Winton (Qld), QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Winton is an outback town in Central West Queensland, about 175 kilometres north-west of Longreach and more than 1,100 kilometres from Brisbane, on the traditional country of the Koa people. A former police sergeant, Robert Allen, laid out the settlement in the 1870s at a spot first called Pelican Waterholes, and it was gazetted as Winton in 1879, the name said to come from a suburb of Bournemouth in England. The town looms large in Australian folklore: Banjo Paterson's Waltzing Matilda had its first public performance at the North Gregory Hotel in 1895, the airline Qantas was founded here in 1920, and rich dinosaur fossils and the Lark Quarry trackways draw visitors to its prehistoric past.
Less advantaged than the national average
Winton (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 927, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Winton (Qld) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 856
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,290
- SEIFA score
- 927
- Coordinates
- -22.3815, 143.0394
Winton (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Winton (Qld) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27%, 30% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 145 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 77 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 192 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 235 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 206 | 24% |
Share of the 855 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 139 | 39% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 77 | 22% |
| Rented | 106 | 30% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 318 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 9 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 348 occupied private dwellings in Winton (Qld).
- Median weekly rent
- $150
- Median monthly mortgage
- $849
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,010
- Median weekly personal income
- $884
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 55 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 18 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 78 (9%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 259 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Employed full-time
- 311
- Employed part-time
- 82
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Winton (Qld)
Where is Winton (Qld)?
Winton (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Winton (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, Winton (Qld) had a population of about 856.
Is Winton (Qld) an advantaged area?
Winton (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 927, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 20 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of Australian suburbs.
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