Evatt vs Mckellar

Evatt is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in McKellar. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in McKellar: a median of $1.1 million, against $858,000 in Evatt, though rent is higher in Evatt. On these figures, Evatt tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Evatt

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Evatt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($858,000 vs $1,100,000)

Weighs house prices and 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

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Evatt carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 37/100)
  • Mckellar has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Evatt Mckellar
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.

Evatt Mckellar
Walkability 67 / 60
Evatt — Walkability: 67/100 Mckellar — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 75 / 63
Evatt — Safety: 75/100 Mckellar — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 71 / 100
Evatt — Low fire risk: 71/100 Mckellar — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 52 / 56
Evatt — Low flood risk: 52/100 Mckellar — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Evatt has more residents (5,531 vs 2,740); McKellar skews older (43 vs 37).

Evatt Mckellar
Population 5,531
+50% vs other
 2,740
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% -0.2%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $126,256/yr $139,724/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $466/wk
+6% vs other
 $438/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Evatt Mckellar
0-4 6.2% / 4.7%
Evatt — 0-4: 6.2% Mckellar — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 14.2% / 11.7%
Evatt — 5-14: 14.2% Mckellar — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 6.1% / 5.8%
Evatt — 15-19: 6.1% Mckellar — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.7% / 6.1%
Evatt — 20-24: 5.7% Mckellar — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 14.0% / 11.9%
Evatt — 25-34: 14.0% Mckellar — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 14.4% / 11.8%
Evatt — 35-44: 14.4% Mckellar — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 13.7% / 12.8%
Evatt — 45-54: 13.7% Mckellar — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 10.8% / 15.1%
Evatt — 55-64: 10.8% Mckellar — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 10.4% / 13.5%
Evatt — 65-74: 10.4% Mckellar — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 3.4% / 4.8%
Evatt — 75-84: 3.4% Mckellar — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 0.9% / 1.6%
Evatt — 85+: 0.9% Mckellar — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Evatt 52.4% couple families
Evatt — Couple Families: 52.4% Evatt — Lone Person: 24.0% Evatt — One Parent Families: 17.3% Evatt — Group Household: 4.6% Evatt — Other Families: 1.7%
Mckellar 54.3% couple families
Mckellar — Couple Families: 54.3% Mckellar — Lone Person: 26.2% Mckellar — One Parent Families: 15.2% Mckellar — Group Household: 4.3% Mckellar — 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.

Evatt 22.2% renting
Evatt — Owned Outright: 33.5% Evatt — Mortgage: 44.3% Evatt — Renting: 22.2%
Mckellar 19.1% renting
Mckellar — Owned Outright: 42.9% Mckellar — Mortgage: 38.0% Mckellar — Renting: 19.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Evatt Mckellar
Bachelor Degree 16.5% / 19.6%
Evatt — Bachelor Degree: 16.5% Mckellar — Bachelor Degree: 19.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 10.2%
Evatt — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Mckellar — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.2% / 9.0%
Evatt — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2% Mckellar — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.2%
Evatt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Mckellar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 4.2%
Evatt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Mckellar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

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

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.

Evatt Mckellar
England 2.2% / 2.4%
Evatt — England: 2.2% Mckellar — England: 2.4%
China 1.4% / 2.6%
Evatt — China: 1.4% Mckellar — China: 2.6%
India 1.5% / 2.1%
Evatt — India: 1.5% Mckellar — India: 2.1%
Vietnam 0.9% / 1.5%
Evatt — Vietnam: 0.9% Mckellar — Vietnam: 1.5%
Italy 0.6% / 1.5%
Evatt — Italy: 0.6% Mckellar — Italy: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.9%
Evatt — New Zealand: 1.0% Mckellar — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Evatt 96.7% houses
Evatt — Houses: 96.7% Evatt — Townhouses: 2.1% Evatt — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Mckellar 94.0% houses
Mckellar — Houses: 94.0% Mckellar — Townhouses: 6.0% Mckellar — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Evatt Mckellar
Median house price $858,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 54 sales
 20 days
from 17 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Evatt Mckellar
3 bed $851K / $862K
Evatt — 3 bed: $851K (53 sales) Mckellar — 3 bed: $862K (12 sales)

53 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1M / $1.15M
Evatt — 4 bed: $1M (21 sales) Mckellar — 4 bed: $1.15M (20 sales)

21 vs 20 sales

Development activity

Evatt Mckellar
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

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.

Evatt Mckellar
Houses 4.3%
$700/wk on $842K
 3.9%
$680/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within ACT

Evatt Mckellar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of ACT Higher than 78% of ACT
Schools Higher than 77% of ACT —
Walkability Higher than 58% of ACT Higher than 47% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of ACT Higher than 34% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of ACT Higher than 44% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 51% of ACT Higher than 28% of ACT

Liveability

Evatt Mckellar
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Evatt carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0); McKellar carries more crime risk (37 vs 25).

Evatt Mckellar
Bushfire Low
29/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Evatt Mckellar
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
UC - Canberra, Bruce, 4.3 km
 2
UC - Canberra, Bruce, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 2.5%

Schools in Evatt

  • St Monica's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Miles Franklin Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Evatt Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mckellar

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

Amenities in the suburb

Evatt Mckellar
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 5 2
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Evatt Mckellar
Walkability score 67/100 60/100
Distance to Canberra 12.4 km
+5% vs other
 11.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 19 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 94.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 54.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 2617
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 2617
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.

Evatt Mckellar
Car (driver) 74.3% / 72.2%
Evatt — Car (driver): 74.3% Mckellar — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 12.8% / 13.7%
Evatt — Worked from Home: 12.8% Mckellar — Worked from Home: 13.7%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 7.5%
Evatt — Car (passenger): 5.3% Mckellar — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Bus 4.8% / 4.7%
Evatt — Bus: 4.8% Mckellar — Bus: 4.7%
Bicycle 1.9% / 1.4%
Evatt — Bicycle: 1.9% Mckellar — Bicycle: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

Evatt Mckellar
Elevation 599 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 598 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Evatt Mckellar
Connectivity score 46/100 52/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,129 premises
 12%
1,065 premises

Climate

Evatt Mckellar
Annual rainfall 622 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Evatt Mckellar
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.41 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Evatt Mckellar
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Evatt Mckellar
Division Fenner
same for both
Member Andrew Leigh
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Evatt Mckellar
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Evatt

Affordable Middle-Ring Quiet

Mckellar

Middle-Ring Quiet River

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