Benholme · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Benholme

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost three people live in the typical home in Benholme, which is more than the state and national figures. This area is largely made up of families, with a very low number of single-parent households compared to the rest of Australia.

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📍 Benholme, Suburb / Locality

Where Benholme sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Benholme — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Benholme2.9
4754, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most areas, with an average of 2.9 people per household. Interestingly, 26.9% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.9%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Benholme splits fairly evenly between 1 person (29%) and 2 people (29%), with 5 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 68.8% of the local mix. Only 6.3% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

6.3%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Benholme, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Benholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30233/benholme/topic/family-households