733 ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 826
- 2016: 767
- 2021: 733
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Happy Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Happy Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 733 people living in Happy Valley are married, reflecting a community with a strong family focus. It is a very young area where the typical resident is just 30, which is far younger than the national figure of 38.
733
▼ -11.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Happy Valley — higher than 71% of areas.
| Happy Valley | 733 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 19,299 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is among the youngest at this level, with a typical age of 30 years. This is 8 years younger than the average across both Queensland and Australia.
30 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25.4% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area has so few seniors, with only 6.1% aged 65 and over.
6.1% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Happy Valley, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 16.6% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 4.6%. De facto relationships are also much more common here at 18.8% compared to 11.5% nationally.
16.6% ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Happy Valley splits fairly evenly between Married (46%) and Never married (43%), with Divorced at 6%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Happy Valley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31295/happy-valley/topic/demographics-identity