The Leap vs Hampden

Hampden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in The Leap. 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 The Leap: a median of $760,000, against $668,000 in Hampden.

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

Hampden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 52/100)

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

First-home buyers

Hampden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($487,500 vs $700,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($667,500 vs $760,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

The Leap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (987.2 km vs 992.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hampden

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 52/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)

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

The Leap and Hampden drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

The Leap Hampden
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.

The Leap Hampden
Walkability 0 / 0
The Leap — Walkability: 0/100 Hampden — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 62
The Leap — Safety: 48/100 Hampden — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 60
The Leap — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hampden — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

The Leap has higher household incomes ($129,272 vs $101,504); The Leap skews older (48 vs 44).

The Leap Hampden
Population 664
+10% vs other
 598
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% +5.7%
Median age 48 44
Median household income $129,272/yr
+21% vs other
 $101,504/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

The Leap Hampden
0-4 6.2% / 4.3%
The Leap — 0-4: 6.2% Hampden — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 12.3% / 12.5%
The Leap — 5-14: 12.3% Hampden — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 3.8% / 7.9%
The Leap — 15-19: 3.8% Hampden — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 4.2% / 4.5%
The Leap — 20-24: 4.2% Hampden — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 8.0% / 9.4%
The Leap — 25-34: 8.0% Hampden — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 12.2% / 12.5%
The Leap — 35-44: 12.2% Hampden — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 17.2% / 13.4%
The Leap — 45-54: 17.2% Hampden — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 21.5% / 17.7%
The Leap — 55-64: 21.5% Hampden — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 9.8% / 12.2%
The Leap — 65-74: 9.8% Hampden — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 3.2% / 6.2%
The Leap — 75-84: 3.2% Hampden — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.4% / 1.3%
The Leap — 85+: 1.4% Hampden — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

The Leap 59.9% couple families
The Leap — Couple Families: 59.9% The Leap — Lone Person: 22.6% The Leap — One Parent Families: 13.1% The Leap — Group Household: 4.4% The Leap — Other Families: 0.0%
Hampden 60.0% couple families
Hampden — Couple Families: 60.0% Hampden — Lone Person: 27.5% Hampden — One Parent Families: 10.0% Hampden — Group Household: 0.0% Hampden — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

The Leap 7.7% renting
The Leap — Owned Outright: 38.8% The Leap — Mortgage: 53.6% The Leap — Renting: 7.7%
Hampden 7.1% renting
Hampden — Owned Outright: 43.4% Hampden — Mortgage: 49.5% Hampden — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

The Leap Hampden
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 24.9%
The Leap — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Hampden — Certificate III & IV: 24.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 5.5%
The Leap — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Hampden — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 4.5%
The Leap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Hampden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.0%
The Leap — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Hampden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
The Leap — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Hampden — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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.

The Leap Hampden
New Zealand 1.7% / 4.2%
The Leap — New Zealand: 1.7% Hampden — New Zealand: 4.2%
England 1.4% / 1.3%
The Leap — England: 1.4% Hampden — England: 1.3%
Zimbabwe 1.1% / 0.7%
The Leap — Zimbabwe: 1.1% Hampden — Zimbabwe: 0.7%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.5%
The Leap — South Africa: 0.6% Hampden — South Africa: 0.5%
Germany 0.9% / —
The Leap — Germany: 0.9% Hampden — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.7%
The Leap — Philippines: not among its largest Hampden — Philippines: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

The Leap 100.0% houses
The Leap — Houses: 100.0%
Hampden 101.5% houses
Hampden — Houses: 101.5%
Houses

Property market

The Leap Hampden
Median house price $760,000 $667,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $700,000 $487,500

Development activity

The Leap Hampden
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

The Leap Hampden
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

The Leap scores higher overall (50 vs 35).

The Leap Hampden
Grade B C
Score 50/100 35/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Hampden carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); The Leap carries more crime risk (52 vs 38).

The Leap Hampden
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
84/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

The Leap Hampden
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in The Leap

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

Schools in Hampden

  • Hampden State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

The Leap Hampden
Waterways 18 19

Mobility

Hampden sits further from the CBD (992.6 km vs 987.2 km).

The Leap Hampden
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 987.2 km 992.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 675 min 679 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 0.1%
postcode 4741
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 70
postcode 4741

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.

The Leap Hampden
Car (driver) 88.5% / 81.5%
The Leap — Car (driver): 88.5% Hampden — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 5.2% / 8.2%
The Leap — Worked from Home: 5.2% Hampden — Worked from Home: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 6.2%
The Leap — Car (passenger): 3.1% Hampden — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 1.7% / 4.1%
The Leap — Walked Only: 1.7% Hampden — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bus 1.4% / —
The Leap — Bus: 1.4% Hampden — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.5%).

Setting

The Leap Hampden
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.7 km 11.4 km

NBN connectivity

The Leap Hampden
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
264 premises
 0%
216 premises

Climate

The Leap Hampden
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)

The Leap Hampden
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

The Leap Hampden
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

The Leap Hampden
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

The Leap Hampden
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

The Leap

Rural

Hampden

River Rural

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