Happy Valley
Language used at home
In Happy Valley, 6.5359 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.
Happy Valley's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.
Happy Valley's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.
Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
| Language used at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| Happy Valley - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | McLaren Vale % | Number | % | McLaren Vale % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Speaks English only | 10,113 | 90.2 | 91.0 | 36500 | 10,411 | 92.1 | 93.3 | -299 |
 Non-English total | 733 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 36501 | 680 | 6.0 | 4.3 | +53 |
| Not stated | 369 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 36502 | 212 | 1.9 | 2.4 | +157 |
| Total Population | 11,215 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,304 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -89 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Happy Valley - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | McLaren Vale % | Number | % | McLaren Vale % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Mandarin | 66 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 36007 | 63 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Greek | 55 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 36015 | 48 | 0.4 | -- | +7 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 45 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 36011 | 33 | 0.3 | -- | +12 |
| German | 43 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 36014 | 57 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -14 |
| Italian | 41 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 36022 | 36 | 0.3 | 1.9 | +5 |
| Polish | 35 | 0.3 | -- | 36028 | 35 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Spanish | 33 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 36034 | 41 | 0.4 | -- | -8 |
| Auslan | 31 | 0.3 | -- | 36049 | 21 | 0.2 | -- | +10 |
| Cantonese | 27 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36006 | 22 | 0.2 | -- | +5 |
| Dutch | 26 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36010 | 41 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -15 |
| Punjabi | 22 | 0.2 | -- | 36088 | 7 | 0.1 | -- | +15 |
| Persian | 21 | 0.2 | -- | 36019 | 14 | 0.1 | -- | +7 |
| Portuguese | 20 | 0.2 | -- | 36029 | 9 | 0.1 | -- | +11 |
| Hindi | 19 | 0.2 | -- | 36016 | 14 | 0.1 | -- | +5 |
| Urdu | 17 | 0.2 | -- | 36108 | 8 | 0.1 | -- | +9 |
| Gujarati | 16 | 0.1 | -- | 36064 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +16 |
| Serbian | 15 | 0.1 | -- | 36032 | 18 | 0.2 | -- | -3 |
| Arabic | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36004 | 27 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -12 |
| French | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36013 | 24 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -9 |
| Croatian | 14 | 0.1 | -- | 36009 | 14 | 0.1 | -- | 0 |
| Afrikaans | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36044 | 19 | 0.2 | -- | -5 |
| Russian | 11 | 0.1 | -- | 36030 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +8 |
| Hungarian | 11 | 0.1 | -- | 36017 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.1 | -- | 36023 | 7 | 0.1 | -- | +3 |
| Non-verbal so described | 10 | 0.1 | -- | 36082 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Malayalam | 10 | 0.1 | -- | 36077 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +10 |
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Happy Valley in 2016 compared to McLaren Vale shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 90.2% of the population used English only, and 6.5 used a non-English language, compared with 91.0% and 3.8% respectively for McLaren Vale.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Happy Valley was Mandarin, with 0.6% of the population, or 66 people using this language at home.
The major difference between the languages used at home for the population of Happy Valley and McLaren Vale in 2016 was:
- A smaller percentage using Italian at home (0.4% compared to 1.8%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 53 or 7.8%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 298 or 2.9%.
There were no major differences in Happy Valley between 2011 and 2016.