Named after Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965) who was a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1930-40. He was a Member of the House of Representatives from 1940-60, Attorney General and Minister for External Affairs 1941-49, Deputy Prime Minister from 1946-49, President, United Nations General Assembly 1948-49, Leader of the Opposition from 1951-60 and Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1960-62.
The suburb name "Evatt" was gazetted on 2 November 1972
Streets in Evatt are named after Legal Professionals and those associated with the Parliament.
Distance to City GPO: 2.9 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
BELCONNEN MALL - 2.9 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 4.6 km
Primary School:
MILES FRANKLIN PRIMARY - 0.2 km
High School:
MELBA COPLAND HIGH SCHOOL, MELBA - 1.8 km
College:
MELBA COPLAND COLLEGE, MELBA - 0.9 km
University:
UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA, BRUCE - 3.3 km
| Average age: | 35 years |
| Houses: | 95.5% |
| Townhouses: | 3.7% |
| Flats & units: | 0.8% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 5,498 |