Winton (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,336 people in Winton (S) of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Winton (S) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.6% of the population.

Of people in Winton (S) aged 15 years and over, 48.9% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Winton (S) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Winton (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Winton (S) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Winton (S) 23.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.1% were in primary school, 10.7% in secondary school and 16.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Winton (S) were Australian 37.6%, English 29.2%, Irish 9.3%, Scottish 7.1% and German 4.1%.

In Winton (S), 88.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.3%, England 1.2%, Germany 0.7%, Croatia 0.4% and United States of America 0.4%.

In Winton (S), 87.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Winton (S) were Catholic 33.2%, Anglican 27.3%, No Religion 12.6%, Uniting Church 7.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.2%.

In Winton (S) 93.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 0.4%, Greek 0.4%, German 0.3%, Spanish 0.3% and Italian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 717 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Winton (S). Of these 72.1% were employed full time, 15.9% were employed part-time and 3.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Winton (S), 5.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 63.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Winton (S) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Winton (S) included Managers 28.7%, Labourers 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.5%, Professionals 6.8% and Sales Workers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Winton (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 27.2%, Local Government Administration 11.3%, School Education 4.9%, Hospitals 4.3% and Accommodation 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Winton (S) was $546.

In Winton (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 44.6%, Walked only 14.0%, Car, as passenger 4.1%, Truck 2.9% and Bicycle 2.3%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 49.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Winton (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.6% provided care for children and 8.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Winton (S), 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Winton (S), 40.6% were couple families with children, 44.6% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

In Winton (S) 13.0% of single parents were male and 87.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Winton (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,833 and those without children was $1,437.

Employment status of couple families

In Winton (S), of couple families with children, 36.5% had both partners employed full-time, 1.4% had both employed part-time and 12.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Winton (S), 71.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Winton (S), 85.8% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats, units or apartments and 6.4% were other dwellings.

In Winton (S), of occupied private dwellings 10.2% had 1 bedroom, 20.1% had 2 bedrooms and 38.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Winton (S), 42.5% were owned outright, 20.5% were owned with a mortgage and 30.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Winton (S), of all households, 64.5% were family households, 33.5% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Winton (S), 36.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Winton (S), 32.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Winton (S), there were 131 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 73 (or 55.7%) were male and 58 (or 44.3%) were female. The median age was 32 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Winton (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $820.

In Winton (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $420.