Benarkin North QLD 4314
213 addresses · 13 streets
Maranoa Electorate › South Burnett LGA › Benarkin North · 111 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Benarkin North is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 341 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $844 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 3% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Nanango statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Benarkin North itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 Catholic church
1 library
1 golf club
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Kingaroy Airport, 43.2 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 42.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 42.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 67.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 11.7% · Labour-force participation 30.5%
Population by age in Benarkin North
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 25 |
| 35-44 | 29 |
| 45-54 | 46 |
| 55-64 | 65 |
| 65-74 | 88 |
| 75-84 | 34 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Benarkin North
| House | 140 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Benarkin North
| <$650 | 45 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 59 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 19 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Benarkin North
| English | 171 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 104 |
| Irish | 44 |
| Ancestry NS | 39 |
| German | 36 |
| Scottish | 33 |
Housing tenure in Benarkin North
| Owned | 82 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 45 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Benarkin North
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 47 |
| 2 | 57 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Benarkin North
| Car | 54 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Benarkin North
| England | 16 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Languages used at home in Benarkin North
| German | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,875 bird observations recorded near Benarkin North — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (111)
- Grey Fantail (83)
- Pied Currawong (79)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (72)
- Eastern Whipbird (71)
- Australian Wood Duck (70)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (69)
- Torresian Crow (68)
- Australian Torresian Crow (66)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (66)
- Noisy Friarbird (64)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (63)
- Southern Noisy Friarbird (62)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Benarkin North
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (61)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (60)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (60)
- Southern Magpie-lark (59)
- Eastern Galah (58)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (58)
- Laughing Kookaburra (57)
- Southern Pale-headed Rosella (56)
- Bell Miner (54)
- Double-barred Finch (53)
- White-browed Scrubwren (53)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (52)
- Common Bronzewing (51)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (51)
- Silvereye (50)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (49)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (49)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Benarkin North:
- Blackbutt North (3.6 km)
- Benarkin (4 km)
- Taromeo (4.3 km)
- Blackbutt (6 km)
- Blackbutt South (7.2 km)
- Cherry Creek (8.4 km)
- Nukku (8.4 km)
- Teelah (8.8 km)
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Streets
- Almond Road (5)
- Bradley Road (1)
- Gibson Road (5)
- Grant Road (19)
- Hardgrave Road (2)
- Hargrave Road (31)
- Hilary Road (11)
- Jones Road (7)
- Martin Crescent (38)
- Mclaughlan Road (39)
- Old Esk Road (12)
- Simpson Road (11)
- Williams Road (32)
