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Current median sale price $2,680,000 (Oct–Dec 2025, postcode 2121) · SEIFA decile 10/10 — a Registered Nurse on the median salary rates it an "Out of reach" fit.
Epping draws families who want established schooling and a settled neighbourhood, and the family-fit subscores reflect that: community standing and schools are where the suburb is strongest. Growth outlook is its weakest measure, so the price here reflects what is already built rather than what is coming. The suburb sits in the most advantaged band of the ABS socio-economic ranking, and its median runs well ahead of both the state and the national median. That median is a postcode-wide house figure, so a unit nearby, or a different pocket of the same postcode, will not track it closely.
These are fixed suburb facts — affordability depends on your own income and deposit. Use the Family Suburb Fit Finder to see your personal Family Fit Score for Epping.
Nearest primary: Epping West Public School (0.5km)
Nearest secondary: Cheltenham Girls High School (1.8km)
Government schools only — see sources below.
40 offences per 1,000 residents, last 12 months.
Ranked as a percentile against other NSW suburbs — never compared across states, since offence-counting rules differ.
Nearest GP: 0.6km away
Nearest hospital: 3.1km away
Population grew 1.0% a year on average over the last 5 years (ABS SA2 estimate).
2.4 new dwelling approvals per 1,000 residents in the last 12 months.
$79,882 average individual taxable income a year, postcode 2121 (2022-23 ATO tax data). Before deductions, average total income is $82,909.
An average, not a median, and not a household figure — it's each lodger's annual taxable income (after deductions) averaged across everyone who filed a tax return with postcode 2121. The ATO doesn't publish suburb-level figures — postcode 2121 covers 2 suburbs, including Epping. A low figure often reflects large deductions or business/rental losses, not low earnings. See the full postcode breakdown.
About these figures: median sale price is from the NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, Oct–Dec 2025 (postcode-level — postcode 2121 can span several suburbs), from 55 sales. Household income and rent are ABS Census 2021; SEIFA decile is the official ABS SEIFA 2021 IRSAD ranking. The same median is published for one other suburb sharing postcode 2121, so it is not specific to Epping. Average individual taxable income is an annual figure from the ATO's Taxation Statistics (Table 6B, 2022-23), a postcode-level average of lodged tax returns — a different measure from the ABS weekly household figure above, not a suburb-exact one. Indicative only — not valuation or financial advice.
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$2,680,000 for Oct–Dec 2025, from the NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — measured at postcode level (2121), which can span several suburbs.
On the median salary for a Registered Nurse (with a $100,000 deposit), Epping rates as an "Out of reach" fit against its current median sale price.
Out of 100: budget fit (estimated max purchase price versus the suburb's current median sale price) blended with government-data signals — nearest schools, recorded-offence safety percentile, nearest GP/hospital, population and dwelling-approval growth and the official ABS SEIFA decile. Affordability always counts for at least ~35% of the score, and any signal without data for this state is left out honestly rather than guessed.
The nearest government primary school is Epping West Public School, about 0.5km away, and the nearest government secondary school is Cheltenham Girls High School (1.8km).
Epping recorded 40 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months. This is ranked as a percentile against other NSW suburbs in the Family Fit Score's safety signal — offence-counting rules differ by state, so it's never compared to suburbs outside NSW.
$79,882 average individual taxable income a year for postcode 2121, from the ATO's Taxation Statistics (Table 6B, 2022-23 income year). This is an average of individual tax returns, not a household figure or a median, and the ATO doesn't publish suburb-level data — postcode 2121 covers 2 suburbs, including Epping. A low figure can reflect large deductions or business/rental losses rather than low earnings.
The median sale price is Oct–Dec 2025, updated quarterly. Household income and rent figures are from the ABS Census 2021 — the most recent available until 2026 Census data releases from mid-2027. Schools, safety, health and growth signals refresh separately from the price data — see "About these figures" below.
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