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Dandenong South vs Hampton Park
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Dandenong South profile · Hampton Park profile
Dandenong South Hampton Park
Hampton Park and Dandenong South are neighbours with very different characters. Hampton Park is a large residential hub where families are common; 21.4% of people are children and the typical resident is 33. This area is also much more diverse, with 52.8% of people born overseas and 53.1% using a language other than English at home. Dandenong South is sparsely populated and leans towards an older demographic, with the typical resident being 51 and 23.2% aged 65 or over. Many residents here live alone (70.7%) in smaller, rented homes, whereas Hampton Park is dominated by detached houses with three or more bedrooms.
Everyday life in both places shares some common ground, such as having roughly the same number of schools within 3km and a similar 30-minute drive time to the city. However, the gaps between them are stark. Hampton Park has a much higher typical weekly income of $1,538 compared to just $821 in Dandenong South. While Hampton Park has more people caring for children, Dandenong South has a higher share of people with long-term health conditions. More people have moved into Dandenong South in the last five years, while the gap in home-loan payments remains large, with Hampton Park residents paying far more each month.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 358
- First area, 2016: 160
- First area, 2021: 125
- Second area, 2011: 23,767
- Second area, 2016: 25,530
- Second area, 2021: 26,082
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Dandenong South: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Hampton Park: 0.3% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Dandenong South: 3.2% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Hampton Park: 0.4% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Dandenong South: 5.6% males, 4.0% females; 75–79 in Hampton Park: 1.0% males, 0.8% females
- 70–74 in Dandenong South: 4.8% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Hampton Park: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 65–69 in Dandenong South: 8.7% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Hampton Park: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
- 60–64 in Dandenong South: 6.3% males, 2.4% females; 60–64 in Hampton Park: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Dandenong South: 11.1% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Hampton Park: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Dandenong South: 7.9% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Hampton Park: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Dandenong South: 10.3% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Hampton Park: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Dandenong South: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Hampton Park: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Dandenong South: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in Hampton Park: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Dandenong South: 6.3% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Hampton Park: 3.9% males, 4.0% females
- 25–29 in Dandenong South: 2.4% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Hampton Park: 4.4% males, 4.0% females
- 20–24 in Dandenong South: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Hampton Park: 4.1% males, 3.7% females
- 15–19 in Dandenong South: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Hampton Park: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Dandenong South: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Hampton Park: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Dandenong South: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Hampton Park: 3.8% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Dandenong South: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Hampton Park: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $466
- First area, 2016: $539
- First area, 2021: $792
- Second area, 2011: $507
- Second area, 2016: $540
- Second area, 2021: $668
- First area, 2011: $838
- First area, 2016: $629
- First area, 2021: $821
- Second area, 2011: $1,166
- Second area, 2016: $1,307
- Second area, 2021: $1,538
- First area, 2011: $1,073
- First area, 2016: $1,125
- First area, 2021: $1,125
- Second area, 2011: $1,223
- Second area, 2016: $1,358
- Second area, 2021: $1,614
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 1.1
- First area, 2021: 1.4
- Second area, 2011: 3.1
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $180
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $245
- Second area, 2011: $283
- Second area, 2016: $320
- Second area, 2021: $351
- First area, 2011: $2,134
- First area, 2021: $767
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,508
- Second area, 2021: $1,583
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dandenong South vs Hampton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20709/dandenong-south/vs/SAL21133/hampton-park