Epping - Suburb Demographics : Census 2011

To better understand the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT potential of your INVESTMENT PROPERTY it is crucial to research the suburb of EPPING. A good starting point is to assess the population demographics of EPPING to understand who are your potential tenants and/or purchasers.

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This ensures that we provide our landlords with the most accurate advice, achieve the highest rent and attract the best tenants who will look after your valuable investment property.

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People — demographics & education

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

People

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

20,227

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

9,883

48.9

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

10,344

51.1

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

41

0.2

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5


In the 2011 Census, there were 20,227 people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

 

Age

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

978

4.8

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

1,015

5

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

1,310

6.5

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

1,490

7.4

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

1,754

8.7

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

1,497

7.4

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

1,214

6

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

1,262

6.2

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

1,371

6.8

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

1,576

7.8

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

1,597

7.9

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

1,389

6.9

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

1,092

5.4

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

752

3.7

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

603

3

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

520

2.6

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

412

2

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

393

1.9

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

 

Median age

38

--

35

--

37

--


The median age of people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.2% of the population.

 

Registered marital status

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

9,527

56.3

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

250

1.5

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

787

4.7

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

779

4.6

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

5,576

33

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3


Of people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 56.3% were married and 6.1% were either divorced or separated.


Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

50

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

50

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

55

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

79

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

23

--

26

--

25

--


The median age of married people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

 

Social marital status

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

8,835

54.8

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

590

3.7

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

6,704

41.6

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.7% were in a de facto marriage.

 

Median age by social marital status

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

50

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

36

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

26

--

31

--

33

--


The median age of people in a registered marriage in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

 

Education

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

297

4.5

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

1,146

17.3

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

196

3

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

108

1.6

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

1,141

17.2

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

181

2.7

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

285

4.3

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

435

6.6

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

1,991

30

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

140

2.1

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

712

10.7

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

6,632

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.8% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 36.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.


Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Ancestry, top responses

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Chinese

5,814

23.5

938,150

19.2

866,208

3.1

English

4,259

17.2

931,387

19

7,238,533

25.9

Australian

4,046

16.4

352,986

7.2

7,098,486

25.4

Korean

1,643

6.7

310,704

6.4

88,973

0.3

Irish

1,447

5.9

232,322

4.7

2,087,758

7.5

The most common ancestries in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) were Chinese 23.5%, English 17.2%, Australian 16.4%, Korean 6.7% and Irish 5.9%.

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

10,020

49.5

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

 

Other top responses

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

2,360

11.7

146,853

3.8

318,969

1.5

Korea, Republic of (South)

1,333

6.6

129,248

3.3

74,538

0.3

Hong Kong (SAR of China)

1,239

6.1

86,767

2.2

74,956

0.3

India

921

4.6

77,298

2

295,362

1.4

England

471

2.3

69,405

1.8

911,593

4.2

In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 49.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 6.6%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 6.1%, India 4.6% and England 2.3%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

11,953

61.4

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

974

5

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

767

3.9

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

5,770

29.6

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 29.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 61.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

 

Religious affiliation, top responses

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

No Religion

5,419

26.8

1,107,046

28.3

4,796,787

22.3

Catholic

3,910

19.3

684,766

17.5

5,439,268

25.3

Anglican

2,601

12.9

576,427

14.7

3,679,907

17.1

Presbyterian and Reformed

1,405

6.9

205,971

5.3

599,515

2.8

Buddhism

1,061

5.2

179,360

4.6

528,978

2.5

The most common responses for religion in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) were No Religion 26.8%, Catholic 19.3%, Anglican 12.9%, Presbyterian and Reformed 6.9% and Buddhism 5.2%.

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Cantonese

2,637

13

176,491

4.5

263,673

1.2

Mandarin

2,398

11.9

132,836

3.4

336,410

1.6

Korean

1,611

8

130,452

3.3

79,787

0.4

Hindi

478

2.4

84,568

2.2

111,351

0.5

Tamil

231

1.1

79,322

2

50,151

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English only spoken at home

9,972

49.3

2,302,714

58.9

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

3,412

48

525,299

39

1,579,949

20.4

In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) 49.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 13.0%, Mandarin 11.9%, Korean 8.0%, Hindi 2.4% and Tamil 1.1%.

