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What's going on in Magnetic Island

Population 2,475 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#4 of 530 in Queensland

for Median age (58)

Rank 2

#66 of 530 in Queensland

for % of dwellings with no motor vehicle (10.2%)

Rank 3

#167 of 530 in Queensland

for Unemployment rate (6.0%)

The three dimensions where Magnetic Island picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,001 / week
#513 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
58 years
#4 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
26.5%
#333 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
6.0%
#167 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.70
#516 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Magnetic Island's sharpest rank is for Median age. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #15 · one rank above Laurieton - Bonny Hills New South Wales ↓ #17 · one rank below Yorke Peninsula - South South Australia

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.