National Regional Profile: Magnetic Island (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,118
2,131
2,148
2,227
2,244
Malesno.
1,099
1,104
1,116
1,148
1,155
Femalesno.
1,019
1,027
1,032
1,079
1,089
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
21.3
19.6
19.5
18.9
18.1
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
9.1
9.2
10.0
10.8
11.2
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
10.9
11.1
10.2
10.6
11.2
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.2
17.3
16.4
15.3
14.5
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
17.8
19.1
18.0
19.1
19.6
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
11.5
12.0
13.0
12.7
12.8
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
7.3
7.5
8.3
7.7
7.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
3.3
3.4
4.0
4.0
4.0
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
43.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.7
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
21.9
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
5.1
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
54.2
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
54.9
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
823
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
555
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
164
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
92
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
100.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
19
20
21
26
16
Crude birth raterate
8.9
9.3
9.7
11.6
7.1
Deathsno.
9
9
8
9
14
Crude death raterate
4.2
4.2
3.7
4.0
6.2