People — employment

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Employment

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over

Worked full-time

6,548

61.6

1,228,536

62.6

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

3,012

28.3

514,663

26.2

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

423

4

106,602

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

644

6.1

112,174

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

10,627

--

1,961,975

--

10,658,460

--


View the labour force fact sheet


There were 10,627 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs). Of these 61.6% were employed full time, 28.3% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

 

Employment - hours worked

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

1,135

11.4

175,037

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

975

9.8

175,405

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

905

9.1

164,220

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

1,731

17.3

344,015

18.6

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

4,812

48.2

884,519

47.8

4,558,678

45.3


Of employed people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.2% worked 40 hours or more.

 

Median age by employment status

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

Employed full-time

42

--

39

--

40

--

Employed part-time

41

--

39

--

40

--


The median age of people employed full-time in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

 

Occupation

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

3,959

39.7

488,129

26.4

2,145,442

21.3

Clerical and Administrative Workers

1,629

16.3

301,857

16.3

1,483,558

14.7

Managers

1,361

13.6

247,925

13.4

1,293,970

12.9

Technicians and Trades Workers

813

8.1

216,894

11.7

1,425,146

14.2

Sales Workers

775

7.8

164,384

8.9

942,140

9.4

Community and Personal Service Workers

666

6.7

159,462

8.6

971,897

9.7

Labourers

412

4.1

130,650

7.1

947,608

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

211

2.1

103,732

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) included Professionals 39.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Managers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.1%, and Sales Workers 7.8%.

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

School Education

479

4.8

74,393

4

467,373

4.6

Computer System Design and Related Services

464

4.6

72,555

3.9

139,409

1.4

Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services

386

3.9

59,072

3.2

412,804

4.1

Legal and Accounting Services

376

3.8

54,531

2.9

209,182

2.1

Tertiary Education

374

3.7

48,110

2.6

198,933

2

Of the employed people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 4.8% worked in School Education. Other major industries of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.9%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.8% and Tertiary Education 3.7%.

Median weekly incomes

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

646

--

634

--

577

--

Family

1,943

--

1,728

--

1,481

--

Household

1,683

--

1,493

--

1,234

--


View the income fact sheet


The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) was $646.

 

Travel to work, top responses

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Car, as driver

4,728

47.4

972,949

52.6

6,059,972

60.2

Train

2,178

21.8

180,837

9.8

388,012

3.9

Car, as passenger

373

3.7

106,077

5.7

537,638

5.3

Train, bus

277

2.8

83,060

4.5

83,712

0.8

Walked only

263

2.6

80,014

4.3

377,043

3.7








People who travelled to work by public transport

3,076

30.8

396,492

21.4

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

5,116

51.2

1,059,231

57.3

6,620,840

65.8

In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 47.4%, Train 21.8% and Car, as passenger 3.7%. Other common responses were Train, bus 2.8% and Walked only 2.6%. On the day, 30.8% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 51.2% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

12,561

74.2

2,122,441

67.1

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

4,543

26.8

855,914

27.1

4,827,808

27.8

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

1,904

11.3

337,766

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

3,953

23.4

470,618

14.9

3,090,874

17.8


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.8% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

 

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

4,322

25.5

750,393

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

4,374

25.9

769,030

24.3

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

2,200

13

332,589

10.5

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

1,659

9.8

270,426

8.6

1,746,196

10.1


Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.


Collapse Families category,

includes family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Families — family composition

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

1,754

31.1

337,517

33

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

3,085

54.7

506,277

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

667

11.8

158,418

15.5

901,637

15.9

Other family

137

2.4

20,220

2

97,722

1.7


Of the families in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 54.7% were couple families with children, 31.1% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.


Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

14.6

--

16

--

17.6

Female

--

85.4

--

84

--

82.4


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) 14.6% of single parents were male and 85.4% were female.


Families — weekly incomes

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

2,428

--

2,343

--

2,081

--

Families with children

3,049

--

2,596

--

2,310

--


View the income fact sheet


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,049 and those without children was $2,428.


Families — employment status of couple families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

1,103

22.8

204,350

24.2

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

221

4.6

28,701

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

929

19.2

166,457

19.7

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

954

19.7

150,440

17.8

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

293

6.1

46,322

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

833

17.2

148,685

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

206

4.3

50,082

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

300

6.2

48,765

5.8

314,529

6.7


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), of couple families, 22.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 19.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.


