The communities of Benaraby have diverse household types with the main group being couples without children.

In 2021, the percentage of couple families with children was 49 per cent which is higher than the region at 41.7 per cent and the State 41.2 per cent.

Couple families with children declined by 8.7 per cent across the five year period, with 183 families in 2016 (55.8% per cent of families), to 167 families in 2021 (49 per cent of families).

The number of couple families without children has increased between 2016 and 2021 by 20.2 per cent. In 2016, there were 129 families, making up 39.3 per cent of families, while in 2021 there were 155 families without children, making up 45.9 per cent of families.

The most significant increase in the family categories was one parent families, increasing over the Census period by 52.9 per cent. There were 17 one parent families in 2016 compared to 26 in 2021, an increase of nine families.

The number of families in Benaraby increased by 13 between 2021 and 2016.

There are 485 people in a registered marriage in Benaraby, which is 59.1 per cent of the population, which 35.5 per cent higher than the region at 43.6 per cent.

While higher than the region, the number of people in a registered marriage decrease from 509 (63.4 per cent of people) in 2016 to 485 (59.1 per cent) in 2011. The proportion of people in a registered marriage in 2021 was 4.7 per cent lower than in 2016.

The percentage of the population at are not married has seen a minimal decrease from 25.5 per cent in 2016 to 24.9 per cent in 2021, which is a decrease of one person.

The most significant increase in the marital status data, was people in a de-facto marriage, increasing from 91 in 2016 to 127 in 2021, or 39.6 per cent across the five year period.

Considerations:

• There is a need to provide a range of programs and services including for couples without children, families with children and individuals.
• When planning and programmes and activities specific consideration need to be given to the fact there is an increasing number of couple families without children and increasing number of one parent families.

source ABS 2022, 2016, 2011

Social Marital Status