Winston Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Winston (4825) is a suburb of Western, Mt Isa & North Western, Queensland. It is about 1564 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Winston is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Winston was 1,450 and is comprised of approximately 43.5% females and 56.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Winston is 32 years of age.

72.5% of people living in the suburb of Winston were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% New Zealand, 1.9% Philippines, 1.4% England, 0.8% South Africa, 0.8% India, 0.6% Fiji, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Vietnam, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Denmark, 0.3% Slovenia, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Austria, 0.3% Ireland.

78.1% of people living in Winston speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 14.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.6% Other, 1.0% Tagalog, 0.6% Filipino , 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Samoan, 0.4% German, 0.3% Italian.

The religious makeup of Winston is 26.3% Catholic, 19.7% No religion, 18.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 13.6% Anglican, 5.4% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Baptist, 1.8% Lutheran, 1.6% Pentecostal.

43.9% of people are married, 41.1% have never married and 8.1% are divorced and 4.6% are separated. There are 28 widowed people living in Winston.

77.1% of the people living in Winston over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 13.3% are working on a part time basis. Winston has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Winston are 23.8% Technicians & trades workers, 17.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.2% Professionals, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.6% Managers, 8.4% Labourers, 7.2% Sales workers, 6.2% Community & personal service workers, 3.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Winston work in are 28.1% Mining, 10.8% Retail trade, 7.5% Health care and social assistance, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.3% Construction, 5.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.3% Education and training, 4.7% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Transport, postal and warehousing.

20.8% of homes are fully owned, and 28.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $971 per week and the median household income is $1954 per week.

The median rent in Winston is $275 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Winston postcode 4825