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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 15.3% in Benalla Urban Area.

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)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Benalla Urban Area %Number%Benalla Urban Area %2011 to 2021
Couples with children1,18818.415.31,31623.120.3-128
Couples without children2,03631.528.81,77931.327.2+257
One parent families6049.311.059510.512.3+9
Other families470.70.8410.71.0+6
Group household1602.53.01412.52.7+19
Lone person2,00231.035.41,66929.433.7+333
Other not classifiable household3305.14.4931.61.8+237
Visitor only households971.51.3520.90.9+45
Total households6,464100.0100.05,686100.0100.0+778
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Benalla Urban Area shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower 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 15.3% and 11.0% respectively for Benalla Urban Area.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 31.0% compared to 35.4% in Benalla Urban Area while the proportion of couples without children was 31.5% compared to 28.8% in Benalla Urban Area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Benalla Rural City increased by 778 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Benalla Rural City between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+333 households)
  • Couples without children (+257 households)
  • Couples with children (-128 households)

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