Question 1

Is Hampton a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Hampton is a bayside suburb with a relaxed beachside character centred on its sandy foreshore and reserves. The village feel of Hampton Street, with cafés, boutiques and everyday services, sits alongside reliable rail access on the Sandringham line. Recreation is prominent here — beaches, parkland and local sporting clubs are part of everyday life, while tree-lined streets hold a strong stock of interwar and bungalow homes and apartments cluster nearer the station and waterfront.

Families figure large in the community: couple families with children make up 52.4% of families, the population is 13,518 with a median age of 45, and about three in four households are owner-occupied (41.8% owned outright, 35.0% with a mortgage). Council plans a centralised “Hampton Hub” at Willis Street and has resolved to convert the former scout-hall site into a pocket park, the primary school is being upgraded, and station precinct planning has scoped increased park-and-ride capacity. That combination tends to suit families and professionals after coastal living with good city access; whether it suits you will come down to your priorities.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Hampton?

Accepted Answer

Buying in Hampton sits well above what a typical local household earned at the last Census. A median house at $1,979,950 works out to about 14.2 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, while the median unit price of $870,000 is about 6.2 times that income.

On the renting side, a house rent of $1,175 a week would take about 43.8% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a large share, whereas a unit rent of $695 a week would take about 25.9%, a moderate share. On these figures, buying is substantially more stretched against local incomes than renting, and renting a unit looks comparatively more manageable.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Hampton a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

House values in Hampton edged up 0.2% over the past year, while house rents rose 7.3%, so the rent a house earns increased well ahead of its price. Units saw both median value and rent rise 6.9% over the same period, so unit prices and unit rents moved in step with one another.

If rental income is your priority, house rents were the strongest performer this year. If capital growth is the focus, units recorded the larger price increase over the year. Whether that balance fits your goals and circumstances is for you to weigh up.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.98M	$870K
Change in value Past 12 months	0.2%	6.9%
Sold Past 3 months	48	21
Median days on market Past 12 months	45	53
Average rent Past 12 months	$1175	$695
Change in rent Past 12 months	7.3%	6.9%

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