Collapse Dwellings category,

includes dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwellings — dwelling structure

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles


Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

 

Dwelling type

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

7,107

94.5

1,347,807

93.5

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

410

5.5

94,282

6.5

934,470

10.7


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 94.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.5% were unoccupied.

 

Dwelling structure

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

4,447

62.6

780,082

57.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

661

9.3

178,456

13.2

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

1,981

27.9

382,258

28.4

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

15

0.2

4,928

0.4

66,666

0.9


Of occupied private dwellings in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 62.6% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.


Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

43

0.6

13,167

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

183

2.6

93,989

7

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

1,691

23.8

349,565

25.9

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

2,635

37.1

488,348

36.2

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

2,478

34.9

378,020

28

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

77

1.1

24,718

1.8

143,394

1.8

 

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

3.2

--

2.9

--

3.1

--

Average number of people per household

2.8

--

2.7

--

2.6

--


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 23.8% had 2 bedrooms and 37.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.8 people.


Bedroom Charts

Tenure

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

2,820

39.7

400,989

29.8

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

2,085

29.3

466,427

34.6

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

2,042

28.7

438,126

32.5

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

51

0.7

9,786

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

109

1.5

32,479

2.4

195,213

2.5


Of occupied private dwellings in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 39.7% were owned outright, 29.3% were owned with a mortgage and 28.7% were rented.


Dwellings — household composition

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Household composition

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

5,454

76.8

986,162

73.2

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

1,370

19.3

301,187

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

281

4

60,457

4.5

321,007

4.1


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), of all households, 76.8% were family households, 19.3% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

 

Household income

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

16.4

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

21.7

--

16.6

--

11.2


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In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 16.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 21.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.


Dwellings — mortgage & rent

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles


Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

 

Rent weekly payments

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

420

--

369

--

285

--

 

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income

--

88.1

--

87.1

--

89.6

Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

11.9

--

12.9

--

10.4


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Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

 

Mortgage monthly repayments

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,286

--

2,193

--

1,800

--

 

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income

--

91.3

--

87.9

--

90.1

Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

8.7

--

12.1

--

9.9


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Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.


Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

673

9.5

170,897

12.7

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

2,996

42.2

522,529

38.8

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

2,481

34.9

440,149

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

828

11.7

174,444

12.9

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

127

1.8

39,787

3

234,292

3


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 42.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

 


People — demographics & education

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

People

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

20,227

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

9,883

48.9

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

10,344

51.1

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

41

0.2

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5


In the 2011 Census, there were 20,227 people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

 

Age

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

978

4.8

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

1,015

5

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

1,310

6.5

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

1,490

7.4

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

1,754

8.7

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

1,497

7.4

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

1,214

6

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

1,262

6.2

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

1,371

6.8

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

1,576

7.8

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

1,597

7.9

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

1,389

6.9

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

1,092

5.4

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

752

3.7

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

603

3

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

520

2.6

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

412

2

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

393

1.9

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

 

Median age

38

--

35

--

37

--


The median age of people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.2% of the population.

 

Registered marital status

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

9,527

56.3

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

250

1.5

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

787

4.7

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

779

4.6

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

5,576

33

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3


Of people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 56.3% were married and 6.1% were either divorced or separated.


Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

50

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

50

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

55

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

79

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

23

--

26

--

25

--


The median age of married people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

 

Social marital status

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

8,835

54.8

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

590

3.7

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

6,704

41.6

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.7% were in a de facto marriage.

 

Median age by social marital status

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

50

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

36

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

26

--

31

--

33

--


The median age of people in a registered marriage in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

 

Education

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

297

4.5

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

1,146

17.3

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

196

3

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

108

1.6

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

1,141

17.2

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

181

2.7

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

285

4.3

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

435

6.6

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

1,991

30

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

140

2.1

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

712

10.7

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

6,632

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.8% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 36.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.


Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Ancestry, top responses

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Chinese

5,814

23.5

938,150

19.2

866,208

3.1

English

4,259

17.2

931,387

19

7,238,533

25.9

Australian

4,046

16.4

352,986

7.2

7,098,486

25.4

Korean

1,643

6.7

310,704

6.4

88,973

0.3

Irish

1,447

5.9

232,322

4.7

2,087,758

7.5

The most common ancestries in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) were Chinese 23.5%, English 17.2%, Australian 16.4%, Korean 6.7% and Irish 5.9%.

