$400 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $240
- 2016: $317
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hampton East · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Hampton East
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,600 make Hampton East one of the most expensive places to buy a home. This high cost of entry is reflected in the local housing mix, where residents are more likely to rent or hold a mortgage than in other areas. It is a place where houses are generally smaller and more densely packed than the national norm.
$400
▲ +66.7%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hampton East — higher than 82% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $400, which is much higher than most areas. Mortgage costs are also very high, with 42.7% of households paying $3,000 or more each month.
$2,600 ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $2,300
- 2021: $2,600
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Hampton East splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (34%) and Under $200 (30%), with $550–$749 at 15%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Hampton East, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 44%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (30%) and $1,000–$1,799 (14%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 34.6% of households renting, a figure well above the national rate of 30.6%. Conversely, the share of homes owned outright is well below the Victorian and Australian figures.
34.6% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
27.8% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Hampton East splits fairly evenly between Rented (35%) and Owned with a mortgage (34%), with Owned outright at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common here than across the state, making up only 56.9% of homes. This explains why the area has a much lower share of three-plus bedroom homes compared to the rest of Australia.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
56.9% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
62.6% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Hampton East, Separate house is the majority at 57%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 22%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Hampton East, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 2 bedrooms (31%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hampton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21132/hampton-east/topic/housing-dwellings