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Windsor vs Wooloowin

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.0 km apart · Windsor profile · Wooloowin profile

Windsor Wooloowin

Windsor (Qld) and Wooloowin are neighbouring inner-city areas with a few distinct differences. Windsor (Qld) is younger, with a typical resident aged 32 compared to 35 in Wooloowin. It also has far more public transport departures per person, with 2,777.4 compared to 1,116.7 in Wooloowin. However, Wooloowin has a far higher number of schools per 1,000 children (3.18 versus 1.85) and every single home there is within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 81.3% in Windsor (Qld).

These two areas have tracked closely since 2011, though the gap in recent overseas arrivals is widening, with Wooloowin now seeing a well higher share at 27.1%. They share very similar typical household incomes, sitting around $2,100 to $2,200 a week. Both areas are well above the national figure for renting, and they are similarly characterized by a high number of people who have moved home in the last five years.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,782 larger in Windsor Recent arrivals: 7.2 pts higher in Wooloowin Living alone: 6.4 pts higher in Wooloowin No religion: 5.8 pts higher in Windsor Renting: 5.3 pts higher in Windsor

Demographics & Identity

Population in Windsorin Wooloowin +3,782 larger in Windsor gap widening
7,811 87th pct 4,029 86th pct
Median age in Windsorin Wooloowin +3 yrs older in Wooloowin gap widening
32 yrs 9th pct 35 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.5 pts higher in Windsor gap steady
2.1% 52nd pct 1.7% 47th pct
Aged 65+ in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.6 pts higher in Wooloowin gap steady
8.1% 12th pct 8.7% 13th pct
Under 15 in Windsorin Wooloowin +1.8 pts higher in Wooloowin gap narrowing
13.8% 29th pct 15.6% 40th pct
De facto in Windsorin Wooloowin +3.1 pts higher in Windsor gap steady
18.9% 86th pct 15.7% 74th pct

Age structure

41.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 38.7%
20.6% Older adults (45–64) +3.4 pts ▸ 24.0%
16.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.7 pts 12.6%
13.8% Children (0–14) +1.8 pts ▸ 15.6%
8.1% Seniors (65+) +0.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

Marital status

55.7% Never married ◂ +7.6 pts 48.0%
32.9% Married +5.7 pts ▸ 38.6%
7.3% Divorced +0.9 pts ▸ 8.2%
2.2% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.9% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Windsor Wooloowin

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Windsorin Wooloowin +2.0 pts higher in Wooloowin gap narrowing
23.7% 83rd pct 25.7% 86th pct

Country of birth

72.2% Australia ◂ +1.3 pts 70.9%
1.5% Nepal +2.5 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.3% England ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%
2.7% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%
1.7% India +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.6% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.8% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.9% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%
0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

36.9% English ◂ +0.9 pts 36.0%
32.3% Australian ◂ +1.1 pts 31.2%
15.0% Irish even 15.1%
12.8% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 12.5%
5.6% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 6.2%
5.5% German +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%
3.3% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%
2.1% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%
1.4% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.1% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
1.1% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%
0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Language

Other language in Windsorin Wooloowin +1.8 pts higher in Wooloowin gap narrowing
14.5% 82nd pct 16.4% 85th pct
Limited English in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.1 pts higher in Windsor gap steady
1.4% 80th pct 1.3% 79th pct

Language used at home

80.5% English only ◂ +0.7 pts 79.8%
1.1% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%
0.5% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.4% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Windsorin Wooloowin +5.8 pts higher in Windsor gap widening
49.0% 76th pct 43.2% 59th pct

Religious affiliation

49.0% No religion ◂ +5.8 pts 43.2%
38.5% Christianity +4.9 pts ▸ 43.4%
6.9% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 5.3%
2.4% Hinduism +2.1 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.9% Buddhism even 1.9%
0.6% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Windsorin Wooloowin +1.0 pts higher in Windsor gap narrowing
80.0% 99th pct 79.0% 98th pct
Bachelor+ in Windsorin Wooloowin +2.2 pts higher in Windsor gap steady
45.4% 96th pct 43.2% 95th pct
Schools/1k kids in Windsorin Wooloowin +1.33 more in Wooloowin
1.85 26th pct 3.18 45th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Windsorin Wooloowin +16 more in Windsor
46 91st pct 30 88th pct
Avg size in Windsorin Wooloowin +47 larger in Windsor
674 89th pct 627 86th pct
ICSEA in Windsorin Wooloowin +28 higher in Windsor
1,137 99th pct 1,109 93rd pct

Highest year of school

80.0% Year 12 ◂ +1.0 pts 79.0%
7.9% Year 10 +1.2 pts ▸ 9.1%
2.7% Year 9 or below +1.1 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.3% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

Highest qualification level

40.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.0 pts 39.3%
15.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.2 pts 14.9%
12.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.3 pts ▸ 14.7%
13.7% Postgraduate degree +0.8 pts ▸ 14.6%
5.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 5.2%
1.0% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

