Benarkin vs Blackbutt

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Benarkin tends to suit people living alone, while Blackbutt suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Blackbutt

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 91/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Benarkin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Benarkin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($148/wk vs $230/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Benarkin sits closer to the CBD (148.2 km vs 151.8 km)
  • Blackbutt is more walkable (60/100 vs 23/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blackbutt

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 23/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 21%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 91/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Benarkin and Blackbutt drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Benarkin Blackbutt
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Benarkin Blackbutt
Walkability 23 / 60
Benarkin — Walkability: 23/100 Blackbutt — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 9 / 34
Benarkin — Safety: 9/100 Blackbutt — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Benarkin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blackbutt — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blackbutt has more residents (799 vs 61); Blackbutt rents higher ($230/wk vs $148/wk).

Benarkin Blackbutt
Population 61 799
+1210% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -4.4%
Median age 59
same for both
Median household income $36,400/yr $39,936/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $148/wk $230/wk
+55% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benarkin Blackbutt
0-4 4.9% / 3.4%
Benarkin — 0-4: 4.9% Blackbutt — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 — / 8.5%
Benarkin — 5-14: not among its largest Blackbutt — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 4.9% / 3.4%
Benarkin — 15-19: 4.9% Blackbutt — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Benarkin — 20-24: not among its largest Blackbutt — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 — / 5.8%
Benarkin — 25-34: not among its largest Blackbutt — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 6.6% / 7.3%
Benarkin — 35-44: 6.6% Blackbutt — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 18.0% / 10.8%
Benarkin — 45-54: 18.0% Blackbutt — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 24.6% / 16.0%
Benarkin — 55-64: 24.6% Blackbutt — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 16.4% / 25.4%
Benarkin — 65-74: 16.4% Blackbutt — 65-74: 25.4%
75-84 4.9% / 13.1%
Benarkin — 75-84: 4.9% Blackbutt — 75-84: 13.1%
85+ — / 2.5%
Benarkin — 85+: not among its largest Blackbutt — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benarkin 83.3% lone person
Benarkin — Lone Person: 83.3% Benarkin — Couple Families: 16.7% Benarkin — One Parent Families: 0.0% Benarkin — Group Household: 0.0%
Blackbutt 58.1% lone person
Blackbutt — Lone Person: 58.1% Blackbutt — Couple Families: 22.1% Blackbutt — One Parent Families: 17.6% Blackbutt — Group Household: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Benarkin 23.1% renting
Benarkin — Owned Outright: 65.4% Benarkin — Mortgage: 11.5% Benarkin — Renting: 23.1%
Blackbutt 23.8% renting
Blackbutt — Owned Outright: 59.5% Blackbutt — Mortgage: 16.7% Blackbutt — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benarkin 100.0% houses
Benarkin — Houses: 100.0% Benarkin — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Benarkin — Townhouses: 0.0%
Blackbutt 95.2% houses
Blackbutt — Houses: 95.2% Blackbutt — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Blackbutt — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Benarkin Blackbutt
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 18.3%
Benarkin — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Blackbutt — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 3.5%
Benarkin — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Blackbutt — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.3%
Benarkin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Blackbutt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Benarkin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Blackbutt — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Development activity

Benarkin Blackbutt
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Benarkin Blackbutt
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD

Liveability

Blackbutt is more walkable (60 vs 23).

Benarkin Blackbutt
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Benarkin carries more crime risk (91 vs 66).

Benarkin Blackbutt
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Benarkin Blackbutt
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Benarkin

  • Benarkin State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Blackbutt

  • Blackbutt State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Benarkin Blackbutt
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 11

Mobility

Blackbutt sits further from the CBD (151.8 km vs 148.2 km).

Benarkin Blackbutt
Walkability score 23/100 60/100
Distance to Brisbane 148.2 km 151.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 125 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4314
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 4314
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Benarkin Blackbutt
Car (driver) 100.0% / 69.0%
Benarkin — Car (driver): 100.0% Blackbutt — Car (driver): 69.0%
Walked Only — / 13.1%
Benarkin — Walked Only: not among its largest Blackbutt — Walked Only: 13.1%
Car (passenger) — / 8.9%
Benarkin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Blackbutt — Car (passenger): 8.9%
Worked from Home — / 8.9%
Benarkin — Worked from Home: not among its largest Blackbutt — Worked from Home: 8.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Benarkin Blackbutt
Elevation 427 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 443 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Benarkin Blackbutt
Connectivity score 30/100 63/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 39%
532 premises

Council rates

Benarkin Blackbutt
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Benarkin Blackbutt
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Benarkin Blackbutt
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Benarkin

River Rural

Blackbutt

Acreage Parks Quiet Retirees

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