16.6% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Happy Valley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Happy Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Happy Valley, where 33.6% of people claim this background. The area has a strong connection to British and Irish roots, while a smaller proportion of the population was born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common at 29.3%, followed by Irish at 10.5% and Scottish at 7.2%. German heritage is also present for 5.7% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.6% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 74.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand at 5.9% and India at 1.6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31295/happy-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage