Epping (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11428
People 23,688
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 36
Families 6,436
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 8,555
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,973
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,210
Median weekly rent $530
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 11,697 49.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 11,992 50.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 45 0.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 23,688 people in Epping (NSW). Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,302 5.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,448 6.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,280 5.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,559 6.6 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,984 8.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,958 8.3 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,810 7.6 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,727 7.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,628 6.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,434 6.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,546 6.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,528 6.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,369 5.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,026 4.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 670 2.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 506 2.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 413 1.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 501 2.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Epping (NSW) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 11,181 56.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 313 1.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 919 4.7 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 760 3.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 6,484 33.0 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Epping (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 56.9% were married and 6.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 10,084 54.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 768 4.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 7,766 41.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Epping (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 396 5.1 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,576 20.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 153 2.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 98 1.3 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,205 15.5 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 180 2.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 254 3.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 477 6.1 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,467 31.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 194 2.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 774 10.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Epping (NSW) 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.6% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 37.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 9,354 47.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,779 9.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 298 1.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 813 4.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,662 18.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 454 2.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 924 4.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 748 3.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 105 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 906 4.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Epping (NSW), 18.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Chinese 8,834 31.0 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
English 3,835 13.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 3,377 11.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Korean 2,255 7.9 66,613 0.7 123,017 0.4
Indian 1,822 6.4 211,927 2.1 619,164 2.0

The most common ancestries in Epping (NSW) were Chinese 31.0%, English 13.5%, Australian 11.9%, Korean 7.9% and Indian 6.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Epping (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 9,778 41.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,467 18.9 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Korea, Republic of (South) 1,758 7.4 51,816 0.7 98,776 0.4
India 1,425 6.0 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1,268 5.4 42,347 0.6 86,886 0.4
Malaysia 417 1.8 31,655 0.4 138,364 0.6

In Epping (NSW), 41.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 18.9%, Korea, Republic of (South) 7.4%, India 6.0%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 5.4% and Malaysia 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 16,547 69.9 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 931 3.9 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 735 3.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,720 19.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Epping (NSW), 19.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 69.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,452 27.3 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Australia 5,478 23.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Korea, Republic of (South) 2,239 9.5 63,494 0.8 116,045 0.5
India 1,804 7.6 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1,035 4.4 34,487 0.5 70,860 0.3

In Epping (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 27.3%, Australia 23.2%, Korea, Republic of (South) 9.5%, India 7.6% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 4.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,476 27.4 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Australia 5,681 24.0 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Korea, Republic of (South) 2,267 9.6 65,642 0.9 120,878 0.5
India 1,798 7.6 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1,015 4.3 35,095 0.5 71,771 0.3

In Epping (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 27.4%, Australia 24.0%, Korea, Republic of (South) 9.6%, India 7.6% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 4.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 8,540 36.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,566 15.1 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,999 8.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,538 6.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Hinduism 1,519 6.4 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Epping (NSW) were No Religion, so described 36.1%, Catholic 15.1%, Anglican 8.4%, Not stated 6.5% and Hinduism 6.4%. In Epping (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (45.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 4,889 20.6 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 2,842 12.0 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Korean 2,151 9.1 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Hindi 626 2.6 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
Tamil 334 1.4 29,681 0.4 73,161 0.3
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English only spoken at home 9,119 38.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,776 59.2 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Epping (NSW) 38.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 20.6%, Cantonese 12.0%, Korean 9.1%, Hindi 2.6% and Tamil 1.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,357 60.3 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,491 28.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 461 3.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 898 7.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 12,207 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Epping (NSW). Of these 60.3% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 7.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,346 11.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,149 10.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 998 8.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,264 20.0 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,095 45.0 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Epping (NSW), 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,533 40.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,627 14.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 1,541 13.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 905 8.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 877 7.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 839 7.4 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 522 4.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 244 2.2 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Epping (NSW) included Professionals 40.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Managers 13.7%, Sales Workers 8.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.4%, Labourers 4.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Computer System Design and Related Services 611 5.4 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Banking 410 3.7 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 393 3.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 327 2.9 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 300 2.7 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Epping (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 5.4%, Banking 3.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.5%, Higher Education 2.9% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 712 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,146 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,973 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Epping (NSW) was $712.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,912 43.5 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 2,891 25.6 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 515 4.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train, bus 470 4.2 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Car, as passenger 357 3.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4,181 37.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,713 50.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Epping (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.5%, Train 25.6%, Worked at home 4.6%, Train, bus 4.2% and Car, as passenger 3.2%. On the day, 37.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 50.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 13,960 71.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 5,515 28.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,160 11.0 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,517 23.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Epping (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.0% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 4,827 24.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 5,004 25.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,384 12.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,748 8.9 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Epping (NSW), 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,996 31.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,562 55.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 767 11.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 113 1.8 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Epping (NSW), 55.3% were couple families with children, 31.0% were couple families without children and 11.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Epping (NSW), 15.8% of single parents were male and 84.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,295 23.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 225 4.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,008 18.1 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,094 19.6 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 378 6.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,061 19.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 205 3.7 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 302 5.4 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Epping (NSW), of couple families with children, 23.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 18.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,862 94.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 478 5.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Epping (NSW), 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,362 55.5 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 943 12.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,532 32.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 5 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Epping (NSW), 55.5% were separate houses, 12.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 32.2% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 25 0.3 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 211 2.7 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,177 27.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,509 32.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,785 35.5 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 145 1.8 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Epping (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 27.7% had 2 bedrooms and 32.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,646 33.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,345 29.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,639 33.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 50 0.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 163 2.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Epping (NSW), 33.7% were owned outright, 29.9% were owned with a mortgage and 33.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 6,162 78.5 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,223 15.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 462 5.9 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Epping (NSW), of all households, 78.5% were family households, 15.6% were single person households and 5.9% were group households.

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Household income Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 14.6 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 28.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Epping (NSW), 14.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 28.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 530 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.0 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,210 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.4 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 609 7.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,345 42.6 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,735 34.8 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 979 12.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 184 2.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Epping (NSW), 42.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 489 6.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 7,192 91.7 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 166 2.1 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Epping (NSW), 91.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 21 51.2 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 20 48.8 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Epping (NSW), 51.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.8% were female. The median age was 27 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,643 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Epping (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,643.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Epping (NSW) % Epping (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 565 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 4,384 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Epping (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $565 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $4,384.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.