Hampton Park, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Hampton Park
city = Melbourne
state = vic


caption =
lga = City of Casey
postcode = 3976
pop = 22,165 (2006) Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC21319
name = Hampton Park (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-09-15
quick=on]
area = 14
est =
propval = $478,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Hampton%20Park&postcode=3976 Hampton Park] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Lyndhurst, Narre Warren South
fedgov = Holt
dist1 = 40
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 9
location2= Dandenong
near-nw = Dandenong South
near-n = Hallam
near-ne = Narre Warren
near-w = Lyndhurst
near-e = Narre Warren South
near-sw = Lynbrook
near-s = Cranbourne North
near-se = Cranbourne North

Hampton Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey.

The original development of Hampton Park dates from the post World War 1 era, when the area around Somerville Road was subdivided, the Post Office opening on 22 November 1920. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Significant development of the area commenced in the 1970s, with development continuing through to the present. Development in the Lynbrook estate commenced in 1994. The Hampton Park and Lynbrook areas have significant areas of land remaining for development.

Hampton Park, Lynbrook and Lyndhurst form a growing residential area that has experienced a significant increase in population from 1996 to 2001. This increase in population has occurred due to an increase in the dwelling stock from 1996 to 2001.

Churches

[http://hpbaptistchurch.org.au/ Hampton Park Baptist Church]

The nearest railway station is Hallam on the Pakenham line. Buses operate regularly to Hallam station. Hampton park is a small and multicultural suburb.

Community

Hampton Park has its own library, community hall, high school, and several primary schools. There is a local supermarket complex called Hampton Park Shopping Square, and it is close to the much-larger Fountain Gate Shopping Centre in Narre Warren. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.

References

External links

* [http://home.vicnet.net.au/~hpfb/hist.htm Hampton Park Volunteer Fire Brigade's history of Hampton Park]