$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Epping Forest · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Epping Forest
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low living costs define daily life in Epping Forest, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $732. This affordable environment is paired with a high rate of home ownership, making it much cheaper to live here than in most other parts of the state or country.
$100
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- $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 Forest — lower than 94% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Both mortgages and rent are far below the state and national figures. Typical monthly home-loan payments are $732, while weekly rent is just $100, placing Epping Forest among the lowest-cost areas in the region.
$732 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $434
- 2021: $732
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Epping Forest, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Epping Forest, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is common here, at 48.5%, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Consequently, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas, sitting at only 9.1%.
9.1% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Epping Forest, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Other tenure (25%) and Owned with a mortgage (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Epping Forest is a separate house, and 100% of these have three or more bedrooms. Despite these large homes, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than the national figure.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Epping Forest, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Epping Forest splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (47%) and 4 bedrooms (44%), with 2 bedrooms at 8%.
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 Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60191/epping-forest/topic/housing-dwellings