576 ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 606
- 2016: 500
- 2021: 576
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Magnet · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Magnet
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Mount Magnet (L), accounting for 33.5% of the population. The area is now noticeably older than the state and national typical age of 38, though it has actually grown younger since 2011. This shift is driven by a sharp increase in children and a drop in the number of seniors.
576
▼ -5.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Magnet — lower than 62% of areas.
| Mount Magnet | 576 |
|---|---|
| 6638, WA | 653 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Mount Magnet (L) shrank by 5% since 2011, losing about 30 people to reach a total of 576 residents. The typical person here is 43, which is 5 years older than the typical person across Western Australia and Australia.
43 yrs ▼ -14.0%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 21.4% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average and rose 9.5 percentage points since 2011. This increase in children coincided with a 9.3 percentage point fall in the proportion of people aged 65 and over.
16.1% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▲ +79.7%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.4% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, with 18.6% of residents in such a partnership.
9.4% ▲ +851.6%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.6% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 40%, 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/ucl/UCL521033/mount-magnet/topic/demographics-identity