Uleybury vs Evanston South

Evanston South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 45 in Uleybury. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Uleybury, the large majority of households are couple families. In Evanston South, about half of households are couple families. Uleybury is closer to the city centre: 36.9 km, against 48 km. On these figures, Uleybury tends to suit couples, while Evanston South suits people living alone and families with children.

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

Uleybury

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 74/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 70%)
  • But Evanston South has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Evanston South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $470/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Uleybury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (36.9 km vs 48 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Uleybury

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 74/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Evanston South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (124.3% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Uleybury Evanston South
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.

Uleybury Evanston South
Walkability 0 / 0
Uleybury — Walkability: 0/100 Evanston South — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 26
Uleybury — Safety: 63/100 Evanston South — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 61 / 100
Uleybury — Low fire risk: 61/100 Evanston South — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 24
Uleybury — Low flood risk: 66/100 Evanston South — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Evanston South has more residents (765 vs 291); Uleybury rents higher ($470/wk vs $305/wk).

Uleybury Evanston South
Population 291 765
+163% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +124.3%
Median age 45 33
Median household income $115,804/yr
+24% vs other
 $88,504/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+35% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Uleybury Evanston South
0-4 5.2% / 7.6%
Uleybury — 0-4: 5.2% Evanston South — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 9.6% / 13.2%
Uleybury — 5-14: 9.6% Evanston South — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.5% / 6.9%
Uleybury — 15-19: 6.5% Evanston South — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 8.9% / 7.2%
Uleybury — 20-24: 8.9% Evanston South — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 11.7% / 18.7%
Uleybury — 25-34: 11.7% Evanston South — 25-34: 18.7%
35-44 8.9% / 13.9%
Uleybury — 35-44: 8.9% Evanston South — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 13.7% / 12.8%
Uleybury — 45-54: 13.7% Evanston South — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 18.6% / 9.5%
Uleybury — 55-64: 18.6% Evanston South — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 17.2% / 6.3%
Uleybury — 65-74: 17.2% Evanston South — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 2.7% / 4.2%
Uleybury — 75-84: 2.7% Evanston South — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 0.4%
Uleybury — 85+: not among its largest Evanston South — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Uleybury 77.0% couple families
Uleybury — Couple Families: 77.0% Uleybury — Lone Person: 16.4% Uleybury — One Parent Families: 6.6%
Evanston South 49.3% couple families
Evanston South — Couple Families: 49.3% Evanston South — Lone Person: 30.0% Evanston South — One Parent Families: 20.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Uleybury 0.0% renting
Uleybury — Owned Outright: 52.7% Uleybury — Mortgage: 47.3% Uleybury — Renting: 0.0%
Evanston South 35.5% renting
Evanston South — Owned Outright: 17.6% Evanston South — Mortgage: 47.0% Evanston South — Renting: 35.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Uleybury Evanston South
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 18.3%
Uleybury — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Evanston South — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 7.8%
Uleybury — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Evanston South — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.7%
Uleybury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Evanston South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.5%
Uleybury — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Evanston South — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.4%
Uleybury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Evanston South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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.

Uleybury Evanston South
England 11.0% / 5.5%
Uleybury — England: 11.0% Evanston South — England: 5.5%
Italy 3.4% / 0.9%
Uleybury — Italy: 3.4% Evanston South — Italy: 0.9%
China 2.4% / —
Uleybury — China: 2.4% Evanston South — China: not among its largest
Scotland 1.0% / 0.5%
Uleybury — Scotland: 1.0% Evanston South — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany 1.0% / —
Uleybury — Germany: 1.0% Evanston South — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.8%
Uleybury — Philippines: not among its largest Evanston South — Philippines: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Uleybury — New Zealand: not among its largest Evanston South — New Zealand: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Uleybury — South Africa: not among its largest Evanston South — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Uleybury 100.0% houses
Uleybury — Houses: 100.0% Uleybury — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Uleybury — Townhouses: 0.0%
Evanston South 82.7% houses
Evanston South — Houses: 82.7% Evanston South — Flats / Apartments: 15.5% Evanston South — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Uleybury Evanston South
Median house price — $720,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $748,750
Typical days to sell (houses) — 37 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

Uleybury has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 0%); Evanston South has more rural and farming land (76% vs 0%).

Uleybury Evanston South
Environmental 100% 0%
Rural and farming 0% 76%
Residential 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Commercial 0% 1%
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

Uleybury Evanston South
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
 324
across Gawler
Approvals change year on year +65% -22%

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.

Uleybury Evanston South
Houses — 4.7%
$600/wk on $667K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Uleybury Evanston South
House price — Higher than 13% of SA
Income Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools — Higher than 4% of SA
Walkability Higher than 41% of SA Higher than 7% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 92% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of SA

Liveability

Uleybury Evanston South
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Uleybury carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Evanston South carries more flood risk (76 vs 34).

Uleybury Evanston South
Bushfire Low
39/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
37/100
 High
74/100
Flood Low
34/100
 High
76/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Uleybury Evanston South
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Uleybury

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

Schools in Evanston South

  • Trinity College South Independent · Combined at peers
  • Trinity College North Independent · Combined below peers
  • Trinity College Senior Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Uleybury Evanston South
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Evanston South sits further from the CBD (48 km vs 36.9 km).

Uleybury Evanston South
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 36.9 km 48 km
+30% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 42 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5114
 0.6%
postcode 5116
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 5114
 68
postcode 5116

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.

Uleybury Evanston South
Car (driver) 89.5% / 87.1%
Uleybury — Car (driver): 89.5% Evanston South — Car (driver): 87.1%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 7.6%
Uleybury — Worked from Home: 10.5% Evanston South — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Uleybury — Car (passenger): not among its largest Evanston South — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only — / 1.8%
Uleybury — Walked Only: not among its largest Evanston South — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.5%).

Setting

Uleybury Evanston South
Elevation 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.6 km 20.3 km

NBN connectivity

Uleybury Evanston South
Connectivity score 30/100 88/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
122 premises
 82%
430 premises

Climate

Uleybury Evanston South
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Uleybury Evanston South
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Uleybury Evanston South
Average residential rate $2,101/yr $2,258/yr
Council Playford Gawler

Federal electorate

Uleybury Evanston South
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Uleybury Evanston South
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Uleybury

Outer

Evanston South

Outer

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