Suburbs Happy Valley (SA)

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Happy Valley SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Happy Valley, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Happy Valley SA is 11,420 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Happy Valley is $773 per week ($40,196 per year). Median rent in Happy Valley is $360 per week ($1,560 per month). Happy Valley has a median age of 42 years, older than the national median of 38. Happy Valley has a population density of 872.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Happy Valley is England. The most common religion is No Religion (59% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Happy Valley is $1,517.

There were 100 recorded offences in Happy Valley in 2025-26, a rate of 9 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (39 offences).

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📍 Happy Valley, South Australia — 35.0735°S, 138.5778°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (12)

Happy Valley Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Happy Valley Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$773/wk
$40,196 per year
#4082 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$360/wk
$1,560 per month
#2908 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
42years
4 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.7 per bedroom

Happy Valley Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.5% (5,543) Female 51.5% (5,875)

Population Density

872.8
people per km²
11,420 people · 13.1 km²

Households

2.5
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,961
Family income/wk

Happy Valley Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Happy Valley Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
42.0% 1,512 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
58.0% 2,090 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Happy Valley Country of Birth

Australia
88.8%
England
9.0%
India
0.6%
Germany
0.4%
China
0.4%
Canada
0.3%
Greece
0.1%
Hong Kong
0.1%
Indonesia
0.1%
Brazil
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Happy Valley Religion

No Religion
58.8%
Catholic
12.4%
Anglican
8.6%
Uniting Church
6.8%
Not stated
5.2%
Christian (other)
4.1%
Lutheran
2.2%
Baptist
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Happy Valley Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
58.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
21.0%
Year 10 or equivalent
16.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Happy Valley Languages Spoken at Home

Other
38.1%
Mandarin
11.0%
Polish
9.9%
Arabic
8.8%
SAL Tot
8.8%
Portuguese
8.3%
Serbian
7.7%
Cantonese
7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Happy Valley Employment

💼
Employed full-time
36.4% 3,251 people
⏰
Employed part-time
24.1% 2,151 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.7% 242 people
🏠
Not in labour force
36.8% 3,288 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Happy Valley Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
41.9%
Bachelor Degree
25.2%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.9%
Postgraduate Degree
5.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.6%
Certificate I/II
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Happy Valley Occupation

Professionals
27.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
19.3%
Community & Personal Service
15.2%
Clerical & Administrative
13.6%
Managers
11.7%
Labourers
4.8%
Sales Workers
4.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Happy Valley Field of Study

Management & Commerce
18.9%
Engineering
17.7%
Society & Culture
15.2%
Health
13.9%
Education
9.7%
Architecture & Building
7.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.0%
Creative Arts
3.7%
Information Technology
2.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.4%
Agriculture & Environment
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Happy Valley Dwelling Types

Separate house
90.2%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
6.4%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Happy Valley Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.9%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
1.0%
$300-$399/wk
2.0%
$400-$499/wk
6.8%
$500-$649/wk
4.1%
$650-$799/wk
7.1%
$800-$999/wk
7.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.6%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.9%
$4,000+/wk
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Happy Valley Marital Status

💍
Married
51.6% 4,887
↔️
Separated
3.1% 296
📋
Divorced
9.4% 890
🕊️
Widowed
5.7% 537
👤
Never married
30.3% 2,869

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Happy Valley Ancestry

English
36.7%
Australian
29.6%
Scottish
8.0%
Irish
6.7%
German
6.6%
Other
5.1%
Italian
2.0%
Dutch
1.9%
Chinese
0.9%
Greek
0.9%
Welsh
0.8%
Polish
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Happy Valley School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
34.2%
Secondary — Government
23.4%
Vocational Education
11.2%
Pre-school
9.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
8.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.6%
Primary — Catholic
4.9%
Secondary — Catholic
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Happy Valley Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.2% 1,366
✅
No need for assistance
93.8% 20,834

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Happy Valley Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
17.8% 1,632
—
Not a volunteer
82.2% 7,560

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Happy Valley Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.6%
$300-$449/mo
2.4%
$450-$599/mo
2.5%
$600-$799/mo
3.7%
$800-$999/mo
5.7%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
23.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
29.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
20.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
4.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Happy Valley How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.8%
Did not go to work
13.8%
Car (passenger)
3.6%
Bus
2.5%
Walked only
0.8%
Train
0.6%
Other
0.5%
Truck
0.5%
Bicycle
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%
Ferry
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Happy Valley Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.1%
1 vehicle
33.2%
2 vehicles
41.9%
3 vehicles
14.1%
4+ vehicles
7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Happy Valley Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.6%
2 bedrooms
10.3%
3 bedrooms
59.6%
4 bedrooms
24.9%
5 bedrooms
3.9%
6+ bedrooms
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Happy Valley Population Mobility

8.9%
moved in the last year
29.4%
moved in the last 5 years
4.1%
unemployment rate (Census)
62.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Happy Valley Indigenous Population

