Suburb in Mount Isa

Happy Valley, QLD

Happy Valley had a population of 733 at the 2021 Census (−4.4% since 2016). Median age 30.5. Median weekly household income $2,556. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Happy Valley at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Happy Valley's population shrank by 4.4% to 733, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 30.5, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 19.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.4%.

43.6% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 17.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 231 households.

The median household earns $2,556 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $416 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,812 a month.

18.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 8.8% use a language other than English at home. 47.8% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Happy Valley beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureHappy ValleyQLDAustralia
Population7335,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−4.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age30.538.238.2
Households2311,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting43.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright17.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,556$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$416$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,812$1,740$1,866
Born overseas18.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home8.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion47.8%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−4.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8262011
  2. 7672016
  3. 7332021

Age

Median age 30.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Happy Valley Queensland
Share of people by age, Happy Valley and Queensland
0–919.0%
10–1913.4%
20–2916.9%
30–3919.1%
40–4911.1%
50–5912.0%
60–695.7%
70–792.7%
80+1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Happy Valley at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian37.1%
  2. English32.4%
  3. Australian Aboriginal18.4%
  4. Irish11.6%
  5. Scottish8.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Japanese1.2%
  2. Cantonese0.9%
  3. Spanish0.9%
  4. Tagalog0.9%
  5. Afrikaans0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand6.5%
  2. India1.8%
  3. England1.5%
  4. South Africa1.4%
  5. Zimbabwe1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Happy Valley

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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