Benholme is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Benholme had a population of 81 people.
Geography Benholme is bounded to the south-east by the Pioneer River and to the south by its tributary Cattle Creek.
The Mackay–Eungalla Road enters the locality from the north-east (Mirani) and exits the locality to the west (Gargett).
The land use is predominantly irrigated crop growing (mostly sugarcane) with some grazing on native vegetation. There is a network of cane tramways through the locality to transport harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills.
Demographics In the , Benholme had a population of 91 people.
In the , Benholme had a population of 81 people.
Education There are no schools in Benholme. The nearest government primary schools are Mirani State School in neighbouring Mirani to the east and Gargett State School in neighbouring Gargett to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Mirani State High School, also in Mirani.
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