Benalla

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20201501
Total population 9,328
Total dwellings 4,553
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 120
Male 52
Female 70
Median age 16
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 63
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $535
Median monthly mortgage repayments $650
Median weekly rent $155

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 110 91.7 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 7 5.8 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 2.5 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 120 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 52 42.6 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 70 57.4 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Benalla, there were 120 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 52 (or 42.6%) were male and 70 (or 57.4%) were female.

Age Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 19 15.4 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 22 17.9 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 29 23.6 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 29 23.6 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 8.9 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 13 10.6 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 16 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Benalla the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 16 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 10.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 21 27.6 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 3.9 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 10.5 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 3.9 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 41 53.9 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Benalla 27.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 60 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 20 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Benalla for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 18 25.7 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 12 17.1 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 40 57.1 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Benalla 25.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 41 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 24 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 21 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Benalla for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 41 years and in a de facto marriage was 24 years.

Education Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 11 30.6 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 11 30.6 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 14 38.9 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 36 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Benalla, 30.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.6% were attending a primary school, 30.6% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 119 96.7 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Benalla. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15 44.1 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 8 23.5 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 11 32.4 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 34 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 34 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Benalla. Of these 44.1% were employed full time, 23.5% were employed part-time and 32.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 28 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 19 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Benalla who were employed full time was 28 years and those employed part time was 19 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 377 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 535 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Benalla was $377 and the median weekly household income was $535.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Benalla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.4 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 155 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 650 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Benalla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $155 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $650.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 52 83.9 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 9.7 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 4 6.5 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 62 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Benalla there were 62 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 83.9% were separate houses, 9.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.5% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Benalla % Benalla Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 16.1 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 9 14.5 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 39 62.9 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 6.5 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Benalla, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 16.1% were owned outright, 14.5% were owned with a mortgage and 62.9% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.