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Windsor
3 km²
Much more educated than the state average, Windsor is a high-earning inner-city community. The typical resident is just 32, making it noticeably younger than most of Queensland and Australia. This young, professional character is reflected in the high number of people in de facto relationships and a strong preference for renting over owning. It is a highly mobile area where many people have arrived from overseas or moved in recently.
An affluent area whose schools serve an equally well-off community.
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Windsor is a young community where the typical resident is 32, noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. It has a much lower proportion of seniors than most areas, with only 8.1% aged 65 and over.
About 23.7% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Queensland figure.
A high 14.5% of people use a language other than English at home, though very few (1.4%) speak little or no English.
Nearly half of the population (49.0%) report having no religion, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%.
The area is exceptionally well-qualified, with 45.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the national figure of 26.3%.
Typical weekly household incomes are well above the national figure at $2,213, and 31.5% of households earn $3,000 or more per week.
While fewer people here have long-term health conditions than the state average, 12.1% report a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure.
Unpaid care and housework are much less common here than in other areas, consistent with a younger, working population.
First Nations residents in Windsor are noticeably older than those in the rest of the state, with a much higher Year 12 completion rate of 71.0%.
Living alone is common, with 29.2% of people in single-person households, which is well above the Queensland average.
Rental properties are very common at 54.8%, and the area has far fewer three-bedroom homes than typical Queensland suburbs. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also well above the national figure.
Public transport use is very high, with 10.0% of homes owning no car and 24.1% of people working from home.
The community is very transient, with 56.9% of residents moving in the last five years and 19.8% arriving recently from overseas.
A high 76.9% of adults are working or looking for work, with many employed as professionals in health, technical, or managerial roles.
Described as a walker's paradise, every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park and a school, with 99.6% within 10 minutes of public transport.