Magnolia · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Magnolia

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few single-parent homes set Magnolia apart from most similar areas, where 0% of families are headed by one parent. This is a community largely made up of couples, with a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.

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📍 Magnolia, Suburb / Locality

Where Magnolia sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Magnolia — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Magnolia2.3
4650, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Magnolia house two people, accounting for 54.9% of all households. This contributes to a low rate of people living alone at 15.7%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Magnolia, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are exclusively couples, with 56% having no children and 44% having children. The total absence of one-parent families is far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Magnolia, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 44%.

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 Magnolia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31732/magnolia/topic/family-households