[9] Originally a rural locality, in recent times it has become more of a residential suburb for the workers in Gladstone, Boyne Island and Tannum Sands.

In June 2017, a 4.5 metre tall sculpture called "This Big" was installed at the Caltex Truck & Travel Centre on the Bruce Highway at Benaraby which was officially unveiled in September 2017.

[15][16][17] Commissioned by site owner Martin Spinks, the "This Big" sculpture depicts a giant pair of hands measuring a barramundi.

[15][16] Inspired by the Gladstone Region's aluminium industry and fishing culture, it was created by Lump Studio in Melbourne where ten people worked on the sculpture over a period of six months before it was transported to Benaraby where it took three days to install.

[17] Ettingshausen said the sculpture is not only intended to be a designated highway landmark but to also represent Benaraby as being the gateway to newly created fishing zones and "the real start of the barramundi fishery in Queensland".