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Happy Valley

QLD 4825 · Mount Isa

733 (2021)708 est. (2025)

18
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

733
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
9
Safety score
0
Transport score

Happy Valley is a suburb in Mount Isa, QLD 4825, about 1562km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Happy Valley are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 341km inland. Happy Valley has an overall score of 18/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 9/100.

1562.3 km
To Brisbane CBD
340.9 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)
1464.3 km
To nearest station

Demographics

733
Population
30
Median age
2.9
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$2,629
vs NSW median+42.1%
Bachelor degree or higher23.4%
Born in Australia74.5%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse226 / 0 / 0

Top countries of birth: New Zealand (5.87%), India (1.64%), England (1.36%), South Africa (1.23%), Zimbabwe (1.09%)

Top languages: Japan (1.09%), Cantonese (0.82%), Tagalog (0.82%), Spanish (0.82%), Afrikaans (0.68%)

Source: ABS Census 2021

Residential Safety

9
Residential

Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.

QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Mount Isa local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.

Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:

24
Break & enter dwelling3,274/100k
2
Steal from dwelling273/100k
5
Motor vehicle theft682/100k
Domestic assaultNot reported
1
Robbery136/100k

Residential incidents over time

Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 187 (all categories, latest year)25,501 per 100,000 residents2-yr5-yr

An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.

Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025

Schools

15
Within 10km1 in suburb
1
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 880 (below the national average of 1000).

In suburb

  • Happy Valley State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 949

Nearby (within 10km)

  • St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.4kmICSEA 1005
  • Healy State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 877
  • Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training PrecinctSecondary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 876
  • Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Junior CampusSecondary · Government · 1.5km
  • Townview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 747
  • Mount Isa Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 815
  • Good Shepherd Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 973
  • Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Senior CampusSecondary · Government · 3.5km
  • Mount Isa Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 859
  • Mount Isa School of the AirCombined · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1013
  • St Kieran's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4kmICSEA 891
  • Barkly Highway State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 938

Source: ACARA 2023

Transport

0
CBD commute (est.)Data not available
Nearest train stationGympie North station (1464.3 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

36.5°C
Summer max
25.5°C
Winter max
450mm
Rainfall/yr
9h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

20 in suburbSupermarkets
00 in suburbCafes/Rest.
71 in suburbParks
0Playgrounds
11Pools
60 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
10 in suburbPharmacies
00 in suburbChildcare
10 in suburbLibraries
12Sports fields
1Vets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalMount Isa Base Hospital (2.0 km)
Nearest vet2.6 km
Nearest airportMount Isa (9.3 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

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Frequently asked questions about Happy Valley

Is Happy Valley safe?

Happy Valley has a residential safety score of 9/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 25,501 per 100,000 across all categories.

How far is Happy Valley from Brisbane CBD?

Happy Valley is about 1562.3 km from Brisbane CBD.

What schools are in Happy Valley?

Happy Valley has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 949 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.

What is public transport like in Happy Valley?

Happy Valley has a transport score of 0/100.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.