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Epping (NSW) - West vs Macquarie Park - Marsfield

Name: Epping (NSW) - West vs Macquarie Park - Marsfield — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Epping (NSW) - West profile · Macquarie Park - Marsfield profile

Epping (NSW) - West Macquarie Park - Marsfield

Macquarie Park - Marsfield and Epping (NSW) - West are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Macquarie Park - Marsfield is much more transient and urban, with 60.7% of people moving in during the last five years and a high share of renters (51.4%). It is dominated by flats and apartments, and a high 31.3% of people live alone. In contrast, Epping (NSW) - West is more established and family-focused, where separate houses are common (48.4%) and homes with three or more bedrooms are far more frequent at 59.3%.

These two areas share a very similar profile in terms of typical personal income, which sits around $900 to $919 a week, and a similar proportion of residents born overseas. This shared background exists alongside different local patterns; for example, Macquarie Park - Marsfield has far more public transport departures per 1,000 people, while Epping (NSW) - West has a higher share of parks. Over time, the gap in population growth has widened, with Macquarie Park - Marsfield growing by 20.2% since 2021 compared to 5.4% in Epping (NSW) - West.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 32.2 pts higher in Epping (NSW) - West 3+ bedrooms: 29.0 pts higher in Epping (NSW) - West Household size: 0.6 larger in Epping (NSW) - West Living alone: 14.9 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield Unpaid child care: 8.7 pts higher in Epping (NSW) - West

Demographics & Identity

Population in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +5,128 larger in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

18,690 87th pct 23,818 94th pct

Median age in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +3 yrs older in Epping (NSW) - West

37 yrs 36th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

31.6% Young adults (25–44) +8.8 pts ▸ 40.5%

23.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.8 pts 17.5%

19.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.5 pts 13.7%

14.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.2 pts 14.1%

11.6% Youth (15–24) +2.6 pts ▸ 14.2%

Marital status

59.2% Married ◂ +15.5 pts 43.7%

30.2% Never married +12.9 pts ▸ 43.0%

5.2% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.5% Widowed +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.9% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Epping (NSW) - West Macquarie Park - Marsfield

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

38.0% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 37.0%

20.2% China ◂ +4.7 pts 15.5%

8.0% India ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%

1.2% Philippines +1.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Ancestry

41.2% Chinese ◂ +10.0 pts 31.2%

12.3% English +2.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

10.7% Australian +2.0 pts ▸ 12.8%

8.2% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 7.6%

4.0% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.5% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.5% Italian +2.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.5% Filipino +2.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.3% German +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

31.1% English only +7.3 pts ▸ 38.4%

23.7% Mandarin ◂ +6.5 pts 17.2%

12.5% Cantonese ◂ +4.3 pts 8.1%

2.9% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.5% Tagalog +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.8% No religion ◂ +0.5 pts 41.3%

35.5% Christianity ◂ +1.0 pts 34.5%

8.5% Hinduism ◂ +1.9 pts 6.6%

4.9% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%

2.8% Islam +1.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.1% Judaism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +2 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

5 64th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +0.75 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

1.39 28th pct 2.14 52nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +18 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

45 86th pct 63 92nd pct

Students in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +998 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

1,879 60th pct 2,877 77th pct

Avg size in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +35 larger in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

376 43rd pct 411 48th pct

ICSEA in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +6 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

1,128 91st pct 1,122 89th pct

Highest year of school

85.2% Year 12 ◂ +3.4 pts 81.8%

5.8% Year 10 +0.7 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.8% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.8% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Highest qualification level

41.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.5 pts 40.4%

26.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 25.8%

11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 10.8%

7.1% Certificate III / IV +0.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

0.7% Certificate I / II even 0.7%

Field of qualification

28.2% Management & commerce +1.6 pts ▸ 29.7%

13.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 12.2%

11.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 10.7%

10.0% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 9.1%

9.1% Health ◂ +1.0 pts 8.1%

6.1% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 5.1%

5.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.9% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

2.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +$19 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

$919 69th pct $900 67th pct

Household income in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +$314 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

$2,238 80th pct $1,924 61st pct

Family income in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +$78 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

$2,418 72nd pct $2,340 67th pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $1,500–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 33.2%

19.5% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 22.5%

20.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.8 pts 12.9%

11.1% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

12.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 11.7%

Personal income distribution

38.6% Under $650 ◂ +0.4 pts 38.2%

27.6% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 28.1%

22.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 22.8%

7.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 5.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.4% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.8% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.8% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.3% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

2.9% Heart disease even 2.9%

2.1% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

0.3% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

77.8% None ◂ +3.4 pts 74.3%

13.7% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

3.1% Two conditions +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.2% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +89 larger in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

37 12th pct 126 39th pct

Median age in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +2 yrs older in Epping (NSW) - West

25 yrs 57th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +$379 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

$900 84th pct $521 24th pct

Household income in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +$937 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

$2,624 89th pct $1,687 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +0.6 larger in Epping (NSW) - West

2.8 79th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

67.0% Couples with children ◂ +14.0 pts 53.0%

22.1% Couples without children +11.9 pts ▸ 34.0%

10.0% One-parent families +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

1.0% Other families +1.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Household size

