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Epping VIC 3076

18,145 addresses · 715 streets

Scullin Electorate › Whittlesea LGA › Epping · 20 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An outer-northern Melbourne suburb anchored by a major shopping centre and market, Epping balances established and newer estates. Households average 2.9 people and the median age is 35. Median household income is $1,671 a week, with rent around $361.

Epping is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 33,489 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,671 a week, with median rent near $361 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $680,500.

33,489Population
35Median age
$1,671Median household income / wk
$361Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Epping statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Epping itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Epping, 1.4 km south · Bus interchange: Epping Plaza Shopping Centre, 1.5 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 14.6 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

12 facilities recorded in Epping, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$680,500House · 2024
$500,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Epping

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Epping VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 60.7%

Population by age in Epping
Population by age, Epping VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-42,245
5-144,725
15-191,847
20-242,193
25-345,240
35-445,404
45-544,067
55-643,570
65-742,465
75-841,172
85+567
Dwelling types in Epping
Dwelling types, Epping VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House8,687
Townhouse1,816
Apartment188
Other5
Households by weekly income in Epping
Households by weekly income, Epping VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,351
$650-1,4993,114
$1,500-2,9993,868
$3,000+1,728
Top ancestries in Epping
Top ancestries, Epping VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other8,446
Australian5,397
English4,775
Italian3,857
Indian2,920
Ancestry NS2,634
Housing tenure in Epping
Housing tenure, Epping VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,762
Mortgage4,490
Rented3,146
Other109
Cars per household in Epping
Cars per household, Epping VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0459
13,580
24,354
31,399
4+732
Commute to work in Epping
Commute to work, Epping VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car9,633
Train342
Bus140
Tram/ferry3
Walked100
Bicycle24
Home2,553
Top countries of birth in Epping
Top countries of birth, Epping VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India2,887
North Macedonia1,013
Italy746
Sri Lanka709
Iraq630
China539
Languages used at home in Epping
Languages used at home, Epping VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic2,275
Punjabi1,763
Macedonian1,748
Italian1,132
Greek985
Hindi770

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

107,946 bird observations recorded near Epping — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Epping

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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