Demographics
Mount Magnet is approximately 261.33 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Mount Magnet was 470. The population is 55% male and 45% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Mount Magnet are $300 to $449. The most common weekly income bracket is $300 to $399 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $0 to $74.Description
Mount Magnet is a suburb of South East & Central, Western Australia and is about 473 kms north-northeast of WA's capital city of Perth. In the 2011 Australian census the population of Mount Magnet was 532 when there were 259 Females and 273 Males living there Mount Magnet is situated four and a half hours' drive east of Geraldton, on the Great Northern Highway, Mount Magnet is one of the Mid West region’s original gold mining towns, and the longest surviving gold mining settlement in Western Australia. Mount Magnet never had a public battery (a type of mill machine that crushes material). The nearest battery was built 5 km west in Boogardie. The actual battery can now be seen at the Mount Magnet Mining and Pastoral Museum. However, evidence of Mount Magnet's gold-rush heyday can be seen in its very wide main street with three hotels and historic buildings. During the wildflower season (August to November) the Gascoyne-Murchison area attracts tourists viewing the abundant natural display of wildflowers.