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Benalla Rural CityCommunity profile

Benalla Rural City

Household type

In Benalla Rural City, 18.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.0% in Rural South.

Benalla Rural City's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Benalla Rural City's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Benalla Rural City - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Rural South %Number%Rural South %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,18818.423.01,16419.326.0+24
Couples without children2,03631.540.21,83330.438.2+203
One parent families6049.35.75989.95.9+6
Other families470.70.7460.80.3+1
Group household1602.51.21472.42.1+13
Lone person2,00231.021.41,81130.118.8+191
Other not classifiable household3305.15.73575.97.4-27
Visitor only households971.52.1681.11.2+29
Total households6,464100.0100.06,024100.0100.0+440
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Benalla Rural City in 2021 compared to Rural South shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.3% were one-parent families, compared with 23.0% and 5.7% respectively for Rural South.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 31.0% compared to 21.4% in Rural South while the proportion of couples without children was 31.5% compared to 40.2% in Rural South.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Benalla Rural City increased by 440 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Benalla Rural City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+203 households)
  • Lone person (+191 households)

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