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Benalla Rural CityCommunity profile

Benalla Rural Area

Household type

In Benalla Rural Area, 24.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.4% in Benalla Rural City.

Benalla Rural Area'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 Area'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 Area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Benalla Rural City %Number%Benalla Rural City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children52024.118.453026.819.3-10
Couples without children79937.031.572436.730.4+75
One parent families1346.29.31226.29.9+12
Other families120.60.760.30.8+6
Group household401.92.5392.02.40
Lone person47021.831.038219.430.1+87
Other not classifiable household1376.35.11537.85.9-16
Visitor only households462.11.5160.91.1+29
Total households2,158100.0100.01,975100.0100.0+183
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 Area 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, 24.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.2% 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 21.8% compared to 31.0% in Benalla Rural City while the proportion of couples without children was 37.0% compared to 31.5% in Benalla Rural City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Benalla Rural Area increased by 183 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+87 households)
  • Couples without children (+75 households)

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