$361 ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $323
- 2021: $361
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Epping · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Epping
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than eight in ten homes in Epping are separate houses, making it a suburban area where large family dwellings are the norm. While most residents have enough space, a low number of people own their homes outright compared to the rest of the state.
$361
▲ +20.3%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Epping — higher than 74% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent of $361 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,733 are both higher than in most similar areas, though they remain about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
$1,733 ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,803
- 2016: $1,700
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Epping, $350–$549 is the majority at 61%; $200–$349 is next at 32%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Epping splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (38%) and $1,800–$2,999 (37%), with Under $1,000 at 16%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 29.4% of households renting. Meanwhile, the 25.8% who own their homes outright is well below the state and national figures.
29.4% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
25.8% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Epping, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 42%, followed by Rented (29%) and Owned outright (26%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are very common, with 86.3% having three or more bedrooms—far above the national figure. This helps explain why there are more people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
81.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.2%
- 2016: 77.6%
- 2021: 81.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.3% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.7%
- 2016: 85.4%
- 2021: 86.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Epping, Separate house is the majority at 81%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 17%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Epping, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 31%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20878/epping/topic/housing-dwellings