1.9 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Magnetic Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Magnetic Island
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of families on Magnetic Island are couples without children, reflecting a trend toward smaller living arrangements. The island has a very high proportion of people living alone, contributing to a typical household size that is well below the national figure.
1.9
▼ -9.5%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Magnetic Island — lower than 96% of areas.
| Magnetic Island | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 4819, QLD | 1.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with the typical home holding only 1.9 people. This is well below the Queensland average of 2.5 and is driven by a high number of people living alone, which rose to 36.2% in 2021.
36.2% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Magnetic Island, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 53.4%, while couples with children account for 30.9%. One-parent families make up 14.2% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
14.2% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Magnetic Island, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 31%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Magnetic Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Magnetic Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021483/magnetic-island/topic/family-households