Hampden vs Devereux Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Devereux Creek: a median of $1.07 million, against $668,000 in Hampden, though rent is higher in Hampden. On these figures, Hampden tends to suit 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
Devereux Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hampden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($667,500 vs $1,070,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Devereux Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Hampden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (679 min vs 684 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hampden has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)
- Devereux Creek carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hampden and Devereux Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Hampden has more residents (598 vs 406); Hampden rents higher ($250/wk vs $225/wk).
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 598 +32% vs other | 406 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.7% | +6.6% |
| Median age | 44 | 45 |
| Median household income | $101,504/yr | $110,500/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +10% vs other | $225/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $667,500 | $1,070,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $487,500 | — |
Development activity
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 75% of QLD | Higher than 83% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of QLD | Higher than 12% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
Liveability
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 35/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Hampden carries more crime risk (38 vs 25).
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Hampden
- Hampden State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Devereux Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 19 | 15 |
Mobility
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 992.6 km | 993.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 679 min | 684 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4741 | 0.1% postcode 4753 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 4741 | 78 postcode 4753 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.9%).
Setting
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 75 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 87 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.4 km | 18.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 216 premises | 0% 165 premises |
Climate
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,517 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 12.4°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson | Capricornia |
| Member | Andrew Willcox | Michelle Landry |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hampden | Devereux Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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