2.1 ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Magenta · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Magenta
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes are a defining feature of Magenta, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most similar areas. While over half of the homes contain two people, the area has a relatively low rate of single-parent families.
2.1
▼ -19.2%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Magenta — lower than 81% of areas.
| Magenta | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2261, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With only 2.1 people per home, household sizes in Magenta are much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.5. About 25.4% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
25.4% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Magenta, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 25%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 58.0%, while one-parent families account for 10.0%. This share of single-parent homes is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
10.0% ▲ —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Magenta, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; Couples with children is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Magenta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12450/magenta/topic/family-households