Bundjalung Country map
Where Bundjalung Country runs, why no single map is official, and who holds the boundaries.
Between two national parks
Evans Head
Evans Head is a working fishing village squeezed between Broadwater National Park and Bundjalung National Park — the park that shares this website's name.
About Evans Head
Evans Head recorded 2,907 residents at the 2021 Census. The Evans Head Fishermen's Co-Op still sells ocean-fresh seafood by the marina, and the town claims to have been Australia's first prawning port, with commercial prawn trawling developed here in the 1940s. Just south of town, Bundjalung National Park runs the coast from Iluka to Evans Head across 21,000 hectares of wetlands, coastal heath, and rainforest; Broadwater National Park sits to the north, with the Razorback Lookout giving views over both the park and the Evans River.
Just south of the village, Goanna Headland is Dirawong Reserve, which NSW Government visitor information describes as a place of great significance to the Bundjalung Nation, holding many sacred and ceremonial sites. A walking trail crosses the headland and returns through coastal heath; stay on it.
The town also has a rich local heritage: the Evans Head Living Museum documents community social history, while its aviation past dates to 1936 when an airfield opened, becoming home to the RAAF's No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School under the wartime Empire Air Training Scheme (now commemorated at the Evans Head Heritage Aviation Museum).
Evans Head is Bundjalung Country, where the Bandjalang People hold native title determinations recognised by the Federal Court in 2013 and 2021 — the second covering a further 52 parcels, including land around Evans Head itself. For matters of language, cultural protocol, or country and family connections, local Bundjalung organisations and native title bodies are the right contact — not this website.
Keep learning about Bundjalung Country
Clans and groups
Arakwal, Githabul, Bandjalang, Widjabal, Nyangbal, Yugambeh and the other names you will meet.
Bundjalung language
Dialects, why spellings differ, and the language centres that actually teach and publish.
Place names
Which Northern Rivers town names come from Bundjalung language, and which came from Britain.
Bundjalung National Park
The coastal park between Iluka and Evans Head, its campgrounds, and the Iluka rainforest.
History: reserves and land rights
The Protection Board years, the reserves and stations, and where to look for family records.
Parks, sacred places and walks
Jointly managed parks, places custodians ask you to treat with care, and Aboriginal-led walks.
Also on this site
Community email and web hosting
Email for Evans Head
A name@bundjalung.au address suits Evans Head residents, fishers, and small businesses who want a stable contact point.
A free static site
Local artists, tour operators, and small Evans Head businesses can get a simple static page live under name.bundjalung.au at no cost once identity checks are complete.
Bundjalung artists, makers, and business owners in Evans Head: this page doesn't publish a directory of local people or businesses without their say-so. If you're a Bundjalung artist, maker, or business owner based in or around Evans Head and would like a page, portfolio link, or listing here — with a link back to your own site or socials — use the contact form below or email info@bundjalung.au and mention Evans Head. Nothing about you goes on this page unless you ask for it.