Mount Magnet (L)

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 461 people in Mount Magnet (L). Of these 54.8% were male and 45.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 21.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Magnet (L) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.0% of the population.

Of people in Mount Magnet (L) aged 15 years and over, 31.4% were married and 19.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Magnet (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 24.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 28.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Magnet (L) 38.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.8% were in primary school, 12.1% in secondary school and 3.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Magnet (L), 7.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Magnet (L) were Australian 34.9%, English 16.8%, Irish 7.9%, Scottish 5.2% and German 3.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Mount Magnet (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Magnet (L), 66.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.5%, New Zealand 1.8%, Philippines 1.1%, Scotland 0.9% and Netherlands 0.9%.

In Mount Magnet (L), 51.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Magnet (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.1%, England 5.0%, New Zealand 2.8%, Scotland 1.4% and Wales 1.1%.

In Mount Magnet (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.7%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Northern Ireland 1.6% and Wales 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Magnet (L) were No Religion, so described 32.7%, Not stated 27.0%, Catholic 16.3%, Anglican 8.6% and Christian, nfd 3.3%. In Mount Magnet (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Magnet (L) 73.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.7% and Tagalog 0.7%.

Employment

There were 164 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Magnet (L). Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 23.2% were employed part-time and 12.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Mount Magnet (L), 8.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Magnet (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Labourers 17.9%, Professionals 14.9%, Managers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7% and Sales Workers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Mount Magnet (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Gold Ore Mining 23.1%, Secondary Education 9.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.4%, Local Government Administration 5.8% and Police Services 5.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Magnet (L) was $537.

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In Mount Magnet (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.5%, Walked only 20.9%, Bus 4.3%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Worked at home 3.6%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Magnet (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.4% provided care for children and 7.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Magnet (L), 18.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Magnet (L), 33.8% were couple families with children, 46.2% were couple families without children and 16.2% were one parent families.

In Mount Magnet (L), 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Magnet (L), of couple families with children, 17.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 26.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mount Magnet (L), 56.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 43.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Magnet (L), 87.3% were separate houses, 3.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 5.6% were other dwellings.

In Mount Magnet (L), of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 16.5% had 2 bedrooms and 51.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Magnet (L), 34.8% were owned outright, 19.6% were owned with a mortgage and 37.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Magnet (L), of all households, 57.6% were family households, 36.0% were single person households and 6.5% were group households.

In Mount Magnet (L), 31.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Mount Magnet (L), 32.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Magnet (L), 69.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Mount Magnet (L), 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 30 years.

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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.

In Mount Magnet (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $949.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Mount Magnet (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $442.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)