National Regional Profile: Magnetic Island (Statistical Local Area)  
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Population POPULATION/PEOPLE


2004
2005
2006
2007
2008


ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION - at 30 June

Population by Sex

Males no.
1 121
1 175
1 240
1 271
1 282
Females no.
1 034
1 043
1 057
1 076
1 092
Persons no.
2 155
2 218
2 297
2 347
2 374

Population by Age group

Persons - 0 to 14 years %
17.4
17.4
16.9
15.3
13.8
Persons - 15 years to 24 years %
10.6
9.9
10.4
11.0
11.6
Persons - 25 years to 34 years %
9.6
9.9
9.1
8.9
9.3
Persons - 35 years to 44 years %
15.5
14.9
14.0
14.2
13.6
Persons - 45 years to 54 years %
19.4
19.2
19.7
20.0
20.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years %
14.6
15.2
15.8
16.3
17.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years %
8.0
7.9
8.1
8.5
8.5
Persons - 75 years to 84 years %
4.3
4.8
5.0
4.8
4.5
Persons - 85 years and over %
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.1
1.3

POPULATION DENSITY (ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION) - at 30 June

Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
46.3

ESTIMATED RESIDENT INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June

Percentage of total population %
-
-
2.3
-
-

OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006

Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) %
-
-
4.3
-
-
Born in North-West Europe %
-
-
13.6
-
-
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe %
-
-
1.0
-
-
Born in North Africa and the Middle East %
-
-
0.3
-
-
Born in South-East Asia %
-
-
0.8
-
-
Born in North-East Asia %
-
-
0.2
-
-
Born in Southern and Central Asia %
-
-
0.5
-
-
Born in Americas %
-
-
1.7
-
-
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa %
-
-
0.6
-
-
Total born overseas %
-
-
23.1
-
-

SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006

Percentage of total population %
-
-
5.6
-
-

PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006

Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over %
-
-
58.9
-
-

OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006

Managers %
-
-
14.5
-
-
Professionals %
-
-
16.9
-
-
Technicians and Trades Workers %
-
-
16.9
-
-
Community and Personal Service Workers %
-
-
8.9
-
-
Clerical and Administrative Workers %
-
-
12.3
-
-
Sales Workers %
-
-
9.3
-
-
Machinery Operators and Drivers %
-
-
5.3
-
-
Labourers %
-
-
13.1
-
-
Inadequately Described/Not Stated %
-
-
2.8
-
-

HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006

Households no.
-
-
846
-
-

FAMILIES - Census 2006

Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
137
-
-
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
82
-
-
Total families no.
-
-
551
-
-

INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006

Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago %
-
-
20.4
-
-
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago %
-
-
52.1
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006

Major Cities %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Inner Regional %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Outer Regional %
-
-
100.0
-
-
Remote %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Very Remote %
-
-
0.0
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006

Major Urban %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Other Urban %
-
-
46.2
-
-
Bounded Locality %
-
-
52.1
-
-
Rural Balance %
-
-
1.7
-
-

UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006

Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group %
-
-
27.4
-
-
Persons caring for own children without pay %
-
-
18.1
-
-
Persons caring for other children without pay %
-
-
6.2
-
-
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay %
-
-
2.2
-
-
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others %
-
-
11.1
-
-

ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006

Proportion of occupied private dwellings %
-
-
55.4
-
-

BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December

Births no.
16
20
17
25
18
Total fertility rate rate
1.7
1.7
1.6
2.0
2.0
Deaths no.
14
10
8
10
9
Standardised death rate rate
5.4
5.6
5.2
4.1
3.7