Epping Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Epping (2121) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 16 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney.

In the 2011 Census the population of Epping is 20,227 and is comprised of 48.9% males and 51.1% females.

The median/average age of the Epping population is 38 years of age, 1 year above the Australian average.

49.5% of people living in Epping were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were China 11.7%, Korea, Republic of 6.6%, Hong Kong 6.1%, India 4.6%, England 2.3%.

49.3% of people speak English as their first language 13% Cantonese, 11.9% Mandarin, 8% Korean, 2.4% Hindi, 1.1% Tamil.

The religious make up of Epping is 26.8% No Religion, 19.3% Catholic, 12.9% Anglican, 6.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.2% Buddhism.

56.3% of people are married, 33% have never married and 4.7% are separated or divorced. There are 779 widowed people living in Epping.

61.6% of the people living in Epping are employed full time, 28.3% are working on a part time basis. Epping has an unemployment rate of 6.1%.

The main occupations of people from Epping are Professionals 39.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Managers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.1%, Sales Workers 7.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7%, Labourers 4.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.1%.

The median individual income is $646.00 per week and the median household income is $1683.00 per week.

39.7% of homes are fully owned, and 29.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.7% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Epping is $420 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2286 per month.