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Hampden QLD 4741

264 addresses · 25 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Hampden · 821 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Hampden is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 598 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,952 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

598Population
44Median age
$1,952Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Seaforth - Calen statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hampden itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 25 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 47.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hampden

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Hampden QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202047.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202172.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 62.7%

Population by age in Hampden
Population by age, Hampden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-426
5-1475
15-1947
20-2427
25-3456
35-4475
45-5480
55-64106
65-7473
75-8437
85+8
Dwelling types in Hampden
Dwelling types, Hampden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House204
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hampden
Households by weekly income, Hampden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,49953
$1,500-2,99953
$3,000+46
Top ancestries in Hampden
Top ancestries, Hampden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian270
English222
Irish72
German62
Scottish61
Ancestry NS54
Housing tenure in Hampden
Housing tenure, Hampden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned85
Mortgage97
Rented14
Other6
Cars per household in Hampden
Cars per household, Hampden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
135
269
351
4+36
Commute to work in Hampden
Commute to work, Hampden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car213
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home20
Top countries of birth in Hampden
Top countries of birth, Hampden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand25
England8
Philippines4
Zimbabwe4
Netherlands3
South Africa3
Languages used at home in Hampden
Languages used at home, Hampden QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Hindi6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

841 bird observations recorded near Hampden — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hampden

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.