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

10,020

49.5

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

 

Other top responses

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

2,360

11.7

146,853

3.8

318,969

1.5

Korea, Republic of (South)

1,333

6.6

129,248

3.3

74,538

0.3

Hong Kong (SAR of China)

1,239

6.1

86,767

2.2

74,956

0.3

India

921

4.6

77,298

2

295,362

1.4

England

471

2.3

69,405

1.8

911,593

4.2

In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 49.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 6.6%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 6.1%, India 4.6% and England 2.3%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

11,953

61.4

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

974

5

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

767

3.9

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

5,770

29.6

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 29.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 61.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

 

Religious affiliation, top responses

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

No Religion

5,419

26.8

1,107,046

28.3

4,796,787

22.3

Catholic

3,910

19.3

684,766

17.5

5,439,268

25.3

Anglican

2,601

12.9

576,427

14.7

3,679,907

17.1

Presbyterian and Reformed

1,405

6.9

205,971

5.3

599,515

2.8

Buddhism

1,061

5.2

179,360

4.6

528,978

2.5

The most common responses for religion in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) were No Religion 26.8%, Catholic 19.3%, Anglican 12.9%, Presbyterian and Reformed 6.9% and Buddhism 5.2%.

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Cantonese

2,637

13

176,491

4.5

263,673

1.2

Mandarin

2,398

11.9

132,836

3.4

336,410

1.6

Korean

1,611

8

130,452

3.3

79,787

0.4

Hindi

478

2.4

84,568

2.2

111,351

0.5

Tamil

231

1.1

79,322

2

50,151

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English only spoken at home

9,972

49.3

2,302,714

58.9

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

3,412

48

525,299

39

1,579,949

20.4

In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) 49.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 13.0%, Mandarin 11.9%, Korean 8.0%, Hindi 2.4% and Tamil 1.1%.

People — employment

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Employment

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over

Worked full-time

6,548

61.6

1,228,536

62.6

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

3,012

28.3

514,663

26.2

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

423

4

106,602

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

644

6.1

112,174

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

10,627

--

1,961,975

--

10,658,460

--


View the labour force fact sheet


There were 10,627 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs). Of these 61.6% were employed full time, 28.3% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

 

Employment - hours worked

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

1,135

11.4

175,037

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

975

9.8

175,405

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

905

9.1

164,220

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

1,731

17.3

344,015

18.6

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

4,812

48.2

884,519

47.8

4,558,678

45.3


Of employed people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.2% worked 40 hours or more.

 

Median age by employment status

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

Employed full-time

42

--

39

--

40

--

Employed part-time

41

--

39

--

40

--


The median age of people employed full-time in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

 

Occupation

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

3,959

39.7

488,129

26.4

2,145,442

21.3

Clerical and Administrative Workers

1,629

16.3

301,857

16.3

1,483,558

14.7

Managers

1,361

13.6

247,925

13.4

1,293,970

12.9

Technicians and Trades Workers

813

8.1

216,894

11.7

1,425,146

14.2

Sales Workers

775

7.8

164,384

8.9

942,140

9.4

Community and Personal Service Workers

666

6.7

159,462

8.6

971,897

9.7

Labourers

412

4.1

130,650

7.1

947,608

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

211

2.1

103,732

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) included Professionals 39.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Managers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.1%, and Sales Workers 7.8%.

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

School Education

479

4.8

74,393

4

467,373

4.6

Computer System Design and Related Services

464

4.6

72,555

3.9

139,409

1.4

Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services

386

3.9

59,072

3.2

412,804

4.1

Legal and Accounting Services

376

3.8

54,531

2.9

209,182

2.1

Tertiary Education

374

3.7

48,110

2.6

198,933

2

Of the employed people in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 4.8% worked in School Education. Other major industries of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.9%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.8% and Tertiary Education 3.7%.

Median weekly incomes

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

646

--

634

--

577

--

Family

1,943

--

1,728

--

1,481

--

Household

1,683

--

1,493

--

1,234

--


View the income fact sheet


The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) was $646.

