81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 91
- 2021: 81
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Benholme · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Benholme
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Benholme is 50 years old, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia. This sparsely populated place has just 81 residents, with a population profile skewed heavily towards middle-aged adults.
81
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Benholme — lower than 64% of areas.
| Benholme | 81 |
|---|---|
| 4754, QLD | 2,505 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 81, which is smaller than about 63% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 50.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 40.7% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 and seniors over 65 are both well below state and national levels at 11.1% each.
11.1% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Benholme, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Youth (15–24) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents are married (56.1%) or have never been married (36.4%).
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Benholme, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Benholme
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Benholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30233/benholme/topic/demographics-identity