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Benowa QLD 4217

5,971 addresses · 106 streets

Moncrieff Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Benowa · 69 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Benowa is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 9,889 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,918 a week, with median rent near $580 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

9,889Population
44Median age
$1,918Median household income / wk
$580Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Benowa statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Benowa itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Nerang, 3.6 km west · Light rail stop: Queen Street, 4 km north · Bus interchange: Greyhound Bus Terminal Surfers Paradise, 4.1 km east · Ferry wharf: HOTA, Home of the Arts, 3.3 km east · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 9.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 10.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Benowa

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Benowa QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 59.5%

Population by age in Benowa
Population by age, Benowa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4425
5-141,403
15-19714
20-24462
25-34768
35-441,281
45-541,456
55-641,293
65-741,176
75-84702
85+206
Dwelling types in Benowa
Dwelling types, Benowa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,089
Townhouse967
Apartment355
Other0
Households by weekly income in Benowa
Households by weekly income, Benowa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650476
$650-1,499848
$1,500-2,999936
$3,000+919
Top ancestries in Benowa
Top ancestries, Benowa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,502
Australian2,439
Other1,460
Irish956
Chinese947
Scottish844
Housing tenure in Benowa
Housing tenure, Benowa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,360
Mortgage1,229
Rented726
Other79
Cars per household in Benowa
Cars per household, Benowa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
077
11,109
21,490
3487
4+235
Commute to work in Benowa
Commute to work, Benowa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,997
Train13
Bus22
Tram/ferry0
Walked60
Bicycle36
Home784
Top countries of birth in Benowa
Top countries of birth, Benowa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand586
England450
China411
South Korea187
Japan159
South Africa139
Languages used at home in Benowa
Languages used at home, Benowa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin635
Japanese220
Korean214
Cantonese144
Persian87
Spanish71

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

32,757 bird observations recorded near Benowa — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Benowa

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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