Carlingford vs Epping
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | CarlingfordParramatta | EppingParramatta |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, by postcode | not available | $2,408,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median unit price | $763,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $820,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median weekly rentNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report / Census 2021 | $755/wk | $840/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | not available | 1.81% |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 28,044 | 29,551 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 58% | 43% |
| Townhouses | 12% | 10% |
| Apartments/units | 30% | 47% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Sydney CBD | 18.4 km | 16.3 km |
| Train stations | 0 | 3 |
| Tram stops | not mapped | not mapped |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| Bushfire overlayNSW Planning Portal | 11% | 7% |
| LEP heritage mapNSW Planning Portal | 4% | 18% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Burnside PS, Carlingford PS, Carlingford WPS, Epping WPS, Murray Farm PS, Ngarala PS, Nth Rocks PS, Roselea PS, Telopea PS, Yates Ave PS | Carlingford PS, Eastwood Hts PS, Eastwood PS, Epping Hts PS, Epping NPS, Epping PS, Epping WPS, Ngarala PS, Roselea PS |
| Secondary | Carlingford HS, Cheltenham GHS, Cumberland HS, Macarthur GHS, Marsden HS, Muirfield HS | Carlingford HS, Cheltenham GHS, Cumberland HS, Epping BHS, Marsden HS, Ryde SC |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (suburb)NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, suburb-level | Around the state average | Around the state average |
Key differences
- Epping is higher on median weekly rent (by about 11%).
- Epping is higher on heritage overlay share (by about 14 percentage points).
- Carlingford is higher on share of houses (vs units/townhouses) (by about 15 percentage points).
- Epping is higher on recorded crime rate (council area) (by about 29%).
- Epping has a train station in the suburb; the other doesn't.
The median sale price for strata dwellings (mostly units/townhouses) was $763,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2118 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 4.8% on a year earlier. Non-strata sales for postcode 2118 are too few for the DCJ Rent and Sales Report to publish a reliable median. The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $2,408,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2121 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), down 6.6% on a year earlier. The median strata (mostly unit/townhouse) sale price was $820,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2121.