33,489 ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26,346
- 2016: 32,395
- 2021: 33,489
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Epping · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Epping
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Epping is just 35, making it noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia. This large community of 33,489 people is shaped by a high number of children and a small proportion of seniors.
33,489
▲ +27.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Epping — higher than 93% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is one of the largest at this level, with a typical age that is 3 years younger than the state and national figures.
35 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.8% of the area, which is much higher than most places. This helps explain why the senior population is well below the national figure at just 12.6%.
12.6% ▲ +50.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Epping, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.0% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. People in de facto relationships make up 7.2% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
1.0% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Epping, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20878/epping/topic/demographics-identity