Winton (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,939 people were counted in Winton (S): of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Of the total population 5.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S) there were 391 children aged 0-14 years and 543 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S), 1,795 people were Australian citizens, 131 were born overseas and 19 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S), 55.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.6% were separated or divorced, 5.2% were widowed and 29.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S), 87.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Winton (S) were New Zealand 2.0%, England 0.9%, Croatia 0.5%, Germany 0.4% and Papua New Guinea 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Winton (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 31.0%, Anglican 26.1%, Uniting Church 10.7%, No Religion 10.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Croatian 0.4%, Cantonese 0.3%, German 0.2%, Netherlandic 0.2% and Swedish 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,027 people aged 15 years and over in Winton (S) were in the labour force. Of these 68.9% worked full-time, 23.0% worked part-time, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.7% were unemployed. 454 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 14.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 11.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.9%, Associate Professionals 6.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.1%, Professionals 4.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Winton (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 20.9%, Government Administration 4.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.0%, Education 3.3% and Health Services 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S), 388 families were counted: of these, 37.6% were couple families without children, 51.3% were couple families with children, 9.5% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S), 715 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Winton (S), 69.4% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats, units or apartments and 25.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S), 51.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 9.8% were being purchased and 18.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 17.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 82.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Winton (S), 53.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.1% were group households.