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Epping in City of Parramatta

Epping is made up of Epping, Dundas Valley, Eastwood, Beecroft, and Cheltenham.

Living in Epping

Epping Overall Liveability Index
City of Parramatta
61.1
Dundas
58.5
North Rocks
63.0
Parramatta
61.7
Rosehill
59.4
Collected January 2023

Use the values and experiences matrix to understand the relationship between what your residents believe makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. The matrix highlights the attributes that your community believe needs to maintained and improved to advance overall liveability.

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences    Greater Importance & Better Experiences    Less important attributes

Epping Overall Liveability Index

Epping Overall Liveability Index 61.1

City of Parramatta Overall Liveability Index

City of Parramatta Overall Liveability Index 61.1

Epping
City of Parramatta
Importance
Experience

Public transport

Importance
Experience
64%
6.9
61%
6.5

Natural environment

Importance
Experience
60%
6.8
52%
6.6

Feeling safe

Importance
Experience
59%
7.4
64%
6.4

Shopping, leisure & dining

Importance
Experience
42%
5.6
48%
6.3

Making your way

Importance
Experience
39%
5.6
40%
5.9

Health services

Importance
Experience
34%
6.4
31%
6.8

A lack of road congestion

Importance
Experience
33%
3.4
29%
4.3

Education

Importance
Experience
30%
7.3
21%
6.4

Affordable decent housing

Importance
Experience
27%
4.0
42%
5.2

Sense of community

Importance
Experience
26%
5.8
23%
5.9

Sports and recreation

Importance
Experience
24%
6.6
15%
6.2

Social cohesion

Importance
Experience
22%
6.8
26%
6.8

Cultural facilities

Importance
Experience
15%
3.9
15%
4.7

A prosperous economy

Importance
Experience
12%
6.2
9%
6.1

Opportunity for all

Importance
Experience
8%
6.3
11%
6.4

Good job prospects

Importance
Experience
5%
5.0
13%
5.7
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Health and Wellbeing in Epping

Physical Health
How would you rate your physical health?
Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Epping (n = 70)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Epping (n = 70)
9%
60%
31%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
11%
57%
31%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Mental Health
How would you rate your mental health?
Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Epping (n = 70)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Epping (n = 70)
6%
68%
26%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
12%
62%
25%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Social wellbeing
How would you rate your social wellbeing?
Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Epping (n = 70)
7.3
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Epping (n = 70)
7%
76%
18%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
11%
69%
20%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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Significantly lower

Financial circumstances in Epping

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?
Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Epping (n = 70)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
6.2
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Epping (n = 70)
31%
49%
21%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
27%
50%
23%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?
Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Epping (n = 70)
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1005)
Always late
0%
2%
Often late
3%
5%
Sometimes late
19%
29%
Never late
78%
64%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Epping (n = 70)
36%
56%
8%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
39%
45%
16%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Epping

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Epping (n = 70)
City of Parramatta 2023 (n = 1082)
Inflation/Cost of Living
59%
57%
Housing/Price of Housing
49%
48%
Population/Overpopulation
42%
28%
Transport
31%
26%
The Economy
22%
12%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
19%
21%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
14%
18%
Environmental Concerns
13%
12%
Healthcare/Hospitals
13%
9%
Law & order
12%
18%
Immigration
6%
8%
Education
5%
5%
Taxation
4%
5%
Poverty/Inequality
4%
9%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
3%
11%
Race Relations/Racism
3%
5%
Unemployment
1%
6%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
0%
1%
Defence
0%
0%
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Significantly lower