Epping Forest, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Epping Forest is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 921, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Epping Forest at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 87
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $1,142
- SEIFA score
- 921
- Coordinates
- -41.7608, 147.3533
Epping Forest demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Epping Forest using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 31%, 8% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 14 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 7 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 28 | 31% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 20 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 21 | 23% |
Share of the 90 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 16 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 8 | 22% |
| Rented | 3 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 33 | 92% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 8% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 36 occupied private dwellings in Epping Forest.
- Median weekly rent
- $100
- Median monthly mortgage
- $732
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,374
- Median weekly personal income
- $756
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 10 (16%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 26 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 53.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Employed full-time
- 19
- Employed part-time
- 13
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Epping Forest
Where is Epping Forest?
Epping Forest is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Epping Forest?
At the 2021 Census, Epping Forest had a population of about 87.
Is Epping Forest an advantaged area?
Epping Forest has an ABS SEIFA score of 921, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
Nearby suburbs in Tasmania
More suburb guides in Tasmania
Other hand-written, cited guides — browse all guides.