Benalla Council - LGA Profile

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Benalla Council

Local Government Area · VIC

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👥 Population Overview

Total Population

14,528

Males

7,052 (48.5%)

Females

7,472 (51.4%)

Indigenous

284 (2.0%)

Born in Australia

89.8%

English Only at Home

96.0%

Australian Citizens

12,902

Other Languages

4.0%

📊 Age Distribution

0-4 years

4.5%

5-14 years

9.8%

15-19 years

5.1%

20-24 years

4.2%

25-34 years

9.6%

35-44 years

9.3%

45-54 years

11.9%

55-64 years

16.2%

65-74 years

16.1%

75-84 years

9.6%

85+ years

3.9%

💰 Income

Median Personal Income

$654/week

Annual Personal Income

$34,008

Median Household Income

$1,192/week

Annual Household Income

$61,984

Median Family Income

$1,548/week

Annual Family Income

$80,496

🏠 Housing

Median Weekly Rent

$250

Median Monthly Mortgage

$1,300

Average Household Size

2.2 persons

Avg Persons per Bedroom

0.7

🌍 Birthplace

Born in Australia

11,878 (89.8%)

Born Overseas

1,347 (10.2%)

🎓 Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent

4,843 (43.1%)

Year 11 or Equivalent

2,160 (19.2%)

Year 10 or Equivalent

2,366 (21.1%)

Year 9 or Equivalent

1,062 (9.5%)

Year 8 or Below

765 (6.8%)

Did Not Go to School

42 (0.4%)

💼 Employment

Employed Full-time

3,478

Employed Part-time

2,235

Total Employed

6,252

Unemployed

224

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Participation Rate

51.9%

Labour Force

6,471

Not in Labour Force

4,952

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Composition

Total Families

3,939

Couple - No Children

2,084 (52.9%)

Couple with Children

1,197 (30.4%)

One Parent Family

618 (15.7%)

Other Family

46 (1.2%)

🏗️ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses

5,391 (89.4%)

Semi-detached/Townhouse

583 (9.7%)

Flat/Apartment

6 (0.1%)

Other Dwelling

43 (0.7%)

Total Occupied Dwellings

6,033

Unoccupied Dwellings

737

🚗 Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle

311 (5.3%)

1 Vehicle

1,991 (33.9%)

2 Vehicles

2,138 (36.4%)

3 Vehicles

876 (14.9%)

4+ Vehicles

558 (9.5%)

Total Dwellings

5,870

🚔 Crime Statistics (Year ending Sep 2025)

Recorded incidents from Victoria Police, published by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA). Rates are per 100,000 residents. Trends compare the year-ending September 2025 rate to the same metric in 2023 (2 year) and 2016 (10 year), bucketed as Stable (<10% change), Up or Down.

Headline offences

Break & enter (dwelling)

291.7 / 100k

2yr Down 25.6% 10yr Down 23.0%

Motor vehicle theft

190 / 100k

2yr Up 150.9% 10yr Up 66.0%

Non-FV assault

264.6 / 100k

2yr Down 27.5% 10yr Down 48.6%

Robbery (unarmed)

0 / 100k

2yr — 10yr Down 100.0%

Steal from vehicle