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Happy Valley vs Woodcroft

Name: Happy Valley vs Woodcroft — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.0 km apart · Happy Valley profile · Woodcroft profile

Happy Valley Woodcroft

Happy Valley and Woodcroft are neighbouring areas with similar populations, but they differ significantly in how people get around. Happy Valley is much better connected for public transport, with 100 stops compared to just 34 in Woodcroft, and a much higher number of weekly departures. While Happy Valley has more walkable amenities, Woodcroft residents have better access to schools and groceries on foot, with 85.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to 71.5% in Happy Valley. There is also a notable difference in education outcomes for First Nations people; 54.0% finished Year 12 in Happy Valley, while 36.7% did so in Woodcroft.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who speak little or no English. They are also very similar in other ways, with the same typical resident age of 42 and nearly identical typical weekly household incomes. While some gaps have stayed the same since 2011, such as the share of university graduates, others are shifting; the gap in the share of people born overseas has widened, and more people in Happy Valley are now in de facto relationships compared to Woodcroft.

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Where they differ most

People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Woodcroft Housework 15h+: 2.4 pts higher in Happy Valley De facto: 1.7 pts higher in Happy Valley Bachelor+: 4.2 pts higher in Happy Valley Population: 2,312 larger in Happy Valley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +2,312 larger in Happy Valley gap steady

13,864 72nd pct 11,552 61st pct

Median age in Happy Valley in Woodcroft even gap narrowing

42 yrs 64th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

24.4% Older adults (45–64) +2.8 pts ▸ 27.2%

25.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.8 pts 22.9%

22.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.5 pts 19.6%

17.1% Children (0–14) +0.2 pts ▸ 17.3%

10.5% Youth (15–24) +2.4 pts ▸ 13.0%

Marital status

51.0% Married ◂ +0.4 pts 50.6%

31.2% Never married +0.2 pts ▸ 31.4%

9.5% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 9.2%

5.3% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.0% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Happy Valley Woodcroft

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.8% Australia ◂ +2.0 pts 76.8%

8.1% England +0.8 pts ▸ 8.9%

0.7% India +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% New Zealand even 0.8%

0.5% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% China even 0.5%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

49.3% English ◂ +1.7 pts 47.5%

38.4% Australian +1.7 pts ▸ 40.1%

10.8% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 9.1%

9.1% Irish ◂ +1.5 pts 7.6%

8.8% German ◂ +1.8 pts 6.9%

2.6% Italian even 2.7%

2.6% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

0.8% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.2% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.8% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.9% English only ◂ +1.4 pts 89.5%

0.2% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.2% No religion ◂ +1.2 pts 54.0%

37.8% Christianity +0.5 pts ▸ 38.3%

4.8% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%

0.5% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Happy Valley in Woodcroft even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +0.16 more in Woodcroft

0.84 10th pct 1.00 15th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +4 more in Woodcroft

24 59th pct 28 66th pct

Students in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +142 more in Woodcroft

685 25th pct 827 31st pct

Avg size in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +71 larger in Woodcroft

343 38th pct 414 49th pct

ICSEA in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +28 higher in Happy Valley

1,032 58th pct 1,004 45th pct

Highest year of school

55.7% Year 12 ◂ +3.0 pts 52.7%

19.6% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 20.8%

15.4% Year 10 +1.4 pts ▸ 16.8%

6.1% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

Highest qualification level

36.7% Certificate III / IV +4.9 pts ▸ 41.6%

22.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.7 pts 19.7%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 17.7%

5.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%

4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.5 pts 2.7%

2.5% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

17.4% Management & commerce +1.7 pts ▸ 19.1%

17.2% Engineering & related +1.3 pts ▸ 18.5%

13.5% Society & culture even 13.4%

12.3% Health +0.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

9.3% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 7.8%

6.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 5.9%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

2.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

2.2% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +$5 higher in Happy Valley gap narrowing

$778 44th pct $773 43rd pct

Household income in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +$104 higher in Woodcroft gap widening

$1,568 39th pct $1,672 46th pct

Family income in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +$62 higher in Woodcroft gap widening

$1,957 42nd pct $2,019 46th pct

Household income distribution

33.7% $1,500–$2,999 even 33.6%

31.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 27.9%

14.7% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 15.0%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

5.3% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

Personal income distribution

41.4% Under $650 +0.6 pts ▸ 42.0%

37.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 36.5%

16.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 16.8%

1.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.0% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.5% Mental health even 10.5%

10.3% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 9.9%

10.1% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 9.9%

5.8% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 5.1%

3.7% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

1.9% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.2% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.9% None +0.6 pts ▸ 61.5%

22.3% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 22.1%

8.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 7.5%

3.9% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +37 larger in Happy Valley

147 44th pct 110 34th pct

Median age in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +4 yrs older in Happy Valley

23 yrs 36th pct 19 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +$194 higher in Woodcroft

$562 34th pct $756 70th pct

Household income in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +$518 higher in Woodcroft

$1,660 48th pct $2,178 76th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +0.1 larger in Woodcroft gap narrowing

