Windsor Downs

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,290 people in Windsor Downs of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Windsor Downs was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.0% of the population.

Of people in Windsor Downs aged 15 years and over, 62.1% were married and 3.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Windsor Downs was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

In Windsor Downs, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Windsor Downs was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Windsor Downs 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.3% were in primary school, 29.5% in secondary school and 21.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Windsor Downs were Australian 31.9%, English 22.2%, Maltese 7.7%, Irish 6.3% and Scottish 4.4%.

In Windsor Downs, 77.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.4%, Malta 1.3%, Netherlands 1.1%, New Zealand 0.9% and Italy 0.8%.

In Windsor Downs, 55.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Windsor Downs were Catholic 43.2%, Anglican 25.5%, No Religion 8.6%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6% and Uniting Church 3.6%.

In Windsor Downs 85.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 1.2%, Arabic 0.9%, Italian 0.8%, Mandarin 0.7% and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0.6%.

Employment

There were 761 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Windsor Downs. Of these 60.7% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 2.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Windsor Downs, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Windsor Downs was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Windsor Downs included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.7%, Managers 17.0%, Professionals 16.2%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.9% and Labourers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Windsor Downs, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.2%, Building Installation Services 5.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.2% and Automotive Repair and Maintenance 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Windsor Downs was $697.

In Windsor Downs, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.9%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Truck 4.5%, Train, car as driver 1.6% and Train, car as passenger 1.1%. On the day, 3.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Windsor Downs, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.9% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.6% 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 Windsor Downs, 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Windsor Downs, 69.2% were couple families with children, 24.0% were couple families without children and 6.9% were one parent families.

In Windsor Downs 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Windsor Downs, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,596 and those without children was $2,666.

Employment status of couple families

In Windsor Downs, of couple families with children, 26.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 28.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Windsor Downs, 96.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Windsor Downs, 99.1% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Windsor Downs, of occupied private dwellings 0.9% had 1 bedroom, 0.9% had 2 bedrooms and 5.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.3. The average household size was 3.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Windsor Downs, 38.5% were owned outright, 58.0% were owned with a mortgage and 3.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Windsor Downs, of all households, 95.3% were family households, 3.9% were single person households and 0.9% were group households.

In Windsor Downs, 6.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 30.2% 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 Windsor Downs, 10.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 54.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Windsor Downs, there were 13 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 53.8%) were male and 6 (or 46.2%) were female. The median age was 18 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 Windsor Downs, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 2.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $833.

In Windsor Downs, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.