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Doveton vs Hampton Park
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.9 km apart · Doveton profile · Hampton Park profile
Doveton Hampton Park
Hampton Park and Doveton are neighbouring areas in Melbourne's outer southeast with very different housing and employment profiles. Hampton Park is more likely to have larger homes, with 88.9% having three or more bedrooms, compared to 74.0% in Doveton. Renting is far more common in Doveton, where 42.2% of households rent, compared to 28.7% in Hampton Park. There are also notable differences in employment and demographics; adults working or looking for work are well higher in Hampton Park at 59.0% compared to 50.4% in Doveton, and First Nations unemployment is far higher in Hampton Park at 18.1% compared to 0.0% in Doveton.
These two areas are almost identical in the number of schools per 1,000 children. However, they differ in how people get around; Doveton is more walkable, with 99.2% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and a typical walk to the nearest stop of just 1 minute, while Hampton Park's walk is far higher at 4 minutes. Doveton also has a higher share of people using another language at home at 58.6%, compared to 53.1% in Hampton Park. Both areas sit well above the national figure for language diversity.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,404
- First area, 2016: 9,358
- First area, 2021: 9,603
- Second area, 2011: 23,767
- Second area, 2016: 25,530
- Second area, 2021: 26,082
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 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 Doveton: 0.5% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Hampton Park: 0.3% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Doveton: 0.7% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Hampton Park: 0.4% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Doveton: 1.2% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Hampton Park: 1.0% males, 0.8% females
- 70–74 in Doveton: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Hampton Park: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 65–69 in Doveton: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Hampton Park: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
- 60–64 in Doveton: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 60–64 in Hampton Park: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Doveton: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 55–59 in Hampton Park: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Doveton: 2.7% males, 2.2% females; 50–54 in Hampton Park: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Doveton: 3.4% males, 2.5% females; 45–49 in Hampton Park: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Doveton: 3.8% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Hampton Park: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Doveton: 5.0% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Hampton Park: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Doveton: 5.4% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Hampton Park: 3.9% males, 4.0% females
- 25–29 in Doveton: 5.5% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Hampton Park: 4.4% males, 4.0% females
- 20–24 in Doveton: 3.7% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Hampton Park: 4.1% males, 3.7% females
- 15–19 in Doveton: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Hampton Park: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Doveton: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Hampton Park: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Doveton: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Hampton Park: 3.8% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Doveton: 3.7% males, 3.8% 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: $368
- First area, 2016: $443
- First area, 2021: $581
- Second area, 2011: $507
- Second area, 2016: $540
- Second area, 2021: $668
- First area, 2011: $822
- First area, 2016: $976
- First area, 2021: $1,273
- Second area, 2011: $1,166
- Second area, 2016: $1,307
- Second area, 2021: $1,538
- First area, 2011: $904
- First area, 2016: $1,050
- First area, 2021: $1,383
- 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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 3.1
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $240
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $320
- Second area, 2011: $283
- Second area, 2016: $320
- Second area, 2021: $351
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,337
- First area, 2021: $1,500
- 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: 0.90
- 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
Monthly mortgage 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). Doveton vs Hampton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20783/doveton/vs/SAL21133/hampton-park