31.0% 2 people +4.9 pts ▸ 35.9%

16.4% 1 person +14.9 pts ▸ 31.3%

20.9% 3 people ◂ +3.7 pts 17.2%

20.8% 4 people ◂ +9.8 pts 11.0%

7.0% 5 people ◂ +4.0 pts 2.9%

3.9% 6 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +$30 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

$500 88th pct $470 85th pct

Mortgage in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +$267 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

$2,650 90th pct $2,383 84th pct

People / bedroom in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +0.10 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

1.00 90th pct 1.10 95th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.7% Rented +11.7 pts ▸ 51.4%

29.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.9 pts 24.3%

28.8% Owned outright ◂ +9.1 pts 19.7%

1.2% Other tenure +2.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

43.3% Flat or apartment +11.7 pts ▸ 55.0%

48.4% Separate house ◂ +32.2 pts 16.2%

8.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +20.2 pts ▸ 28.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

32.9% 2 bedrooms +15.8 pts ▸ 48.7%

25.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.0 pts 17.4%

22.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.7 pts 7.9%

6.5% 1 bedroom +12.3 pts ▸ 18.8%

11.3% 5 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 5.0%

0.3% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Weekly rent distribution

53.6% $350–$549 +2.2 pts ▸ 55.8%

27.6% $550–$749 ◂ +3.2 pts 24.4%

5.7% $200–$349 +3.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.3% $750 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 3.9%

2.4% Under $200 +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.4 pts 29.2%

28.8% $1,800–$2,999 +9.8 pts ▸ 38.6%

10.4% $1,000–$1,799 +3.7 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.6 pts 12.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +62 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

77 78th pct 139 90th pct

Stops/1k in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +1.72 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

4.12 47th pct 5.84 71st pct

Departures/1k in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +3,578.0 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

1,480.2 73rd pct 5,058.2 89th pct

PT routes in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +13 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

14 76th pct 27 86th pct

Stop walk in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +1 longer in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

5 50th pct 6 57th pct

Drive to city in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +3 longer in Epping (NSW) - West

19 37th pct 16 29th pct

Reach 30 min in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +6,494 more in Epping (NSW) - West

49,286 86th pct 42,792 84th pct

Reach 45 min in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +45,780 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

125,889 76th pct 171,669 83rd pct

Transit to city in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +4 longer in Epping (NSW) - West

51 36th pct 47 29th pct

How people get to work

51.9% Worked at home ◂ +3.6 pts 48.3%

24.4% Car (driver) ◂ +0.9 pts 23.5%

4.2% Train ◂ +1.8 pts 2.4%

1.0% Walked +2.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.5% Bus +2.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

46.4% 1 vehicle +7.4 pts ▸ 53.8%

34.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.9 pts 22.3%

8.5% No vehicle +10.1 pts ▸ 18.6%

7.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.9 pts 3.8%

3.1% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 1.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.6% Professional & technical ◂ +0.1 pts 15.4%

14.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 12.8%

9.5% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.5 pts 8.1%

7.2% Retail trade +2.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.9% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.1% Wholesale trade +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.8% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

3.6% Media & telecommunications +0.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 3.2%

4.4% Manufacturing even 4.4%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

43.3% Professionals ◂ +2.0 pts 41.3%

14.6% Managers ◂ +1.3 pts 13.2%

13.4% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

6.6% Sales workers +1.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.2% Technicians & trades +0.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.0% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.0% Labourers +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.3% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +1 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +1 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +5 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +25 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

1,115 90th pct 1,090 84th pct

ERP in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +9,096 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

19,790 86th pct 28,886 93rd pct

Growth in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +14.8 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

5.4% 58th pct 20.2% 90th pct

Businesses in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +952 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

2,087 86th pct 3,039 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +123 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

1,237 77th pct 1,361 84th pct

Max temp in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +0.1 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

23.7 50th pct 23.6 49th pct

Min temp in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +0.4 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

11.8 50th pct 12.2 55th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +0.2 higher in Epping (NSW) - West

7.6 82nd pct 7.4 80th pct

Types ≤15 min in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +0.1 more in Epping (NSW) - West

7.1 78th pct 7.0 76th pct

15-min city in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +2.1 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

92.2% 73rd pct 94.4% 77th pct

Walk to shops in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +12.9 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

73.3% 59th pct 86.1% 71st pct

Walk to transit in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +0.7 pts higher in Epping (NSW) - West

100.0% 100th pct 99.3% 72nd pct

Walk to school in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +2.6 pts higher in Epping (NSW) - West

100.0% 100th pct 97.4% 81st pct

Walk to a park in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 79th pct

Walk to health in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +6.5 pts higher in Epping (NSW) - West

87.2% 82nd pct 80.7% 77th pct

Amenities/1k in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +18.0 more in Epping (NSW) - West

31.5 86th pct 13.6 47th pct

Intersections/km² in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +31 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

204 72nd pct 235 75th pct

Mean slope in Epping (NSW) - West in Macquarie Park - Marsfield +0.8 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

7.0% 73rd pct 7.8% 80th pct

Compare Epping (NSW) - West with nearby areas

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Compare Macquarie Park - Marsfield with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Epping (NSW) - West vs Macquarie Park - Marsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/126011721/epping-west/vs/126021500/macquarie-park-marsfield