A small coastal fishing village located 6 metres above sea-level at the mouth of the Evans River.
Evans Head proudly announces that it was the first prawning port in Australia and prawns and fish are still mainstays of the local economy, supplemented by sugarcane, tourism and dairying. A substantial fishing fleet of 3040 vessels is moored at the mouth of the river on the far side of the Evans River Bridge.
The territory around Evans Head is low-lying country apart from the picturesque headland which rises on the far side of the Evans River.
