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Benalla Rural CityCommunity profile

Benalla (North West)

Household type

In Benalla (North West), 17.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.4% in Benalla Rural City.

Benalla (North West)'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 (North West)'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 (North West) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Benalla Rural City %Number%Benalla Rural City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children14917.118.415017.519.3-2
Couples without children21124.331.522426.230.4-14
One parent families11112.89.311113.09.90
Other families70.80.770.90.80
Group household364.12.5242.82.4+12
Lone person28933.231.028733.430.1+2
Other not classifiable household566.45.1505.95.9+5
Visitor only households111.31.530.41.1+8
Total households870100.0100.0860100.0100.0+10
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 (North West) in 2021 compared to Benalla Rural City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 17.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.8% were one-parent families, compared with 18.4% and 9.3% respectively for Benalla Rural City.

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 33.2% compared to 31.0% in Benalla Rural City while the proportion of couples without children was 24.3% compared to 31.5% in Benalla Rural City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Benalla (North West) increased by 10 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Benalla (North West) between 2016 and 2021.

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