Magra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Magra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the biggest slice of the pie in Magra, where 55.9% of families fit this description. This is a place where larger households are the norm, with far fewer people living on their own compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Magra sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Magra — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Magra2.8
7140, TAS 2.4
Tasmania 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with a typical 2.8 people per household, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 2.4. Only 15.6% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the 29% seen across Tasmania.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.6% ▼ -13.4%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Magra, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 13.9% of the community, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.

13.9% ▲ +34.7%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Magra, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Magra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60378/magra/topic/family-households