Side by sideSuburb comparison

Happy Valley vs Mica Creek.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Mica Creek edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Mica Creek scores higher on walkability (0/100 vs 2/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsHappy Valley vs Mica Creek

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Happy Valley or Mica Creek?

Mica Creek scores 2/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Happy Valley
Metric
Mica Creek

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$340/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$260/wk
$289/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$350/wk
Owner occupied
71.0%
Renter occupied
24.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

0
Walk score
2
0
Transit score
0
60
Bike score
60
66,789
Population
182
51
Median age
41

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

13
Schools nearby
13
875
Avg ICSEA
875

Climate

Annual rainfall
Mean max (Jan)

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).