The Wallumedegal Aboriginal tribe lived in the area between the Lane Cove River and Parramatta River, which was known as Walumetta.
European settlement
In 1792 Governor Phillip began the granting of parcels of lands to marines, and the area was referred to on Phillip's maps as the Field of Mars, named after the Roman Field of Mars probably because of the military link. It contained the area of what is now Epping and North Epping. The name Epping is derived from Epping Forest in Essex, England.
Becoming a separate suburb
North Epping was split off from Epping as a separate suburb on 1 December 1995.
Lin family murder
In the early hours of 18 July 2009, the Lin family, consisting of Min Lin, Yun Li Lin, her sister Yun Lin, and the parents' two children Henry and Terry Lin, were all murdered at their home on Boundary Road, North Epping. Robert Xie was arrested at his home in North Epping on 5 May 2011 at 9.00am for killing the family. He is currently on trial. Brenda Lin, the last living member of the family, lived with the alleged killer and his wife for 22 months. A funeral was held for the family at Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales on 8 August 2009.
Parramatta Council Amalgamation
Following the amalgamation of Epping into the City of Parramatta in 2016, North Epping became a pene-exclave of Hornsby Shire. The Parramatta Council plans to expand to North Epping.
Commercial area
North Epping has a small shopping centre located on the corner of Roma Street and Malton Road. It features a number of specialty shops, cafes and restaurants. North Epping also has a small school - Epping North Public School. North Epping has many parks, many community areas and gatherings.
Transport
The M2 Hills Motorway runs along the southern border to the Sydney CBD. North Epping is connected to adjacent Epping by a single road, Norfolk Road. Norfolk Road runs south towards Epping Road, a major arterial road in the area that runs east to the Pacific Highway. Almost all areas of the suburb are serviced by Sydney Buses route 295. The route is a loop and only goes clockwise around the edge of the suburb - the only place where it runs in both directions is Norfolk Road south of Grayson Road, towards Epping railway station.
Demographics
At the 2016 census, North Epping recorded a population of 4,526. Of these: ; Age distribution : North Epping residents' median age was 43 years, compared to the national median of 38. Children aged 0–14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population. ; Ethnic diversity : 65.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China 5.6%, India 3.4%, England 3.4%, Hong Kong 2.8% and South Korea 2.4%. 68.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 7.2%, Cantonese 5.4% and Korean 3.1%. ; Religion : The most common responses for religion were No Religion 29.9%, Catholic 19.6% and Anglican 17.1%. ; Income : North Epping is a wealthy area, with an average weekly household income of $2,539, well above the national average of $1,438. ; Housing : The majority of dwellings were separate houses. 84.7% were family households and 13.4% were single person households. The average household size was 3.1 people.
Politics
North Epping is under the municipal authority of Ward C in the Hornsby Shire Council, is part of the federal electorate of Bennelong and State electorate of Epping.
