Dandenong South vs Hampton Park

Hampton Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 51 in Dandenong South. In Dandenong South, the large majority of households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Hampton Park, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dandenong South: a median of $4.11 million, against $710,000 in Hampton Park, though rent is higher in Hampton Park. On these figures, Dandenong South tends to suit renters, people living alone, and older residents, while Hampton Park suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Hampton Park

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (29 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 5%)
  • has more childcare (19 vs 2)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Hampton Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $4,110,000)
  • has cheaper units ($576,444 vs $2,420,000)
  • has cheaper land ($705,000 vs $2,420,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dandenong South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (80% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $351/wk)
  • But Hampton Park leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dandenong South sits closer to the CBD (41.2 km vs 43.6 km)
  • Hampton Park is more walkable (83/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hampton Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 18/100)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 100/100)
  • But Dandenong South has more units and townhouses to downsize into (76% vs 7%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Hampton Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.2% vs -21.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dandenong South and Hampton Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Walkability 18 / 83
Dandenong South — Walkability: 18/100 Hampton Park — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 0 / 39
Dandenong South — Safety: 0/100 Hampton Park — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 76
Dandenong South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hampton Park — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 33 / 25
Dandenong South — Low flood risk: 33/100 Hampton Park — Low flood risk: 25/100

Demographics

Hampton Park has more residents (26,082 vs 125); Hampton Park has higher household incomes ($79,976 vs $42,692).

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Population 125 26,082
+20766% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.9% +2.2%
Median age 51 33
Median household income $42,692/yr $79,976/yr
+87% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk $351/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dandenong South Hampton Park
0-4 — / 7.1%
Dandenong South — 0-4: not among its largest Hampton Park — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 — / 14.3%
Dandenong South — 5-14: not among its largest Hampton Park — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 — / 6.5%
Dandenong South — 15-19: not among its largest Hampton Park — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.0% / 7.8%
Dandenong South — 20-24: 4.0% Hampton Park — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 16.0% / 16.3%
Dandenong South — 25-34: 16.0% Hampton Park — 25-34: 16.3%
35-44 8.8% / 14.0%
Dandenong South — 35-44: 8.8% Hampton Park — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 19.2% / 12.0%
Dandenong South — 45-54: 19.2% Hampton Park — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 22.4% / 11.7%
Dandenong South — 55-64: 22.4% Hampton Park — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 13.6% / 6.7%
Dandenong South — 65-74: 13.6% Hampton Park — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 8.8% / 2.8%
Dandenong South — 75-84: 8.8% Hampton Park — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / 0.7%
Dandenong South — 85+: not among its largest Hampton Park — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dandenong South 94.6% lone person
Dandenong South — Lone Person: 94.6% Dandenong South — Couple Families: 0.0% Dandenong South — One Parent Families: 5.4% Dandenong South — Group Household: 0.0% Dandenong South — Other Families: 0.0%
Hampton Park 20.2% lone person
Hampton Park — Lone Person: 20.2% Hampton Park — Couple Families: 54.5% Hampton Park — One Parent Families: 19.3% Hampton Park — Group Household: 4.1% Hampton Park — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dandenong South 80.0% renting
Dandenong South — Owned Outright: 20.0% Dandenong South — Mortgage: 0.0% Dandenong South — Renting: 80.0%
Hampton Park 29.7% renting
Hampton Park — Owned Outright: 24.1% Hampton Park — Mortgage: 46.2% Hampton Park — Renting: 29.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 11.8%
Dandenong South — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Hampton Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 8.8%
Dandenong South — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Hampton Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.2% / 7.6%
Dandenong South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2% Hampton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.8%
Dandenong South — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Hampton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Dandenong South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Hampton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Dandenong South Hampton Park
India 2.4% / 7.1%
Dandenong South — India: 2.4% Hampton Park — India: 7.1%
New Zealand 4.8% / 3.2%
Dandenong South — New Zealand: 4.8% Hampton Park — New Zealand: 3.2%
Afghanistan — / 7.5%
Dandenong South — Afghanistan: not among its largest Hampton Park — Afghanistan: 7.5%
Sri Lanka — / 4.8%
Dandenong South — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Hampton Park — Sri Lanka: 4.8%
England 4.0% / —
Dandenong South — England: 4.0% Hampton Park — England: not among its largest
Scotland 4.0% / —
Dandenong South — Scotland: 4.0% Hampton Park — Scotland: not among its largest
China 2.4% / 1.2%
Dandenong South — China: 2.4% Hampton Park — China: 1.2%
Philippines — / 3.2%
Dandenong South — Philippines: not among its largest Hampton Park — Philippines: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dandenong South 24.0% houses
Dandenong South — Houses: 24.0% Dandenong South — Flats / Apartments: 70.7% Dandenong South — Townhouses: 5.3%
Hampton Park 92.8% houses
Hampton Park — Houses: 92.8% Hampton Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Hampton Park — Townhouses: 6.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Median house price $4,110,000 $710,000
Median unit price $2,420,000 $576,444
Median land price $2,420,000 $705,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 221 sales

Zoning mix

Dandenong South has more industrially zoned land (69% vs 0%); Dandenong South has more commercially zoned land (14% vs 1%).

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Industrial 69% 0%
Residential 0% 56%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 24%
Other and special use 0% 15%
Commercial 14% 1%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Dandenong South Hampton Park
New dwellings approved 594
across Greater Dandenong
 3,412
across Casey
Approvals change year on year -34% -15%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Houses — 4.2%
$590/wk on $735K
Units — 4.7%
$550/wk on $610K

Ranking within VIC

Dandenong South Hampton Park
House price — Higher than 42% of VIC
Income Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 43% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 56% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 45% of VIC

Liveability

Hampton Park is more walkable (83 vs 18).

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hampton Park carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Dandenong South carries more crime risk (100 vs 61).

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
100/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
 High
75/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 40
within 5 km
 20
within 5 km

Schools

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 5
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Federation University Berwick, 7.0 km

Schools in Dandenong South

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Hampton Park

  • Hampton Park Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Coral Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Hampton Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kilberry Valley Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • River Gum Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Kevin's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Supermarkets 2 6
Cafes & restaurants 28 15
Parks & reserves 1 29
Childcare 2 19
GPs 2 6
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 13 4
Waterways 11 4

Mobility

Hampton Park sits further from the CBD (43.6 km vs 41.2 km).

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Walkability score 18/100 83/100
Distance to Melbourne 41.2 km 43.6 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 42 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 204.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 274.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3175
 0.5%
postcode 3976
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3175
 47
postcode 3976

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Car (driver) 62.9% / 74.9%
Dandenong South — Car (driver): 62.9% Hampton Park — Car (driver): 74.9%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 13.4%
Dandenong South — Worked from Home: 14.5% Hampton Park — Worked from Home: 13.4%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.7%
Dandenong South — Car (passenger): 6.5% Hampton Park — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 11.3% / 0.5%
Dandenong South — Walked Only: 11.3% Hampton Park — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus 4.8% / 1.5%
Dandenong South — Bus: 4.8% Hampton Park — Bus: 1.5%
Train — / 2.8%
Dandenong South — Train: not among its largest Hampton Park — Train: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.9%).

Setting

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Connectivity score 86/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 57%
3,965 premises
 58%
9,158 premises

Climate

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dandenong South Hampton Park
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Average residential rate $2,123/yr $1,767/yr
Council Greater Dandenong Casey

Federal electorate

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Division Isaacs Holt
Member Mark Dreyfus Cassandra Fernando
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dandenong South Hampton Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dandenong South

Luxury Outer

Hampton Park

Multicultural Outer Parks River

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