Magnetic Island

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,199 people in Magnetic Island of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Magnetic Island was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2% of the population.

Of people in Magnetic Island aged 15 years and over, 42.2% were married and 19.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Magnetic Island was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

In Magnetic Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Magnetic Island was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Magnetic Island 24.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 21.4% in secondary school and 12.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Magnetic Island were English 33.0%, Australian 22.8%, Scottish 9.5%, Irish 9.2% and German 4.4%.

In Magnetic Island, 70.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 4.3%, Germany 1.4%, United States of America 0.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

In Magnetic Island, 56.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Magnetic Island were No Religion 33.1%, Catholic 18.7%, Anglican 17.1%, Uniting Church 5.5% and Christian, nfd 4.0%.

In Magnetic Island 88.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.6%, Italian 0.5%, Japanese 0.5%, Dutch 0.4% and French 0.4%.

Employment

There were 1,087 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Magnetic Island. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 37.0% were employed part-time and 6.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Magnetic Island, 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Magnetic Island was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Magnetic Island included Professionals 17.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Managers 13.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Labourers 11.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 10.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Magnetic Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 9.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.9%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.9% and School Education 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Magnetic Island was $508.

In Magnetic Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 32.8%, Walked only 10.6%, Ferry, car as driver 9.8%, Car, as passenger 4.2% and Ferry 2.9%. On the day, 24.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 36.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Magnetic Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.7% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Magnetic Island, 29.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Magnetic Island, 30.2% were couple families with children, 50.3% were couple families without children and 19.1% were one parent families.

In Magnetic Island 21.8% of single parents were male and 78.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Magnetic Island, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,928 and those without children was $1,477.

Employment status of couple families

In Magnetic Island, of couple families with children, 17.3% had both partners employed full-time, 7.2% had both employed part-time and 18.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Magnetic Island, 59.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 40.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Magnetic Island, 79.6% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

In Magnetic Island, of occupied private dwellings 7.7% had 1 bedroom, 29.3% had 2 bedrooms and 41.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Magnetic Island, 32.4% were owned outright, 25.4% were owned with a mortgage and 38.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Magnetic Island, of all households, 61.4% were family households, 33.6% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

In Magnetic Island, 34.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Magnetic Island, 49.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Magnetic Island, there were 60 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 29 (or 48.3%) were male and 31 (or 51.7%) were female. The median age was 20 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Magnetic Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,042.

In Magnetic Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,925.