Happy Valley (Golden Plains)
VIC 3360 · Golden Plains
87 (2021) → 90 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Happy Valley (Golden Plains) is a high growth suburb in Golden Plains, VIC 3360, about 121km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Happy Valley (Golden Plains) are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 80km inland. Happy Valley (Golden Plains) has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (10.34%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 992 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Linton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 973
- Cape Clear Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 1012
- Woady Yaloak Primary School-Scarsdale CampusPrimary · Government · 7.4km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Happy Valley (Golden Plains)
How far is Happy Valley (Golden Plains) from Melbourne CBD?
Happy Valley (Golden Plains) is about 120.6 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Happy Valley (Golden Plains)?
Happy Valley (Golden Plains) has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Happy Valley (Golden Plains)?
Happy Valley (Golden Plains) has a transport score of 0/100.