Evans Plains vs The Rocks
Evans Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in The Rocks. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In The Rocks, most households are couple families. On these figures, Evans Plains tends to suit people living alone, while The Rocks suits couples and older residents.
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
The Rocks
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
The Rocks
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
The Rocks
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Evans Plains
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (186 min vs 198 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (219.4 km vs 224 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
The Rocks
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
The Rocks
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.7% vs 2.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Evans Plains and The Rocks drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Evans Plains has more residents (168 vs 70); Evans Plains rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 168 +58% vs other | 70 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.4% | +16.7% |
| Median age | 46 | 49 |
| Median household income | $123,448/yr | $173,316/yr +40% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +33% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $940,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — | $3,475,000 |
| Median land price | — | $1,750,000 |
Zoning mix
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 97% |
| Environmental | 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 | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 177 across Bathurst same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 46% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 81% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Evans Plains carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | — |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 same for both | |
Mobility
The Rocks sits further from the CBD (224 km vs 219.4 km).
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 219.4 km | 224 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 186 min | 198 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).
Setting
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 699 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 856 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 71 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,301/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bathurst same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Evans Plains | The Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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