Hampton Park, Victoria

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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{citation style|date=September 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{distinguish|Hampton, Victoria}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Hampton Park
| city = Melbourne
| state = vic
| image = File:Hampton Park Shopping Centre.jpg
| caption = Hampton Park Shopping Centre
| lga = City of Casey
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| coordinates = {{coord|38.029|S|145.26|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 3976
| pop = 26,082
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="abs21">{{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL21133 | name = Hampton Park (Suburbs and Localities) | access-date = 10 July 2022 | quick = on}}</ref>
| area = 14
| est =
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Narre Warren South|Narre Warren South]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Holt|Holt]]
| dist1 = 36
| location1= [[Melbourne]]
| dist2 = 9
| location2= [[Dandenong, Victoria|Dandenong]]
| near-nw = [[Dandenong South, Victoria|Dandenong South]]
| near-n = [[Hallam, Victoria|Hallam]]
| near-ne = [[Narre Warren, Victoria|Narre Warren]]
| near-w = [[Lyndhurst, Victoria|Lyndhurst]]
| near-e = [[Narre Warren South, Victoria|Narre Warren South]]
| near-sw = [[Lynbrook, Victoria|Lynbrook]]
| near-s = [[Cranbourne North, Victoria|Cranbourne North]]
| near-se = [[Cranbourne North, Victoria|Cranbourne North]]
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 11
}}

'''Hampton Park''' is a suburb in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], 36 km south-east of Melbourne's [[Melbourne city centre|Central Business District]], located within the [[City of Casey]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. Hampton Park recorded a population of 26,082 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref name=abs21/>

Hampton Park is bounded by the [[South Gippsland Freeway]] in the west, Centre Road in the north, a line generally parallel to Langbourne Drive in the east, and Glasscocks Road in the south.<ref name="boundary">{{Citation | last = Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment | title = Locality Names and Boundaries - City of Casey | url = http://www.land.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/86882BEC602CCBCDCA2574BB00039A4A/$File/Casey+V44.pdf | access-date = 30 October 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090519043116/http://www.land.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/86882BEC602CCBCDCA2574BB00039A4A/$File/Casey+V44.pdf | archive-date = 19 May 2009 }}</ref>

== History ==
The original development of Hampton Park dates from the post [[World War I]] era, when the area around Somerville Road was subdivided, with the Post Office opening on 22 November 1920.<ref name = "a">{{Citation| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 11 April 2008 }}</ref> Electricity was connected in Hampton Park in 1942 and town water in 1961. Until these services were connected the people relied on lamps and tank water for their light and water needs.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Development of the area commenced in the 1970s, with neighbour [[Lynbrook, Victoria|Lynbrook]]'s estate development starting in 1994.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Hampton Park, Lynbrook and [[Lyndhurst, Victoria|Lyndhurst]]'s population grew from 1996 to 2001 due to an increase in the dwelling stock from 1996 to 2001.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

==Demographics==
In the 2016 Census, there were 25,530 people in Hampton Park. 41.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 7.8%, Afghanistan 5.2%, Sri Lanka 4.7%, New Zealand 3.5% and Philippines 3.1%. 43.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Sinhalese 3.8%, Dari 3.7%, Hazaraghi 3.1%, Khmer 2.5% and Punjabi 2.4%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 24.3%, No Religion 16.8% and Islam 12.0%.<ref name="abs">{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC21125 | name = Hampton Park (State Suburb) | access-date = 17 November 2017 | quick = on}}</ref>

==Transport==

The nearest railway station is [[Lynbrook railway station|Lynbrook]] and [[Hallam railway station]] on the [[Cranbourne railway line]] and [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham line]] respectively. [[List of Melbourne bus routes|Buses]] operate regularly to Hallam station. One of the buses (891) travels from [[Lynbrook railway station]] to [[Hallam railway station]] to [[Westfield Fountain Gate]]. Bus Route 893 travels via Hampton Park and Hallam Station from [[Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre]] to [[Dandenong railway station]].

==Community==

Hampton Park's town centre is situated on Hallam Road. It includes a [[Library]], Community Hall, and a local shopping centre with a [[Woolworths Supermarkets|Woolworths]] supermarket. Hampton Park also has a high school and five primary schools, one of which being private.

