Benalla (RC)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA21010
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 219
Male 47.7%
Female 52.3%
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 108
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $771
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,155
Median weekly rent $200

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 216 98.6 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 3 1.4 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Benalla (RC), there were 219 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female.

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Age Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 28 12.8 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 55 25.1 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 46 21.0 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 24 11.0 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 18 8.2 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 21 9.6 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 17 7.8 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 10 4.6 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Benalla (RC), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 38 26.2 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 8 5.5 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 10 6.9 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 9 6.2 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 80 55.2 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Benalla (RC), 26.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 32 26.4 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 14 11.6 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 75 62.0 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Benalla (RC), 26.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 7.4 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 35 37.2 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 30 31.9 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 3 3.2 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 3 3.2 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 16 17.0 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Benalla (RC), 40.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.2% were attending a primary school, 31.9% were attending a secondary school and 3.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 10 7.5 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 10 7.5 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 9 6.8 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 13 9.8 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 10 7.5 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 9 6.8 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 23 17.3 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 3 2.3 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 21 15.8 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 21 15.8 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Benalla (RC), 7.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 214 97.3 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Benalla (RC). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 149 49.7 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 76 25.3 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Irish 25 8.3 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Australian Aboriginal 11 3.7 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
German 11 3.7 1,499 2.2 16,332 1.8

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Benalla (RC) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Benalla (RC), the most common ancestries were Australian 49.7%, English 25.3%, Irish 8.3%, Australian Aboriginal 3.7% and German 3.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 21 35.0 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 25 41.7 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 4 6.7 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 10 16.7 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 77 55.0 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 60 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Benalla (RC). Of these 35.0% were employed full time, 41.7% were employed part-time and 16.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 18 32.1 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Labourers 12 21.4 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Sales Workers 9 16.1 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Professionals 5 8.9 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Managers 3 5.4 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1
Technicians and Trades Workers 3 5.4 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3 5.4 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 5.4 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Benalla (RC), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 32.1%, Labourers 21.4%, Sales Workers 16.1%, Professionals 8.9%, Managers 5.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 4 14.8 321 2.1 2,888 1.6
Takeaway Food Services 3 11.1 415 2.7 4,469 2.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3 11.1 461 3.0 5,542 3.0
Other Allied Health Services 3 11.1 94 0.6 1,218 0.7
Aged Care Residential Services 3 11.1 339 2.2 3,760 2.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Benalla (RC), the most common industries of employment were Cafes and Restaurants 14.8%, Takeaway Food Services 11.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11.1%, Other Allied Health Services 11.1% and Aged Care Residential Services 11.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 376 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 771 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Benalla (RC) was $376 and the median weekly household income was $771.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 83 58.9 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 42 29.8 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 21 14.9 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 36 25.5 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Benalla (RC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 58.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.8% provided care for children and 14.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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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 (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Benalla (RC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.5 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,155 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Benalla (RC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,155.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 12 11.4 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 35 33.3 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 32 30.5 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 26 24.8 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Benalla (RC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 11.4% were a couple family with no children, 33.3% were a couple family with children and 30.5% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 102 88.7 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 2.6 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 10 8.7 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Benalla (RC) there were 108 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 88.7% were separate houses, 2.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.7% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Benalla (RC) % Benalla (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 16 13.6 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 29 24.6 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 61 51.7 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 2.5 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 9 7.6 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Benalla (RC), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.6% were owned outright, 24.6% were owned with a mortgage and 51.7% were rented.

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