Everton Park is about eight kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD. This suburb is predominantly residential, with more than a quarter of the population residing in semi-detached and higher density dwellings.
In the the population of Everton Park was 8,325 people: 51.2% female and 48.8% male. The median age of the Everton Park population was 37 years of age, the same as the national median. 77.5% of people living in Everton Park were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 2.4%, India 1.1%, Italy 0.9%, Scotland 0.8%. 85.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.6% Italian, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.5% German, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% Hindi.
Education
Everton Park State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at Deakin Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 497 students with 38 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program. Everton Park State High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls at 668 Stafford Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 293 students with 34 teachers and 26 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program. Prince of Peace Lutheran College is a private primary school for boys and girls at 20 Rogers Parade West. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 761 students with 63 teachers and 70 non-teaching staff. Northside Christian College is a private primary and secondary school for boys and girls at 151 Flockton Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,136 students with 102 teachers and 93 non-teaching staff.
Transport
South Pine Road and Old Northern Road, are both major transport corridors, that run through the suburb, towards Brisbane. They are serviced by several Brisbane Transport bus services. Many commuters also drive or cycle to nearby train stations at Gaythorne, Mitchelton and Oxford Park. There are also many local bikeways. The Qld Department of Transport and Main Roads plans to provide new transit lanes on Stafford Road between Everton Park and Kedron and a new bikeway that would provide a direct east-west route along Stafford Road, between Everton Park and Kedron. The overall plan is to improve east-west capacity connecting the north-western suburbs with the Australian TradeCoast. On the day of the, 15.6% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 62.0% by car.
Amenities
Nearby Mitchelton, contains Brookside Shopping Centre, the major retail centre of the area, however, several retail services are available along South Pine Road, including the North-West Homemaker Centre, which includes the only Spotlight and Harvey Norman in the north-west district. A community-based shopping centre with a Coles supermarket and specialty stores is also located at the intersection of South Pine and Stafford Roads. The Brisbane City Council operates the Everton Park public library at 561 South Pine Road. Everton Park is a Neighbourhood Watch area.