23.8% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 25.8%
14.5% Health ◂ +2.6 pts 11.9%
12.5% Society & culture +2.0 pts ▸ 14.5%
10.5% Engineering & related +0.4 pts ▸ 10.8%
6.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 5.9%
5.5% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.2% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%
4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services even 4.1%
3.6% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Windsorin Wooloowin +$34 higher in Windsor gap steady
$1,147 89th pct $1,113 88th pct
Household income in Windsorin Wooloowin +$100 higher in Windsor gap narrowing
$2,213 84th pct $2,113 80th pct
Family income in Windsorin Wooloowin +$40 higher in Wooloowin gap narrowing
$2,900 89th pct $2,940 90th pct
High earners in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.2 pts higher in Windsor gap narrowing
21.0% 90th pct 20.8% 90th pct
High-income homes in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.4 pts higher in Windsor gap narrowing
31.5% 85th pct 31.1% 84th pct

Household income distribution

32.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 29.5%
20.6% $4,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 21.1%
19.6% $650–$1,499 +0.7 pts ▸ 20.2%
11.2% Under $650 +2.2 pts ▸ 13.4%
10.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 10.0%

Personal income distribution

33.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 31.7%
25.8% Under $650 +2.9 pts ▸ 28.8%
25.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 25.4%
9.2% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.5 pts higher in Windsor
25.5% 33rd pct 25.0% 31st pct
Mental health in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.9 pts higher in Windsor
12.1% 84th pct 11.2% 77th pct
Needs assistance in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.5 pts higher in Wooloowin gap steady
3.5% 37th pct 4.0% 42nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.1% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 11.2%
8.2% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 8.3%
7.9% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 8.2%
4.6% Arthritis +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.6% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.0% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.2% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%
1.0% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%
0.3% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.7% None +1.5 pts ▸ 69.2%
19.1% One condition ◂ +1.2 pts 18.0%
4.7% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.7% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.4 pts higher in Windsor gap steady
16.1% 40th pct 15.7% 38th pct
Unpaid carers in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.8 pts higher in Windsor gap steady
8.4% 17th pct 7.6% 14th pct
Unpaid child care in Windsorin Wooloowin +4.0 pts higher in Wooloowin gap widening
20.9% 29th pct 25.0% 48th pct
Defence service in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.4 pts higher in Wooloowin
3.1% 57th pct 3.5% 63rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Windsorin Wooloowin +1.1 pts higher in Wooloowin gap steady
16.1% 13th pct 17.2% 15th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Windsorin Wooloowin +99 larger in Windsor
166 86th pct 67 81st pct
Median age in Windsorin Wooloowin +2 yrs older in Wooloowin
28 yrs 57th pct 30 yrs 63rd pct
Year 12 in Windsorin Wooloowin +16.7 pts higher in Windsor
71.0% 94th pct 54.2% 78th pct
Unemployment in Windsorin Wooloowin even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Windsorin Wooloowin +$121 higher in Wooloowin
$779 63rd pct $900 73rd pct
Household income in Windsorin Wooloowin +$75 higher in Wooloowin
$1,591 46th pct $1,666 49th pct
Indigenous language in Windsorin Wooloowin +3.2 pts higher in Wooloowin
10.2% 77th pct 13.4% 85th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Windsorin Wooloowin even gap narrowing
2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Windsorin Wooloowin +1.1 pts higher in Windsor gap steady
10.3% 46th pct 9.2% 40th pct
Living alone in Windsorin Wooloowin +6.4 pts higher in Wooloowin gap widening
29.2% 69th pct 35.6% 86th pct

Family composition

52.8% Couples with children +6.1 pts ▸ 58.9%
34.0% Couples without children ◂ +4.0 pts 30.0%
10.3% One-parent families ◂ +1.1 pts 9.2%
2.9% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%

Household size

38.4% 2 people ◂ +8.8 pts 29.5%
29.2% 1 person +6.4 pts ▸ 35.6%
14.6% 3 people even 14.7%
12.5% 4 people +1.2 pts ▸ 13.7%
4.0% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.1% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Windsorin Wooloowin +$50 higher in Windsor gap widening
$400 82nd pct $350 71st pct
Mortgage in Windsorin Wooloowin +$25 higher in Windsor gap narrowing
$2,300 86th pct $2,275 85th pct
People / bedroom in Windsorin Wooloowin even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Windsorin Wooloowin +5.3 pts higher in Windsor gap narrowing
54.8% 94th pct 49.4% 92nd pct
Owned outright in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.4 pts higher in Wooloowin gap narrowing
16.4% 7th pct 16.8% 8th pct
Separate houses in Windsorin Wooloowin +3.2 pts higher in Windsor gap steady
49.4% 8th pct 46.1% 7th pct
3+ bedrooms in Windsorin Wooloowin +3.9 pts higher in Wooloowin gap narrowing
46.3% 7th pct 50.3% 9th pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.8% Rented ◂ +5.3 pts 49.4%
26.8% Owned with a mortgage +5.1 pts ▸ 31.9%
16.4% Owned outright +0.4 pts ▸ 16.8%
1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%
0.6% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

