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It’s been such a pleasure to share some of the demographics of my local area! Hopefully you’ve learnt and found out some interesting facts about Hampton Park, and maybe you’ll think of moving over there!

Living in my local area gives you the benefit of having a good education when growing up. It offers many great schools in the neighborhood and if you live in Hampton Park and your travelling to school, it saves you less petrol, because the schools may live only 3-6 minutes away from your house! It has shops that provide the needs and wants that your family need, and you don’t need to stress about walking too far to grab products for the shops can be just right around the corner of your house!

The roads in Hampton Park are probably the most difficult thing for you to get around and about. The roads are 2 lanes going in one way, which then makes the traffic slow because the lanes are too small to fit a bunch of cars. It is hard to get to school or work in the morning because there would be cars stopping and coming on the roads.

Hampton Park is unique because its easier for you to get around from street to street because its a small area and it doesn’t take you as long to get to your destination.

Hopefully you enjoyed reading about my local area, Hampton Park!

LANGUAGE DEMOGRAPHICS

What is a language? A language is a form of human communication that is used throughout our daily life, and it can be either written down or spoken. Imagine if there was no way to communicate with others around you, the world would be full of silence and you wouldn’t be able to ask for the needs and wants that you need. Luckily that there is an easy way to get around and talk to family and friends!
Majority of Hampton Parks population speaks the language English, with a percentage of 50.1%. Followed by Sinhalese with 3.9%, 2.5% speak Dari, 2.3% speak French, 2.1% speak Khmer and 2.1% speak Hindi.

According to the data and graph above, English is the most used language in the area. Hampton Park can be described as a multicultural area. It is full of people from many different countries and languages.

Want to know how to say ‘hello’ in 30 different languages? Watch – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDrBMpMdW0s

EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHICS

Education is a MUST for everyone! Without it, you will find it hard applying for jobs and earning money in the future for you or your family.

My local area offers many schools for those young ones to be educated. 27% of the population attend school, and 46% of the people have finished year 12. Some of the schools in Hampton Park are:
– Strong-Drive Kindergarten
– GoodStart Early Learning
– Kilberry Valley Primary School
– River Gum Primary Park
– Coral Park Primary School
– Hampton Park Primary School
– Hampton Park Secondary College
Of course there are more schools in the area but they are just a list of some, and I know for sure that the schools in Hampton Park are amazing because I have attended 2 of them!

61.3% of the people living in Hampton Park are employed full time, and 25.2% are working part-time. 7.9% of the population is unemployed. The most popular jobs adults attend for their jobs are Technicians and Trades Workers which has a percentage of 17.7% of the population, 16% are Machinery Operators and Drivers, 14.5% are Clerical and Administrative Workers, 9.1% are Community and Personal Service Worker, and 8.4% are Sales Workers.

To see a graph of the percentage of people attending school visit – http://profile.id.com.au/casey/education?WebID=250
or to find out about the different occupations available, visit – http://profile.id.com.au/casey/occupations?WebID=250

Male or Female?

GENDER
Your gender is either male or female.
According to the 2011 information(http://profile.id.com.au/casey/single-year-of-age?WebID=250), there were 11,887 males and 11,863 females. This means that there are more men than women by the slightest bit, although it is likely to be changed in the future. It is said that the different genders are both equally 50% of the population.

FINDING A QUIET PLACE TO STUDY?

Need to study but can’t at your house because of the loud noise? Well I’ve got the answer!
Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation is a library in Hampton Park located at the corner of Hampton Park Shopping Sqaure. It opened up in 2004 and was extended more in 2010 to support the Youth Information Centre. The library supplies textbooks to borrow or buy  for your school work.

You do not need to go there just to study, but you can relax there in the soft couches they provide!

AGE DEMOGRAPHICS

Hampton Park is an openly welcomed area that has a population of many people leveled at different ages. According to the information that was recorded in 2011(http://profile.id.com.au/casey/five-year-age-groups?WebID=250), there are 110 people over the age of 85 living in that local area. The average age in Hampton Park is 32 years old, which is 5 years below the Australian average.
28.8% of the population is aged between 0-17, and 11.2% were aged 60 and above.

The community provides clubs and groups that help elderly people maintain their strength and help them keep healthy. This is amazing thing to do because it will then help families keep their loved ones alive for longer. Elderly people in the neighborhood bring great joy to those around them.

RELIGIOUS DEMOGRAPHICS

In Hampton Park, there is a range of different religions used throughout families. The top 10 different religions are Western(Roman) Catholic, Islam, Anglican, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christian, Uniting Church, Prebysterian and Reformed, Pentecostal and Baptist.

The graph shown above was recorded in 2011 and it shows the percentage of how many families are that type of religion. 78.2% of the population in Hampton Park nominated a religion and 14.3% of the population said they had no religion. Numbers have improved throughout the years of 2006 to 2011, except for Anglican, Uniting Church and Baptist.
Majority of the people’s religion in Hampton Park suburb was Western(Roman) Catholic which was 29.5%. The second highest religion used is Islam which is 8.3%, then is Anglican with a 7.4%, then Buddhism with 7%, then Hinduism with 4.7%, then Christianity with 3.6%, then Uniting Church with 3.2%, then Presbyterian and Reformed with 3%, then Pentecostal with 2.7%, and then Baptist with 2.5%.

Some of the churches in Hampton Park are Hampton Park Baptist Church, St Kevin’s Catholic Church and United Pentecostal Church of Lynbrook. These churches come from 3 different religions.

The religion in Hampton Park has a range of different religions and majority of the population is Western(Roman) Catholic. The religion that has the least amount of population is Baptist with a low percentage of 1%. It is guaranteed that the percentage of religions will rise up throughout the years to come, according to the percentage given from 2006 to 2011. (http://profile.id.com.au/casey/religion?WebID=250)

WHAT IS MY LOCAL PLACE?

A local place is the name given to where you may live. As said in my ‘Purpose of This Blog’ post, the area I live in is Hampton Park. My community would be described as a live-able city as it supplies the needs and wants for people living there. It has shops, schools, churches and provides community gatherings for those who like to interact with others in the neighborhood.

PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG

The purpose of my blog is to analyse the demographic characteristics of my local place. The area that I live in is Hampton Park which is a suburb that provides a range of supplies and houses for you & your family. Some of the elements that are going to be discussed in this blog is the religion demographics, age demographics, gender demographics, education demographics, language demographics, and sustainability.

The resources being used to help back up the facts in this blog are:
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Park,_Victoria
– http://www.onmydoorstep.com.au/at/3976/hampton-park
– http://abs.gov.au/