2.5 43rd pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

55.5% Couples with children +4.2 pts ▸ 59.7%

30.3% Couples without children ◂ +4.0 pts 26.3%

13.5% One-parent families ◂ +0.3 pts 13.3%

0.7% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

37.3% 2 people ◂ +3.5 pts 33.8%

23.7% 1 person ◂ +0.3 pts 23.5%

15.6% 4 people +2.1 pts ▸ 17.7%

16.6% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 16.3%

5.1% 5 people +1.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.7% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +$5 higher in Happy Valley gap narrowing

$355 45th pct $350 43rd pct

Mortgage in Happy Valley in Woodcroft even gap narrowing

$1,517 28th pct $1,517 28th pct

People / bedroom in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +0.10 higher in Woodcroft gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.6 pts 46.6%

33.8% Owned outright ◂ +1.7 pts 32.1%

11.8% Rented +3.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

6.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 5.6%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

90.2% Separate house ◂ +1.4 pts 88.8%

9.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.5 pts 7.2%

0.0% Other dwelling +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

59.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.9 pts 48.8%

24.3% 4 bedrooms +8.5 pts ▸ 32.9%

10.3% 2 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 11.0%

4.2% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.7% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

55.7% $350–$549 ◂ +4.5 pts 51.2%

34.2% $200–$349 even 34.2%

5.3% Under $200 +5.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

1.9% $550–$749 ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.8 pts 48.0%

23.0% $1,800–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 25.2%

17.9% Under $1,000 +0.4 pts ▸ 18.4%

4.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +66 more in Happy Valley

100 86th pct 34 44th pct

Stops/1k in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +4.27 more in Happy Valley

7.21 85th pct 2.94 30th pct

Departures/1k in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +764.3 more in Happy Valley

1,355.4 70th pct 591.1 42nd pct

PT routes in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +8 more in Happy Valley

18 84th pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +11 longer in Woodcroft

3 29th pct 14 75th pct

Drive to city in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +2 longer in Woodcroft

22 45th pct 24 48th pct

Reach 30 min in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +2,312 more in Happy Valley

13,864 44th pct 11,552 35th pct

Reach 45 min in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +13,096 more in Happy Valley

24,648 34th pct 11,552 18th pct

How people get to work

68.2% Car (driver) +0.9 pts ▸ 69.1%

9.0% Worked at home ◂ +0.8 pts 8.2%

3.3% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.2% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

0.6% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.6% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

42.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 39.2%

33.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 33.1%

14.1% 3 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

7.7% 4 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

3.0% No vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.2 pts 18.0%

9.9% Retail trade +2.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.4% Construction even 10.3%

9.9% Education & training ◂ +2.0 pts 7.9%

6.7% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%

5.3% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.7% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 4.6%

4.7% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

3.6% Finance & insurance +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.2% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

20.0% Professionals ◂ +3.7 pts 16.3%

16.6% Technicians & trades even 16.7%

15.6% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 16.3%

12.8% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.9% Managers even 10.9%

9.1% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.5% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +1 higher in Happy Valley

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Happy Valley in Woodcroft even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Happy Valley in Woodcroft even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +1 higher in Happy Valley

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +12 higher in Happy Valley

997 50th pct 985 45th pct

ERP in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +2,783 higher in Happy Valley

14,526 69th pct 11,743 57th pct

Growth in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +3.2 pts higher in Happy Valley

4.1% 46th pct 1.0% 18th pct

Businesses in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +197 higher in Happy Valley

682 36th pct 485 24th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +135 higher in Happy Valley

741 38th pct 605 20th pct

Max temp in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +1.0 higher in Woodcroft

20.2 17th pct 21.2 31st pct

Min temp in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +0.7 higher in Woodcroft

11.0 39th pct 11.7 49th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +0.1 higher in Woodcroft

5.8 56th pct 5.9 58th pct

Types ≤15 min in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +0.5 more in Woodcroft

6.0 62nd pct 6.5 68th pct

15-min city in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +8.9 pts higher in Woodcroft

72.7% 56th pct 81.6% 63rd pct

Walk to shops in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +11.8 pts higher in Woodcroft

51.1% 40th pct 62.9% 50th pct

Walk to transit in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +3.7 pts higher in Happy Valley

96.1% 59th pct 92.4% 52nd pct

Walk to school in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +13.6 pts higher in Woodcroft

71.5% 48th pct 85.1% 62nd pct

Walk to a park in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +2.0 pts higher in Happy Valley

99.4% 57th pct 97.4% 51st pct

Walk to health in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +8.2 pts higher in Woodcroft

58.5% 61st pct 66.7% 67th pct

Amenities/1k in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +16.9 more in Happy Valley

24.2 80th pct 7.3 9th pct

Intersections/km² in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +19 higher in Happy Valley

80 47th pct 60 43rd pct

Mean slope in Happy Valley in Woodcroft +2.6 pts higher in Happy Valley

7.8% 80th pct 5.1% 47th pct

Compare Happy Valley with nearby areas

Aberfoyle Park Woodcroft Happy Valley Reservoir Flagstaff Hill Coromandel Valley Sheidow Park - Trott Park Reynella Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills

Compare Woodcroft with nearby areas

Happy Valley Morphett Vale - East Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills Reynella Happy Valley Reservoir Sheidow Park - Trott Park Aberfoyle Park Morphett Vale - West

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Happy Valley vs Woodcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/403041080/happy-valley/vs/403041089/woodcroft