The town has an [[Australian Rules]] football team competing in the [[Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League]]. The football ground is located at Robert Booth Reserve along with Hampton Park Tennis Club.<ref name="tennis">{{Citation| last = Hampton Park Tennis Club| title = Hampton Park Tennis Club - Contact | url = http://hamptonparktc.com.au/contact/ | access-date=7 October 2013 }}</ref>

A smaller shopping precinct exists on Pound Road with a standalone [[Aldi]] supermarket, [[Chemist Warehouse]] and 10 specialty stores.

==Churches==
* Hampton Park Baptist Church
* St Kevins Catholic Church
* United Pentecostal Church of Lynbrook
* Aspire Church (Australian Christian Churches / AOG)
* Uniting Place (Uniting Church of Australia)
* Sts Peter and Paul Melkite Catholic Church
* Holy Trinity Anglican Church
* His Grace Worship Centre Christian Church

==Education==
Hampton Park has a number of primary schools and one secondary college located in the community of Hampton Park and catering to its growing primary and secondary educational requirements.

<u>'''Secondary College'''</u>
* Hampton Park Secondary College located at 58-96 Fordholm Rd. It was established in 1986, and is located next to River Gum Primary School.

'''<u>Primary Schools</u>'''
* Coral Park Primary School. The school was established in 1991 and is located at 145 Coral Dr.
* River Gum Primary School. The school is located at 63 Fordholm Rd.
* St Kevin's Primary School. The school is located at 120 [[Hallam Road]]. The school was first established in 1988 on Somerville Road. In 1990, the school was relocated to the present site on Hallam Road.{{cn|date=July 2024}} A parish church incorporating a chapel and hall was also built on the present site in 1991.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
* Kilberry Valley Primary School. Located at Cnr Kilberry Boulevard and Warana Drive.
* Hampton Park Primary School. The school was built by Mr Robjant and opened on 5 February 1922 with 38 students in a one roomed school house{{cn|date=July 2024}}, which is still being used as a classroom today and is located at 32 Somerville Road.

== Environmental issues ==

=== Fire at waste station ===
Late 2017, 30 x 40 metres sized fire started in a waste transfer station containing household waste and was under control within a few hours. Neighbouring communities were alerted of the risk of smoke heading in a northerly direction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dmytryshchak |first=Goya |date=2017-11-11 |title=Firefighters battle blaze at waste station in Hampton Park |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-waste-station-in-hampton-park-20171111-gzjf5l.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>

=== Odour pollution from Hallam Road Veolia landfill ===
Several pollution reports were sent to [[Environment Protection Authority (Victoria)|EPA Victoria]] at the end of 2020 due to the strong garbage-type smell coming from the landfill formerly owned by SUEZ on [[Hallam Road]]. The [[Odour pollution in Australia|odour pollution]] was due to the tipping face and the company worked on covering it during the day.

Following the purchase of the landfill in 2022 by [[Veolia]], the company received several notices from EPA for non compliance to their operating licence including a failure to reduce the risk of harm. The impact of the different odours and gases coming from the landfill were confirmed by EPA monitoring to be unlikely to cause long term impact. The company is set to submit a Landfill Gas Management plan by March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Environment Protection Authority |title=Hallam Road landfill {{!}} Environment Protection Authority Victoria |url=https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/incidents/hallam-road |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=www.epa.vic.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>

== Events ==
A partially undressed body was found at Hampton Park landfill in 2014 and was identified to be a 34 year old man from Endeavour Hills but no additional information could be found about the man's death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spooner |first=Rania |date=2014-09-09 |title=Homicide police investigate discovery of body at Hampton Park landfill |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/homicide-police-investigate-discovery-of-body-at-hampton-park-landfill-20140909-10e8ok.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spooner |first=Rania |date=2014-09-11 |title=Hampton Park death 'not suspicious' |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/hampton-park-death-not-suspicious-20140911-10femn.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[City of Cranbourne]] – Hampton Park was previously within this former local government area.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{City of Casey suburbs}}

[[Category:Suburbs of Melbourne]]
[[Category:Suburbs of the City of Casey]]

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