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Sunset vs Winston

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.5 km apart · Sunset profile · Winston profile

Sunset Winston

Sunset and Winston are neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different housing styles. Sunset is a place of larger, detached homes, with 90.1% being separate houses and 85.2% having three or more bedrooms. It is also more family-oriented, with a higher share of children under 15 (25.7%) and more people in de facto relationships (23.5%). In contrast, Winston has many more townhouses and smaller homes, and far more people living alone (34.1%). Winston also offers better walkability, with more intersections and amenities within easy reach.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people with no religion. They are also very similar in their typical weekly household and personal incomes, as well as the number of schools nearby. While Sunset has a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents (22.6%) compared to Winston (14.9%), both areas remain well above the Australian average.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 32.4 pts higher in Sunset 3+ bedrooms: 24.9 pts higher in Sunset Population: 1,053 larger in Sunset Living alone: 10.3 pts higher in Winston Renting: 9.0 pts higher in Winston

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sunsetin Winston +1,053 larger in Sunset gap steady
2,137 79th pct 1,084 73rd pct
Median age in Sunsetin Winston +2 yrs older in Winston gap narrowing
31 yrs 7th pct 33 yrs 11th pct
First Nations in Sunsetin Winston +7.6 pts higher in Sunset gap widening
22.6% 93rd pct 14.9% 89th pct
Aged 65+ in Sunsetin Winston +2.0 pts higher in Winston gap widening
7.8% 12th pct 9.8% 15th pct
Under 15 in Sunsetin Winston +7.0 pts higher in Sunset gap steady
25.7% 89th pct 18.7% 61st pct
De facto in Sunsetin Winston +5.4 pts higher in Sunset gap widening
23.5% 92nd pct 18.1% 84th pct

Age structure

31.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.7 pts 30.5%
25.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.0 pts 18.7%
21.9% Older adults (45–64) +2.4 pts ▸ 24.3%
12.8% Youth (15–24) +3.5 pts ▸ 16.3%
7.8% Seniors (65+) +2.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

Marital status

48.9% Never married +0.3 pts ▸ 49.1%
36.4% Married ◂ +1.7 pts 34.7%
7.6% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 8.8%
4.0% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%
3.4% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Sunset Winston

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Sunsetin Winston +1.7 pts higher in Winston gap steady
16.3% 69th pct 18.0% 73rd pct

Country of birth

76.6% Australia ◂ +0.2 pts 76.5%
5.3% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.4% Philippines +1.3 pts ▸ 3.8%
1.6% England ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%
0.8% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

35.6% Australian ◂ +2.5 pts 33.0%
29.9% English +1.6 pts ▸ 31.5%
6.9% Scottish +3.4 pts ▸ 10.3%
10.3% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 9.1%
3.6% German +2.7 pts ▸ 6.3%
4.3% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.0% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%
1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%
0.6% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.3% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.7% Indian even 0.7%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Other language in Sunsetin Winston +2.9 pts higher in Winston gap steady
8.6% 73rd pct 11.4% 78th pct
Limited English in Sunsetin Winston +0.2 pts higher in Winston gap steady
0.6% 72nd pct 0.8% 74th pct

Language used at home

84.3% English only ◂ +3.7 pts 80.6%
0.8% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Punjabi even 0.3%
0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Sunsetin Winston +5.2 pts higher in Sunset gap widening
43.0% 58th pct 37.8% 41st pct

Religious affiliation

45.5% Christianity +4.1 pts ▸ 49.6%
43.0% No religion ◂ +5.2 pts 37.8%
9.2% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 8.9%
0.3% Islam +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.5% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.3% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Sunsetin Winston +1.2 pts higher in Sunset gap narrowing
51.7% 66th pct 50.6% 63rd pct
Bachelor+ in Sunsetin Winston +5.3 pts higher in Winston gap widening
11.9% 38th pct 17.2% 59th pct
Schools/1k kids in Sunsetin Winston
3.64 49th pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Sunsetin Winston even
11 81st pct 11 81st pct
Avg size in Sunsetin Winston even
266 44th pct 266 44th pct
ICSEA in Sunsetin Winston even
872 11th pct 872 11th pct

Highest year of school

51.7% Year 12 ◂ +1.2 pts 50.6%
22.7% Year 10 ◂ +0.1 pts 22.6%
8.8% Year 9 or below +1.8 pts ▸ 10.5%
8.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 7.2%

Highest qualification level

46.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.9 pts 40.8%
15.1% Bachelor degree +4.5 pts ▸ 19.6%
10.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.2 pts 8.2%
3.3% Postgraduate degree +2.8 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.2% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Field of qualification

