Happy Valley, Queensland (Mount Isa) Explained

Type:suburb
Happy Valley
City:Mount Isa
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.7473°N 139.49°W
Pop:733
Postcode:4825
Area:0.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:2.9
Dir1:SSW
Location1:Mount Isa CBD
Dist2:907
Dir2:WSW
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1828
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:City of Mount Isa
Stategov:Traeger
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Parkside
Near-Ne:Parkside
Near-E:Healy
Near-Se:Mica Creek
Near-S:Mica Creek
Near-Sw:Mount Isa (locality)
Near-W:Mount Isa (locality)
Near-Nw:Mount Isa (locality)

Happy Valley is a suburb of the town of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Happy Valley had a population of 733 people.

Geography

The Leichhardt River flows north–south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River).[2] [3] Happy Valley is a "mineside" suburb.

Happy Valley is bounded to the west by the Great Northern railway, to the north by Twenty-third Avenue, and to the east roughly by the Leichhardt River.

History

The suburb was named in September 1973 and is the ironic name given to the area by the population during the Great Depression, when a shanty town existed in the area.[1]

Isa Mines State School opened on 3 May 1932 with 79 students and head-teacher Mr Phail and assistant teacher Miss Bennett. The original school building had 2 rooms with verandahs on the front and one side. By the end of the first month there were 99 students. Rising student numbers necessitated the user of the verandahs as classrooms resulting in the addition of two more schoolrooms and an office in 1933. In 1938 a fifth classroom was added for the primary school with another room for secondary students who were taught by high school teacher Les Jacobs.[4] In 1971 new facilities were built at a new location and the school was renamed Happy Valley State School.[5]

Demographics

In the, Happy Valley had a population of 767 people.

In the, Happy Valley had a population of 733 people.

Education

Happy Valley State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Brilliant Street (-20.7449°N 139.491°W).[6] [7] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 402 students with 29 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).[8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 384 students with 30 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).[9]

There is no secondary school in Happy Valley. The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College which has its junior campus in neighbouring Parkside to the north and its senior campus in Pioneer to the north-east.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 20 July 2021.
  2. Web site: 2017-01-02. Mount Isa. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219064015/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/onenightstand/17/location/. 2020-12-19. 2020-12-19. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. Web site: This Mining Life: Mount Isa, QLD. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219064156/https://www.miningpeople.com.au/news/this-mining-life-mount-isa-qld. 2020-12-19. 2020-12-19. Mining People International. en.
  4. Isa Mines School. Mimag. 1949-01-01. 2. 1. 7. 18 October 2017. 17 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017203219/https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-304443286/view?sectionId=nla.obj-308379409&partId=nla.obj-304447909#page/n6/mode/1up. live.
  5. Web site: 2020-03-16. Our school. 2021-12-17. Happy Valley State School. en. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814014218/https://happyvalleyss.eq.edu.au/our-school. live.
  6. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018.
  7. Web site: 2020-03-16. Happy Valley State School. 2021-12-17. Happy Valley State School. en. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814014125/https://happyvalleyss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  8. Web site: 2016 Annual Report. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017123854/https://happvallss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/Annual%20report%20Happy%20Valley%20State%20School%202017%20final.pdf. 17 October 2017. 17 October 2017. Happy Valley State School.
  9. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.