Suburb Overview
Hampton Park is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 26,082, making it a sizeable community. Located approximately 37 km from the Melbourne CBD, Hampton Park is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $79,976 per year.
Location
Key Indicators
Postcode
3976
Postcode for Hampton Park, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
26,082
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
$351/wk
Median weekly rent recorded at the 2021 Census — market rents have risen since, so treat this as a dated baseline, not a current figure.
Median household income
$79,976
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Distance to CBD
37 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Sale prices & yield
Median house price
$660,000
Median house sale price — as at 2025 (preliminary), Valuer-General Victoria (CC BY 4.0).
Median unit price
$502,000
Median unit sale price — as at 2025 (preliminary), Valuer-General Victoria (CC BY 4.0).
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
$1,583/mo
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
90% houses
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Why People Like Living in Hampton Park
- Outer-metro setting about 37 km from Melbourne — more space, quieter streets.
- Plenty of schooling options nearby — around 7 schools within reach.
- Good green-space access with around 10 parks and reserves nearby.
- Reasonable transport access — car-friendly with some public transport options.
- Predominantly separate houses (90%) — suburban lifestyle with more land.
Who Hampton Park Suits
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Rent sits within an affordable share of local incomes, supporting tenant demand.
- Mortgage costs are lower than the Victoria median, improving cash-flow margins.
- Access to several schools nearby (around 7).
- Local parks and reserves (around 10) add to liveability.
- Solid transport links into employment hubs.
Cons
- Long distance to the CBD (37 km) — plan for commute time or local employment.
- Traffic can build during peak hours, especially on arterial roads.
Investment Insight
With 26,082 residents, Hampton Park is one of Victoria's more populous suburbs — roughly 3.5× the state median of 7,416 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Household income of $79,976/year is 16% below the Victoria median of $95,160, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. At the 2021 Census, median weekly rent of $351 equated to $1,521/month — about 96% of the then-median mortgage repayment of $1,583/month. Both figures have moved substantially since 2021, so treat the ratio as a historical signal that this suburb leaned cash-flow-friendly, and verify against current listings and rates. At 37 km from Melbourne, Hampton Park is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
Investment Tip
This suburb suits yield-focused investors who are comfortable with lower liquidity. Employment concentration and local population trends matter more here than in metro markets. At the 2021 Census, local rents consumed roughly 23% of household income — a dated but useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
Hampton Park vs Victoria Median
How Hampton Park stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Hampton Park sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Hampton Park | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 26,082 | 7,416 | +252% |
| Median household income | $79,976/yr | $95,160/yr | -16% |
| Median rent (weekly, 2021 Census) | $351 | $380 | -8% |
| Median mortgage (monthly, 2021 Census) | $1,583 | $1,950 | -19% |
| Distance to CBD | 37 km | 32 km | +16% |
| Separate houses | 90% | 78% | +12pp |
Investor Checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Hampton Park — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 26,082 residents — 352% of the VIC suburb median (7,416).
- Purchasing power: median household income $79,976/year (-16% vs Victoria suburb median of $95,160).
- Cash-flow coverage (2021 Census): $351/week rent (≈ $1,521/month) covered ~96% of the $1,583/month median mortgage at the 2021 Census — verify against current rents and rates.
- CBD access: 37 km straight-line from Melbourne (state suburb median 32 km).
- Dwelling mix: 90% separate houses — house-dominant market (vs 78% state median).
- Rate stress-test: budget ~$158/month extra for a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise on top of the $1,583/month median repayment.
- Tenant rent burden: 23% of the median household income is spent on rent — comfortably affordable.
Investment Strategy
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Hampton Park's 26,082-person market and $79,976 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage at the 2021 Census: $351/week (~$1,521/month) covered 96% of the $1,583/month median mortgage, a shortfall of just $62/month. Both rents and repayments have moved since 2021 — verify current figures, though this suburb has historically leaned cash-flow-friendly.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (90% vs 78% VIC median) combined with a population of 26,082 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
Risk Factors
- Interest-rate sensitivity: the $1,583/month median mortgage in Hampton Park means a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise could add roughly $158/month to repayments, reducing buyer borrowing capacity and cooling prices.
- Income vulnerability: household incomes in Hampton Park are 16% below the Victoria median ($79,976 vs $95,160), which tends to compress rent growth and increases exposure to local unemployment shocks.
- Hampton Park is 37 km from the CBD — not close enough to benefit from the inner-ring pricing halo, so growth depends more heavily on local infrastructure decisions and the wider Victoria market cycle.
- House-dominant stock: 90% of dwellings are separate houses, so value is concentrated in land — weather events, insurance repricing and land-tax changes hit investors here more directly than in a unit-heavy suburb.
- Regulatory risk: changes to Australian tax settings (negative gearing, CGT discount, foreign-buyer surcharges, land-tax thresholds) could reshape after-tax returns in Hampton Park regardless of local market conditions.
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Capital-growth expectations for Hampton Park are modest for 2026 — incomes 16% below the VIC median of $95,160 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. At the 2021 Census, rental coverage ran at ~96% of the typical mortgage ($1,521/month rent vs $1,583/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. Verify against current rents and rates. Overall investor sentiment for Hampton Park is cautious heading into the second half of 2026, based on its income, rent and mortgage profile relative to the Victoria median.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Hampton Park a good suburb for investment?
Whether Hampton Park suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 26,082, a median household income of $79,976/year and median weekly rent of $351. Weigh those against your goal — cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — each of which we break down with suburb-specific ABS numbers elsewhere on this page.
What drives property demand in Hampton Park?
The main demand drivers in Hampton Park are a median household income of $79,976/year, a dwelling mix that is 90% separate houses. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Hampton Park?
Hampton Park has a usual resident population of approximately 26,082, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
How far is Hampton Park from the Melbourne CBD?
Hampton Park sits 37 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
What is the median rent in Hampton Park?
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $351 in Hampton Park, equating to approximately $18,252/year in gross rental income (state median $380/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
What is the typical mortgage repayment in Hampton Park?
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Hampton Park is $1,583, or approximately $18,996/year (vs $1,950/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
Is Hampton Park cash-flow positive for investors?
A median weekly rent of $351 works out to $1,521/month, covering 96% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,583/month. That leaves a $62/month shortfall (around $744/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
What are the main risks of investing in Hampton Park?
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,583 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($79,976 vs $95,160 state median), the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
How we built this Hampton Park profile
The population, postcode, median household income, and dwelling mix on this page are real figures from the ABS 2021 Census (income is the ABS median weekly household income annualised) and Australia Post. Distance to the CBD is calculated from the suburb's ABS centroid. The Census median rent and mortgage repayment are 2021 figures and are clearly labelled as such wherever they appear — they are five years old and have moved substantially since. We do not publish an investment score or school/park counts for this suburb. See our methodology and data sources for exactly what's measured and what's estimated.