24.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 24.8%
12.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.5 pts 12.2%
9.6% Health +1.1 pts ▸ 10.7%
10.0% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%
7.3% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 8.2%
5.7% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%
2.0% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%
1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%
1.5% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%
0.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Sunsetin Winston +$6 higher in Winston gap narrowing
$1,184 90th pct $1,190 90th pct
Household income in Sunsetin Winston +$148 higher in Sunset gap narrowing
$2,325 87th pct $2,177 83rd pct
Family income in Sunsetin Winston +$83 higher in Sunset gap narrowing
$2,625 86th pct $2,542 83rd pct
High earners in Sunsetin Winston +3.4 pts higher in Sunset gap widening
21.9% 91st pct 18.4% 87th pct
High-income homes in Sunsetin Winston +6.2 pts higher in Sunset gap narrowing
31.0% 84th pct 24.8% 73rd pct

Household income distribution

33.9% $1,500–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 41.4%
18.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 16.8%
17.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 15.0%
13.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 9.8%
8.6% Under $650 ◂ +1.4 pts 7.2%

Personal income distribution

31.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 30.8%
28.7% $650–$1,499 +0.7 pts ▸ 29.4%
26.7% Under $650 ◂ +0.3 pts 26.4%
5.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 4.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Sunsetin Winston +5.5 pts higher in Winston
20.0% 14th pct 25.5% 33rd pct
Mental health in Sunsetin Winston +0.4 pts higher in Winston
5.6% 27th pct 6.0% 30th pct
Needs assistance in Sunsetin Winston even gap steady
3.0% 31st pct 3.0% 32nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 8.2%
4.6% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 6.5%
4.2% Arthritis +2.2 pts ▸ 6.4%
3.8% Diabetes +2.5 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.6% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%
3.0% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
1.8% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%
1.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%
0.5% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.2% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.6% None ◂ +4.8 pts 63.8%
13.9% One condition +4.4 pts ▸ 18.4%
3.8% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 4.4%
1.9% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Sunsetin Winston +3.2 pts higher in Winston gap steady
13.8% 28th pct 17.0% 44th pct
Unpaid carers in Sunsetin Winston +0.4 pts higher in Winston gap steady
7.4% 13th pct 7.8% 14th pct
Unpaid child care in Sunsetin Winston +6.3 pts higher in Sunset gap widening
31.9% 80th pct 25.6% 52nd pct
Defence service in Sunsetin Winston +0.4 pts higher in Sunset
3.1% 57th pct 2.7% 51st pct
Housework 15h+ in Sunsetin Winston +1.2 pts higher in Winston gap narrowing
16.5% 14th pct 17.7% 17th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Sunsetin Winston +320 larger in Sunset
482 87th pct 162 86th pct
Median age in Sunsetin Winston +5 yrs older in Winston
23 yrs 38th pct 28 yrs 57th pct
Year 12 in Sunsetin Winston +8.1 pts higher in Sunset
42.3% 56th pct 34.1% 35th pct
Unemployment in Sunsetin Winston +7.1 pts higher in Sunset
7.1% 35th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Sunsetin Winston +$3 higher in Winston
$809 66th pct $812 66th pct
Household income in Sunsetin Winston +$66 higher in Winston
$2,012 62nd pct $2,078 65th pct
Indigenous language in Sunsetin Winston +1.2 pts higher in Winston
5.0% 55th pct 6.2% 61st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sunsetin Winston +0.3 larger in Sunset gap narrowing
2.7 71st pct 2.4 43rd pct
One-parent in Sunsetin Winston +5.4 pts higher in Sunset gap widening
19.3% 86th pct 14.0% 68th pct
Living alone in Sunsetin Winston +10.3 pts higher in Winston gap narrowing
23.8% 51st pct 34.1% 82nd pct

Family composition

58.4% Couples with children ◂ +0.6 pts 57.9%
21.1% Couples without children +5.4 pts ▸ 26.5%
19.3% One-parent families ◂ +5.4 pts 14.0%
0.8% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

23.8% 1 person +10.3 pts ▸ 34.1%
29.6% 2 people +3.1 pts ▸ 32.7%
17.7% 4 people ◂ +6.7 pts 11.0%
17.3% 3 people ◂ +4.7 pts 12.6%
7.0% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 5.6%
4.6% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sunsetin Winston +$88 higher in Sunset gap widening
$349 71st pct $261 44th pct
Mortgage in Sunsetin Winston +$50 higher in Winston gap narrowing
$1,500 42nd pct $1,550 45th pct
People / bedroom in Sunsetin Winston even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Sunsetin Winston +9.0 pts higher in Winston gap widening
44.1% 90th pct 53.0% 94th pct
Owned outright in Sunsetin Winston +2.7 pts higher in Winston gap narrowing
17.2% 8th pct 19.9% 10th pct
Separate houses in Sunsetin Winston +32.4 pts higher in Sunset gap narrowing
90.1% 32nd pct 57.7% 10th pct
3+ bedrooms in Sunsetin Winston +24.9 pts higher in Sunset gap narrowing
85.2% 66th pct 60.3% 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.1% Rented +9.0 pts ▸ 53.0%
34.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.9 pts 22.4%
17.2% Owned outright +2.7 pts ▸ 19.9%
1.4% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%
2.0% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

