans Plains Mitchell
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Evans Plains Mitchell
House price Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 43% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW

Liveability

Mitchell is more walkable (58 vs 0).

Evans Plains Mitchell
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Evans Plains carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Mitchell carries more crime risk (44 vs 30).

Evans Plains Mitchell
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Evans Plains Mitchell
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Evans Plains

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

Schools in Mitchell

  • Carenne School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Skillset Senior College Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Evans Plains Mitchell
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 5 6

Mobility

Evans Plains sits further from the CBD (219.4 km vs 210.7 km).

Evans Plains Mitchell
Walkability score 0/100 58/100
Distance to Sydney 219.4 km
+4% vs other
 210.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 186 min 183 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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 Plains Mitchell
Car (driver) 79.5% / 81.4%
Evans Plains — Car (driver): 79.5% Mitchell — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 20.5% / 5.7%
Evans Plains — Worked from Home: 20.5% Mitchell — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Evans Plains — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mitchell — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Walked Only — / 3.6%
Evans Plains — Walked Only: not among its largest Mitchell — Walked Only: 3.6%
Bicycle — / 1.5%
Evans Plains — Bicycle: not among its largest Mitchell — Bicycle: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Evans Plains Mitchell
Elevation 699 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 714 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Evans Plains Mitchell
Connectivity score 28/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 35%
216 premises

Climate

Evans Plains Mitchell
Annual rainfall 666 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Evans Plains Mitchell
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Evans Plains Mitchell
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Evans Plains Mitchell
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Evans Plains Mitchell
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Evans Plains

Family Rural

Mitchell

Affordable Multicultural Students Townhouses

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