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In Happy Valley, 10.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in the City of Onkaparinga.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Happy Valley's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings is likely to attract more young adults and smaller households, often renting. Larger, detached or separate dwellings are more likely to attract families and prospective families. The residential built form often reflects market opportunities or planning policy, such as building denser forms of housing around public transport nodes or employment centres.

Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Household Types, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market in Happy Valley.

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Derived from the Census:

'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'

Dwelling structure
Happy Valley - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2006 to 2021
Separate house4,26589.488.03,97387.489.6+291
Medium density50610.611.056512.49.4-60
High density0--0.230.10.4-3
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.640.10.6-4
Other0--0.00--0.10
Not stated0--0.10--0.00
Total Private Dwellings4,771100.0100.04,546100.0100.0+225
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Happy Valley20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,53695.193.44,26893.892.5+267
Unoccupied private dwellings2354.96.52766.17.4-42
Non private dwellings0--0.170.20.1-7
Total dwellings4,771100.0100.04,552100.0100.0+219
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 4,265 separate houses in the area, 506 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Happy Valley in 2021 shows that 89.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 10.6% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.0%, 11.0%, and 0.2% in the the City of Onkaparinga respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.1% of the dwellings in Happy Valley were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.4% in the City of Onkaparinga. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Onkaparinga (6.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Happy Valley increased by 219 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Happy Valley between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+291 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-60 dwellings)

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