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

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 082
1 113
1 095
1 146
1 210
Femalesno.
1 025
1 032
1 026
1 028
1 032
Personsno.
2 107
2 145
2 121
2 174
2 242
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
18.7
17.9
16.8
16.8
16.1
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
10.2
10.5
10.7
10.3
10.5
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
10.4
10.1
9.9
10.0
9.5
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
16.8
16.4
15.5
14.9
14.2
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
18.6
19.3
19.3
19.1
19.4
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
13.0
13.7
14.9
15.7
16.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.7
7.5
7.9
8.0
8.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.5
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.8
1.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
43.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
2.3
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
4.2
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
13.4
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.8
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
22.8
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
5.0
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
58.7
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
13.7
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
17.3
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
12.6
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
14.2
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
3.0
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
849
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
551
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
136
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
85
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
20.4
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
49.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN 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%
-
-
-
-
46.3
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
52.2
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
1.6
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
27.1
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
17.9
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.5
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.8
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
11.0
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
55.0
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
21
26
16
20
17
Total fertility raterate
1.5
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.7
Deathsno.
8
9
14
10
8
Standardised death raterate
4.7
4.6
5.2
5.4
5.1