653 ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 643
- 2016: 482
- 2021: 653
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Magnet · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Mount Magnet
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Magnet is now 42, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national averages. The community is small and has grown by only about 10 people since 2011. This shifting age profile is mirrored by a significant rise in the number of seniors living here.
653
▲ +1.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Magnet — lower than 91% of areas.
| Mount Magnet | 653 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 653 people, which is smaller than about 91% of similar areas. Since 2011, the typical resident's age has risen by five years, from 37 to 42.
42 yrs ▲ +13.5%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose by 6.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.5%.
16.5% ▲ +59.0%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Magnet, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
At 8.9%, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is well above the state and national figures, though this is a fall of 27 percentage points since 2011. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 19.6%.
8.9% ▼ -75.2%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.6% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Magnet, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Magnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55810/mount-magnet/topic/demographics-identity