Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 32° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 52 mm · ~6 rainy days
- Sunshine
- ~90 clear days · 2,979 h total
WA · Yilgarn Council
Mount Hampton, 6426
Population
24
Median age
46
Median income
$1,875/wk
Employed
77.3%
Current weather
12.6°COvercast
58% humidity · 9.8 km/h wind · 14° / 8.1° today · 0 mm rain
Updated
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Mount Hampton sits up in the Yilgarn hills, a smaller community where elevation and tree cover define the mood. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Fresh country air and elevated outlooks are part of the appeal up here among the hills.
Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a community of people who commute and work locally. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Living here
Population
- Population
- 24
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,875
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 17
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 77.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Community & culture
- Language at home
- 18 English only · 0 other
- Non-English at home
- 0%
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Australian citizens
- 18
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, and Indigenous status (usual residence).
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Weather
Typical conditions by season (1970–2000 averages). Based on the nearest Open-Meteo grid cell (~22 km).
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 86 mm · ~11 rainy days
- Sunshine
- ~92 clear days · 1,695 h total
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 128 mm · ~16 rainy days
- Sunshine
- ~92 clear days · 1,196 h total
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 66 mm · ~8 rainy days
- Sunshine
- ~91 clear days · 2,421 h total
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Open-Meteo weather — Open-Meteo · Period: 1970–2000; current; today · Updated on site · Today's forecast twice daily; seasonal normals from 1991–2020 archive
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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