Happy Valley Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Happy Valley (4825) is a suburb of Central Coast, Bundaberg & Wide Bay, Queensland. It is about 238 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Happy Valley is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Happy Valley was 826 and is comprised of approximately 47.8% females and 52.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Happy Valley is 30 years of age.

71.2% of people living in the suburb of Happy Valley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.2% New Zealand, 2.5% England, 1.1% South Africa, 1.0% Ireland, 0.8% Ethiopia, 0.7% India, 0.7% Canada, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Scotland.

81.4% of people living in Happy Valley speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 15.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Other, 0.7% Italian, 0.4% French.

The religious makeup of Happy Valley is 31.7% Catholic, 19.7% No religion, 18.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 12.1% Anglican, 6.5% Uniting Church, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Baptist, 1.2% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.0% Lutheran.

49.1% of people are married, 39.6% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Happy Valley.

75.2% of the people living in Happy Valley over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 16.5% are working on a part time basis. Happy Valley has an unemployment rate of 1.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Happy Valley are 24.0% Technicians & trades workers, 18.2% Professionals, 13.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.5% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Labourers, 6.6% Managers, 5.8% Sales workers, 4.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Happy Valley work in are 36.1% Mining, 9.7% Education and training, 8.7% Health care and social assistance, 6.3% Retail trade, 5.3% Construction, 4.8% Other services, 4.1% Public administration and safety, 3.9% Manufacturing, 3.6% Wholesale trade.

24.2% of homes are fully owned, and 46.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1146 per week and the median household income is $2854 per week.

The median rent in Happy Valley is $418 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2065 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Happy Valley postcode 4825