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Benalla Rural CityCommunity profile

In Rural North, 24.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.4% in Benalla Rural City.

Rural North'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, Rural North'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
Rural North - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Benalla Rural City %Number%Benalla Rural City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children27324.818.429027.619.3-18
Couples without children37734.331.537235.330.4+4
One parent families706.49.3686.49.9+2
Other families70.60.730.30.8+3
Group household242.22.5201.92.4+4
Lone person24822.531.020919.930.1+38
Other not classifiable household817.45.1848.05.9-4
Visitor only households201.81.550.51.1+14
Total households1,100100.0100.01,055100.0100.0+44
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 Rural North in 2021 compared to Benalla Rural City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.4% were one-parent families, compared with 18.4% and 9.3% respectively for Benalla Rural City.

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 22.5% compared to 31.0% in Benalla Rural City while the proportion of couples without children was 34.3% compared to 31.5% in Benalla Rural City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rural North increased by 45 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Rural North between 2016 and 2021.

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