90.1% Separate house ◂ +32.4 pts 57.7%
9.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +25.3 pts ▸ 34.8%
0.0% Other dwelling +6.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

62.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +21.1 pts 41.4%
9.5% 2 bedrooms +14.3 pts ▸ 23.8%
19.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.1 pts 14.0%
2.5% 1 bedroom +10.8 pts ▸ 13.3%
3.6% 5 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

42.4% $350–$549 ◂ +12.9 pts 29.5%
25.6% $200–$349 +12.7 pts ▸ 38.3%
20.3% Under $200 even 20.3%
4.1% $550–$749 +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.1% $1,000–$1,799 +1.7 pts ▸ 42.7%
26.8% $1,800–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 31.3%
21.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.0 pts 13.5%
4.1% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Sunsetin Winston +1.6 pts higher in Winston gap narrowing
5.8% 77th pct 7.4% 83rd pct
Work from home in Sunsetin Winston +0.3 pts higher in Winston gap steady
1.1% 2nd pct 1.4% 3rd pct
PT commute in Sunsetin Winston even gap steady
0.6% 68th pct 0.6% 67th pct
PT stops in Sunsetin Winston even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Sunsetin Winston even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Sunsetin Winston even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Sunsetin Winston even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

75.0% Car (driver) ◂ +4.7 pts 70.3%
7.4% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 8.2%
1.7% Walked +1.9 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.1% Worked at home +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.8% Bicycle even 0.8%
0.6% Bus even 0.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.4 pts 37.4%
31.6% 1 vehicle +7.5 pts ▸ 39.1%
14.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.4 pts 10.3%
5.8% No vehicle +1.6 pts ▸ 7.4%
4.5% 4 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Sunsetin Winston +6.4 pts higher in Winston gap steady
46.0% 87th pct 52.4% 92nd pct
Recent arrivals in Sunsetin Winston +8.5 pts higher in Winston gap steady
11.5% 69th pct 20.0% 87th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Sunsetin Winston +0.2 pts higher in Sunset gap steady
3.6% 51st pct 3.4% 47th pct
Participation in Sunsetin Winston +2.6 pts higher in Winston gap widening
71.2% 85th pct 73.8% 88th pct
Full-time in Sunsetin Winston even gap narrowing
74.6% 92nd pct 74.5% 92nd pct

Industries people work in

31.9% Mining ◂ +4.3 pts 27.5%
11.3% Health care & social assistance +2.7 pts ▸ 13.9%
8.9% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 8.7%
8.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 6.8%
5.9% Retail trade +1.6 pts ▸ 7.4%
5.1% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 6.0%
4.5% Construction +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%
4.4% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%
3.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%
2.7% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 3.0%
1.8% Rental & real estate +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%
2.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

23.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.1 pts 21.4%
14.7% Professionals +2.2 pts ▸ 16.9%
15.7% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 15.8%
12.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.5 pts 9.3%
11.2% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 11.9%
8.4% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.5%
5.3% Sales workers +2.6 pts ▸ 7.9%
5.6% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Sunsetin Winston +0.2 higher in Winston
1.7 64th pct 1.9 65th pct
Types ≤15 min in Sunsetin Winston +0.5 more in Sunset
2.0 66th pct 1.5 62nd pct
15-min city in Sunsetin Winston even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Sunsetin Winston even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Sunsetin Winston even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Sunsetin Winston +54.6 pts higher in Sunset
99.6% 100th pct 45.0% 74th pct
Walk to a park in Sunsetin Winston +0.5 pts higher in Winston
99.5% 86th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Sunsetin Winston even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Sunsetin Winston +12.0 more in Winston
2.8 23rd pct 14.8 53rd pct
Intersections/km² in Sunsetin Winston +60 higher in Winston
28 75th pct 88 84th pct
Mean slope in Sunsetin Winston +0.4 pts higher in Winston
3.1% 14th pct 3.5% 20th pct

Compare Sunset with nearby areas

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Compare Winston with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sunset vs Winston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32698/sunset/vs/SAL33098/winston