Hampton Park, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Hampton Park (VIC 3976): population 26,082, median age 33, median household income $1,538/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 1. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Hampton Park is a suburb in Casey, Victoria (postcode 3976), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 26,082 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
26,082
Median age
33
Household income
$1,538/wk
Weekly rent
$351
Unemployment
8.1%
SEIFA IRSD decile
1 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
7.1%
5-14
14.3%
15-19
6.5%
20-24
7.8%
25-34
16.3%
35-44
14.0%
45-54
12.0%
55-64
11.7%
65-74
6.7%
75-84
2.8%
85+
0.7%

Housing tenure

Owned
23.2%
Mortgage
44.6%
Rented
28.7%
Other
1.4%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3976
Population (2021)26,082
Males13,317 (51.1%)
Females12,771 (49.0%)
Median age33 years
Average household size3.1
Median weekly household income$1,538
Median weekly family income$1,614
Median weekly rent$351
Median monthly mortgage$1,583
Labour force12,082
Unemployment rate8.1%
Participation rate63%
Born overseas52.8%
Separate houses89.6%
Worked at home11.7%
SEIFA IRSD decile1 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher36.7%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent60.3%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.8%
Residents needing assistance with core activities5.7%
Households with 2+ vehicles65.0%
Distance from Melbourne CBD36.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 33 years. Residents under 15: 21.4%. Residents aged 65 and over: 10.2%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,8567.1%
5-143,73814.3%
15-191,6956.5%
20-242,0417.8%
25-344,24316.3%
35-443,65514.0%
45-543,13412.0%
55-643,05111.7%
65-741,7416.7%
75-847422.8%
85 and over1900.7%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households7,918
Average household size3.1
One person1,32916.8%
Two persons1,99325.2%
Three persons1,63220.6%
Four persons1,52419.2%
Five persons7869.9%
Six or more persons6598.3%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families6,680
Couples with children3986.0%
Couples without children1,69725.4%
One-parent families1,27219.0%
Other families1261.9%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.67
Women with no children32.1%
Women with three or more children26.5%

Of the 3,584 couple families with children in Hampton Park, 8.9% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Hampton Park.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)47.6%
Married (de facto)7.0%
Not married45.4%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings8,197
Occupied7,91896.6%
Unoccupied2853.5%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house7,34489.6%
Semi-detached or townhouse4986.1%
Flat or apartment640.8%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright1,83723.2%
Owned with a mortgage3,52844.6%
Rented2,27028.7%
Other tenure1081.4%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week44.1%
$350 to $549 per week54.0%
$550 or more per week1.9%

6.7% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00019.1%
$1,000 to $1,79944.4%
$1,800 to $2,99931.6%
$3,000 or more5.0%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom1.0%
Two bedrooms8.4%
Three bedrooms62.0%
Four or more bedrooms28.7%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force12,082
Employed11,10891.9%
Unemployed9788.1%
Not in the labour force7,084
Unemployment rate8.1%
Participation rate63%

34.6% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Hampton Park are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65014.0%
$650 to $1,49934.9%
$1,500 to $2,99937.4%
$3,000 or more13.7%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50042.1%
$500 to $99928.0%
$1,000 to $1,99926.6%
$2,000 or more3.3%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver7,24865.3%
Car passenger6495.8%
Train1621.5%
Bus1151.0%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle150.1%
Walked only510.5%
Worked at home1,29911.7%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity10,09238.7%
No religion5,25620.2%
Islam4,70718.0%
Hinduism1,1424.4%
Buddhism2,0267.8%
Judaism50.0%
Other or not stated2,85410.9%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)904110
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9072
IER (economic resources)9632
IEO (education and occupation)9142

Where residents were born

43.8% of residents were born in Australia and 56.2% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Hampton Park are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
Afghanistan1,9558.0%
India1,8527.6%
Sri Lanka1,2525.1%
New Zealand8403.4%
Philippines8323.4%
Pakistan5532.3%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202121.7%
2011 to 201520.1%
2001 to 201028.2%
Before 200130.0%

Languages spoken at home

42.6% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Hampton Park are listed below. Across all households, 10.9% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese1,0134.2%
Khmer6742.8%
Vietnamese6462.7%
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi6412.7%
Samoan6242.6%
Arabic4812.0%

Ancestry

Residents of Hampton Park most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English3,93213.1%
Australian3,65912.2%
Indian1,8226.1%
Chinese1,2044.0%
Filipino1,0833.6%
Irish8252.7%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Hampton Park residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Manufacturing1,70116.6%
Health Care and Social Assistance1,48414.5%
Construction1,17511.5%
Retail Trade1,04010.2%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing7647.5%
Accommodation and Food Services5525.4%

The most common occupations among Hampton Park residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Technicians and Trades Workers1,89717.6%
Labourers1,81616.8%
Machinery Operators and Drivers1,63115.1%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,33412.4%
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,30412.1%
Professionals1,23611.5%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Hampton Park, 14.7% are at university or higher education, 11.8% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 67.7% are at school.

60.3% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Hampton Park residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce1,96722.4%
Engineering and Related Technologies1,74319.8%
Society and Culture1,47516.8%
Health8109.2%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services6227.1%
Education5756.5%

Long-term health conditions

60.6% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Hampton Park are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma1,9797.2%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1,7376.3%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,7016.2%
Arthritis1,5615.6%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)8183.0%
Cancer (including remission)4511.6%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)3061.1%
Kidney disease2510.9%
Stroke1880.7%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)710.3%

17.4% of residents report one condition, 5.3% report two, and 2.8% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Hampton Park contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group7.3%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition11.7%
Provides unpaid child care50.7%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work15.9%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force0.8%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago88.2%
Moved within Victoria in the last year8.8%
Moved interstate in the last year0.4%
Moved from overseas in the last year1.0%
Same address 5 years ago62.6%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years21.7%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years2.3%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years9.8%

Photo: Hampton Park, Victoria. Credit: Orthogonal1 / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,775 offences in Hampton Park in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person383
B Property and deception offences845
C Drug offences87
D Public order and security offences63
E Justice procedures offences395
F Other offences2

That is a calculated rate of 68.1 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Casey local government area recorded 7,323 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
1,422
2023
1,624
2024
1,686
2025
1,752
2026
1,775

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 26082
Median Age 33
Average Household Size 3.1
Median Weekly Household Income $1538
Median Weekly Rent $351
Median Monthly Mortgage $1583
Unemployment Rate 8.1%
Participation Rate 63%
Born Overseas 52.8%
Separate House 89.6%
Worked at Home 11.7%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 1
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 10
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2
Median Weekly Family Income $1614
Postcode 3976

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