49.4% Separate house ◂ +3.2 pts 46.1%
45.4% Flat or apartment +2.6 pts ▸ 48.0%
5.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.7 pts 35.4%
23.9% 3 bedrooms +2.2 pts ▸ 26.1%
14.2% 4 bedrooms +1.3 pts ▸ 15.5%
8.4% 1 bedroom +3.4 pts ▸ 11.7%
8.2% 5 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 8.6%
0.9% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

51.8% $350–$549 ◂ +12.2 pts 39.5%
25.0% $200–$349 +13.5 pts ▸ 38.5%
11.6% $550–$749 ◂ +4.2 pts 7.4%
6.8% Under $200 +2.7 pts ▸ 9.5%
3.4% $750 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.2% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 31.4%
30.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 29.0%
22.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.5 pts 22.0%
10.7% Under $1,000 +1.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.7 pts higher in Wooloowin gap narrowing
10.0% 87th pct 10.7% 88th pct
Work from home in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.3 pts higher in Wooloowin gap steady
24.1% 70th pct 24.3% 71st pct
PT commute in Windsorin Wooloowin +1.5 pts higher in Wooloowin gap steady
10.7% 100th pct 12.1% 100th pct
PT stops in Windsorin Wooloowin +21 more in Windsor
36 87th pct 15 85th pct
Stops/1k in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.89 more in Windsor
4.61 76th pct 3.72 72nd pct
Departures/1k in Windsorin Wooloowin +1,660.7 more in Windsor
2,777.4 96th pct 1,116.7 87th pct
PT routes in Windsorin Wooloowin +24 more in Wooloowin
23 87th pct 47 88th pct
Stop walk in Windsorin Wooloowin even
4 29th pct 4 29th pct
Drive to city in Windsorin Wooloowin +2 longer in Wooloowin
6 0th pct 8 3rd pct
Reach 30 min in Windsorin Wooloowin +5,347 more in Windsor
80,242 88th pct 74,895 88th pct
Reach 45 min in Windsorin Wooloowin +30,350 more in Windsor
267,349 88th pct 236,999 87th pct
Transit to city in Windsorin Wooloowin +5 longer in Wooloowin
28 6th pct 33 10th pct

How people get to work

40.5% Car (driver) ◂ +0.4 pts 40.1%
24.1% Worked at home +0.3 pts ▸ 24.3%
4.9% Train +4.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
5.7% Bus ◂ +3.3 pts 2.4%
3.5% Car (passenger) even 3.5%
3.0% Walked ◂ +1.4 pts 1.7%
1.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Motor vehicles per home

43.5% 1 vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 46.7%
34.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.1 pts 30.6%
10.0% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%
8.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%
3.6% 4 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Windsorin Wooloowin +4.1 pts higher in Windsor gap narrowing
56.9% 95th pct 52.8% 92nd pct
Recent arrivals in Windsorin Wooloowin +7.2 pts higher in Wooloowin gap widening
19.8% 87th pct 27.1% 92nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Windsorin Wooloowin +1.0 pts higher in Wooloowin gap steady
3.7% 51st pct 4.7% 65th pct
Participation in Windsorin Wooloowin +1.6 pts higher in Windsor gap steady
76.9% 91st pct 75.3% 90th pct
Full-time in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.2 pts higher in Windsor gap steady
62.4% 71st pct 62.1% 70th pct

Industries people work in

18.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.1 pts 16.8%
14.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 13.7%
7.9% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 8.7%
7.3% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 7.7%
7.7% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 7.6%
7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%
6.6% Construction ◂ +1.3 pts 5.3%
4.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%
3.8% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.2% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.6% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.6% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

37.9% Professionals ◂ +3.1 pts 34.8%
13.4% Managers +1.4 pts ▸ 14.8%
13.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 12.9%
10.2% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 10.7%
8.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 8.4%
7.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 7.1%
5.2% Labourers +2.1 pts ▸ 7.3%
2.7% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.5 higher in Wooloowin
8.0 97th pct 8.6 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.2 more in Wooloowin
7.8 99th pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Windsorin Wooloowin even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Windsorin Wooloowin +18.7 pts higher in Wooloowin
81.3% 90th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.4 pts higher in Wooloowin
99.6% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Windsorin Wooloowin even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Windsorin Wooloowin even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.3 pts higher in Wooloowin
99.7% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Windsorin Wooloowin +3.3 more in Windsor
13.2 49th pct 9.9 41st pct
Intersections/km² in Windsorin Wooloowin +109 higher in Wooloowin
293 95th pct 402 100th pct
Mean slope in Windsorin Wooloowin +0.2 pts higher in Windsor
6.4% 58th pct 6.2% 56th pct

Compare Windsor with nearby areas

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Compare Wooloowin with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Windsor vs Wooloowin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL33096/windsor/vs/SAL33149/wooloowin