1.0%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
226
Indigenous residents
22,099
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Happy Valley Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,187
Asthma
468
Arthritis
431
Diabetes
361
Heart disease
359
Cancer
217
Lung condition
209
Stroke
135
Kidney disease
125
Dementia
43

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Happy Valley Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.9%
$1-$149/wk
4.7%
$150-$299/wk
6.8%
$300-$399/wk
4.3%
$400-$499/wk
4.0%
$500-$649/wk
3.9%
$650-$799/wk
10.3%
$800-$999/wk
11.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.5%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
7.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.0%
$3,500+/wk
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Happy Valley Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
39.0%
Couple — no children
30.5%
Couple — no children under 15
17.2%
One parent — no children under 15
6.8%
One parent — children under 15
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Happy Valley Military Service

🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 9
🏅
Previously served
3.9% 357
👤
Never served
96.0% 8,856

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Happy Valley Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.0% 1,291
—
Did not provide
86.0% 7,905

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Happy Valley Children Ever Born

No children
28.8%
1 child
14.0%
2 children
36.9%
3 children
15.4%
4 children
4.0%
5+ children
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Happy Valley When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
45
1951–1960
183
1961–1970
375
1971–1980
232
1981–1990
221
1991–2000
167
2001–2010
515
2011–2015
215
2016
20
2017
36
2018
26
2019
27
2020
9
2021
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Happy Valley Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.6%
5–14 hours
33.5%
15–29 hours
15.0%
30+ hours
9.1%
Did not do domestic work
19.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Happy Valley Household Size

1 person
23.9%
2 persons
36.9%
3 persons
16.6%
4 persons
15.9%
5 persons
5.0%
6+ persons
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Happy Valley Where Residents Moved From

Same address
10,022
Moved from SA
781
Moved — same area (SA2)
88
Moved from overseas
32
Moved from VIC
29
Moved from NSW
15
Moved from NT
12
Moved from QLD
9

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Happy Valley Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
87.1%
Step family — no other children
7.2%
Blended family — no other children
4.6%
Intact family — other children present
0.6%
Other couple — children only
0.3%
Step family — other children present
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Happy Valley Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 100 total

Theft
39
Assault
27
Property Damage
19
Break & Enter
8
Other Against Person
4
Fraud
2
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Happy Valley Schools

12
schools nearby
7
government
1043
avg ICSEA score
5,570
total students
Pilgrim School Independent
Primary · R-6 · 161 students
1109
ICSEA
School of the Nativity Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 159 students
1086
ICSEA
Flagstaff Hill Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 432 students
1067
ICSEA
IQRA College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 734 students
1067
ICSEA
Our Saviour Lutheran School Happy Valley Incorporated Independent
Primary · R-6 · 98 students
1065
ICSEA
Aberfoyle Park High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 906 students
1039
ICSEA
Happy Valley Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 325 students
1033
ICSEA
Braeview School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 360 students
1032
ICSEA
Aberfoyle Hub Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 241 students
1030
ICSEA
Thiele Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 151 students
1022
ICSEA
Reynella East College Government
Combined · U, R-12 · 1,938 students
988
ICSEA
OneSchool Global SA Independent
Combined · 3-12 · 65 students
983
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Happy Valley Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,573/wk
Median Rent $360/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Happy Valley

≈ $6,816/month
Median rent $360/wk
Left after rent $1,213/wk
Rent share 22.9%

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Income: $649/wk Rent: $283/wk Save: $77/wk
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Income: $744/wk Rent: $286/wk Save: $74/wk
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Income: $813/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $60/wk
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Income: $787/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $60/wk
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Income: $713/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $60/wk
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Income: $750/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $60/wk
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Income: $811/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $50/wk

Happy Valley vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Mitchell Park (SA)
Pop: 5,754 Income: $635/wk Rent: $278/wk
Glengowrie
Pop: 5,767 Income: $856/wk Rent: $370/wk
Warradale
Pop: 5,801 Income: $854/wk Rent: $380/wk
Somerton Park
Pop: 5,811 Income: $908/wk Rent: $335/wk
Windsor Gardens
Pop: 5,827 Income: $777/wk Rent: $320/wk
Christies Beach
Pop: 5,962 Income: $641/wk Rent: $325/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Happy Valley

What is the population of Happy Valley SA?

The population of Happy Valley SA is 11,420 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 872.8 people per km².Happy Valley is ranked #492 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Happy Valley?

The median personal income in Happy Valley SA is $773 per week, or $40,196 per year.The median household income is $1,573 per week.Family income is $1,961 per week.Happy Valley is ranked #4,082 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Happy Valley?

Median rent in Happy Valley SA is $360 per week ($1,560 per month).Rent represents 22.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Happy Valley ranks #2,908 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Happy Valley?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Happy Valley SA is $1,517. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Happy Valley?

The median age in Happy Valley SA is 42 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Happy Valley a good suburb to live in?

Happy Valley is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 11,420.The median income is $773/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 40564. All dollar figures in AUD.