Happy Valley, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire)
Happy Valley is a town located in the Local Government Area of the Golden Plains Shire. It shares the same name with Happy Valley in Northern Victoria.[2]
| Happy Valley Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Happy Valley Location in Golden Plains Shire | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°43′12″S 143°36′20″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 85 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3360 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Buninyong | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
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Happy Valley is a former gold mining town 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-west of Ballarat that is now only a rural locality.
History
Gold was discovered in the area, originally called ‘Wardy Yallock’ (thought to have meant "winding yellow river" of aboriginal origins) in 1849 as part of the Australian gold rushes, with intensive mining beginning in 1853. [3] Mining Continued until the 1900s. The naming comes from the amount of gold found in the area. [4]
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 512 |
| 1891 | 239 |
| 1911 | 135 |
| 1933 | 69 |
| 1954 | 25 |
| 2016 | 85 |
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Happy Valley (Golden Plains - Vic.) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Files/LocalityFinder.pdf
- http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/806766 Bailliere’s Victorian gazetteer (1865)
- https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/happy-valley
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