Hampton, like Brighton, started off as a place of market gardens in the 1840s and 1850s, supplying fruits and vegetables for Melbourne.

In the 1850s, interest started to grow in the beaches in the area as places for daytrips and holidays for Melburnians, particularly Picnic Point, on the beautiful bay foreshore of Hampton.

[3] The population continued to grow at the start of the new century, with war commission homes being built for returned WW1 soldiers.

Rapid development occurred in the 1930s when the market gardens were subdivided, and today Hampton is part of Melbourne's suburban sprawl.

The Hampton Angling club is located on the foreshore close to Australasian snapper fishing.