Suburb in Mackay

Hampden, QLD

Hampden had a population of 598 at the 2021 Census (+5.7% since 2016). Median age 45.3. Median weekly household income $2,000. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Hampden at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Hampden's population grew by 5.7% to 598, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 45.3, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 7.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.0%.

7.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 42.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 201 households.

The median household earns $2,000 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $257 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,928 a month.

10.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.6% use a language other than English at home. 40.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Hampden beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureHampdenQLDAustralia
Population5985,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age45.338.238.2
Households2011,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting7.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright42.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,000$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$257$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,928$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.6%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+5.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5892011
  2. 5662016
  3. 5982021

Age

Median age 45.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Hampden Queensland
Share of people by age, Hampden and Queensland
0–97.9%
10–1916.6%
20–299.2%
30–399.4%
40–4912.0%
50–5917.1%
60–6916.6%
70–799.4%
80+2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Hampden at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.6%
  2. English40.8%
  3. Irish13.2%
  4. German11.4%
  5. Scottish11.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Hindi1.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.6%
  2. England1.5%
  3. the Philippines0.7%
  4. Zimbabwe0.7%
  5. the Netherlands0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Hampden

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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