88,444 ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 70,502
- 2016: 79,934
- 2021: 88,444
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Epping · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Epping
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer people live in de facto relationships in Epping compared to the rest of Australia. This large population of 88,444 people is slightly older than the national average, with a typical resident now 40 years old.
88,444
▲ +25.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Epping — higher than 87% of areas.
| Epping | 88,444 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by 25% since 2011, adding about 17,942 people. Epping is now larger than about 91% of similar areas.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Older than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 18.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over has risen 2.7 percentage points since 2011 to 18.1%.
18.1% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Epping splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure. De facto relationships are also uncommon here, at 4.6%, which is among the lowest for its level.
0.3% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.6% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Epping, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
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/sed/SED10028/epping/topic/demographics-identity