 

Travel to work, top responses

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Car, as driver

4,728

47.4

972,949

52.6

6,059,972

60.2

Train

2,178

21.8

180,837

9.8

388,012

3.9

Car, as passenger

373

3.7

106,077

5.7

537,638

5.3

Train, bus

277

2.8

83,060

4.5

83,712

0.8

Walked only

263

2.6

80,014

4.3

377,043

3.7








People who travelled to work by public transport

3,076

30.8

396,492

21.4

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

5,116

51.2

1,059,231

57.3

6,620,840

65.8

In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 47.4%, Train 21.8% and Car, as passenger 3.7%. Other common responses were Train, bus 2.8% and Walked only 2.6%. On the day, 30.8% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 51.2% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

12,561

74.2

2,122,441

67.1

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

4,543

26.8

855,914

27.1

4,827,808

27.8

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

1,904

11.3

337,766

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

3,953

23.4

470,618

14.9

3,090,874

17.8


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.8% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

 

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

4,322

25.5

750,393

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

4,374

25.9

769,030

24.3

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

2,200

13

332,589

10.5

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

1,659

9.8

270,426

8.6

1,746,196

10.1


Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.


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includes family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Families — family composition

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

1,754

31.1

337,517

33

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

3,085

54.7

506,277

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

667

11.8

158,418

15.5

901,637

15.9

Other family

137

2.4

20,220

2

97,722

1.7


Of the families in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 54.7% were couple families with children, 31.1% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.


Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

14.6

--

16

--

17.6

Female

--

85.4

--

84

--

82.4


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs) 14.6% of single parents were male and 85.4% were female.


Families — weekly incomes

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

2,428

--

2,343

--

2,081

--

Families with children

3,049

--

2,596

--

2,310

--


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In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,049 and those without children was $2,428.


Families — employment status of couple families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

1,103

22.8

204,350

24.2

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

221

4.6

28,701

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

929

19.2

166,457

19.7

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

954

19.7

150,440

17.8

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

293

6.1

46,322

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

833

17.2

148,685

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

206

4.3

50,082

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

300

6.2

48,765

5.8

314,529

6.7


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), of couple families, 22.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 19.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.


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includes dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwellings — dwelling structure

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles


Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

 

Dwelling type

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

7,107

94.5

1,347,807

93.5

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

410

5.5

94,282

6.5

934,470

10.7


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 94.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.5% were unoccupied.

 

Dwelling structure

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

4,447

62.6

780,082

57.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

661

9.3

178,456

13.2

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

1,981

27.9

382,258

28.4

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

15

0.2

4,928

0.4

66,666

0.9


Of occupied private dwellings in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 62.6% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.


Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

43

0.6

13,167

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

183

2.6

93,989

7

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

1,691

23.8

349,565

25.9

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

2,635

37.1

488,348

36.2

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

2,478

34.9

378,020

28

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

77

1.1

24,718

1.8

143,394

1.8

 

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

3.2

--

2.9

--

3.1

--

Average number of people per household

2.8

--

2.7

--

2.6

--


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 23.8% had 2 bedrooms and 37.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.8 people.


Bedroom Charts

Tenure

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

2,820

39.7

400,989

29.8

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

2,085

29.3

466,427

34.6

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

2,042

28.7

438,126

32.5

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

51

0.7

9,786

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

109

1.5

32,479

2.4

195,213

2.5


Of occupied private dwellings in Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 39.7% were owned outright, 29.3% were owned with a mortgage and 28.7% were rented.


Dwellings — household composition

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Household composition

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

5,454

76.8

986,162

73.2

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

1,370

19.3

301,187

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

281

4

60,457

4.5

321,007

4.1


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), of all households, 76.8% were family households, 19.3% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

 

Household income

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

16.4

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

21.7

--

16.6

--

11.2


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In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 16.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 21.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.


Dwellings — mortgage & rent

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles


Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

 

Rent weekly payments

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

420

--

369

--

285

--

 

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income

--

88.1

--

87.1

--

89.6

Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

11.9

--

12.9

--

10.4


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Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

 

Mortgage monthly repayments

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,286

--

2,193

--

1,800

--

 

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income

--

91.3

--

87.9

--

90.1

Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

8.7

--

12.1

--

9.9


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Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.


Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles

Epping (NSW)

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

673

9.5

170,897

12.7

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

2,996

42.2

522,529

38.8

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

2,481

34.9

440,149

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

828

11.7

174,444

12.9

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

127

1.8

39,787

3

234,292

3


In Epping (NSW) (State Suburbs), 42.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.