Suburb profile

Magenta NSW 2261

Magenta is located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, postcode 2261. It has 428 properties across 11 streets. Explore every street in Magenta, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Magenta

Magenta, NSW 2261, sits in the Central Coast region and neighbours Canton Beach, Norah Head, Noraville and The Entrance North. Its 11 streets hold 428 properties, 271 of them houses and 157 units.

Census figures are for The Entrance, which covers the whole suburb. The area had 15,839 residents, a median age of 48 and an average household of 2.1 people. Median household income was $1,176 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month and the median rent $365 a week. Of 6,974 dwellings, 3,268 were separate houses, 2,044 semi-detached, 1,510 flats and 135 other; 2,351 were owned outright, 1,431 owned with a mortgage and 2,990 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Magenta

  • 15,839Peoplelive in the area
  • 48Median ageyears
  • $1,176Median household incomea week
  • $365Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses3,268
  • Townhouses and semis2,044
  • Flats and apartments1,510
  • Other135

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,950a month
  • Household size2.1people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 2,351Owned with a mortgage 1,431Rented 2,990Other 202

For sale and rent in Magenta

Darin ButcherDarin Butcher

$710,000 - $780,000

902/3 Birkdale Place, Magenta NSW 2261

3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 car space Townhouse

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Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.

Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.