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The quick read on
SA 5159 · Onkaparinga
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Happy Valley, South Australia
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Happy Valley (SA) SA
Based on 154 sales in the preceding 12 months
$900,000
Up 13.1% over 12 months
Based on 92 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Happy Valley (SA), SA is currently $900,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Happy Valley (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of 13.1% for houses and 16.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $702,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $850,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $955,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,080,000 in Happy Valley (SA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Happy Valley (SA) is $625 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $655,000 in Happy Valley (SA).
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Happy Valley is 3,724 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Greater Adelaide.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Happy Valley.
Overall crime rate
3,724
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Adelaide
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Happy Valley SA 5159 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
11,420 people call Happy Valley home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,573 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
8.9% of workers in Happy Valley worked from home on Census day.
8.3% of Happy Valley residents were born in England.
54.1% of people in Happy Valley described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Happy Valley SA 5159.
17.0% of Happy Valley's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
3,395 family households lived in Happy Valley; 41.7% were couple families and 14.9% were one-parent families.
34.3% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Happy Valley had 11,420 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.0% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 90.0% of occupied private dwellings in Happy Valley.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 10.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
37.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
51.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.6% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Happy Valley had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 23.9% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 36.9%, while 22.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
8.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
68.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
2.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
3.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 33.2% of the total.
63.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
70.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.4% reported a different address.
18.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
91.0% of residents used only English at home.
6.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
18.6% of Happy Valley's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.4% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 49.0% of ancestry responses in Happy Valley.
Australian ancestry made up 39.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
19.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 10.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.3% of workers, and education and training employed 10.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.8%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
34.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.1%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
56.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.1% reported asthma, 10.9% arthritis and 5.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
22.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 42.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,573 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,517.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $360 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 8.9% in Happy Valley, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 37.1% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 11.6% in Happy Valley, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $900,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 3,395 local families, and 17.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $1,080,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.