Winston · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Winston

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of homes in Winston are occupied by just one person, making it a place where single living is much more common than usual. This stands in contrast to the majority of households, where couples with children make up the largest group at 57.9%.

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📍 Winston, Suburb / Locality

Where Winston sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Winston — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Winston2.4
4825 crosses QLD/NT 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are very common here at 34.1%, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as across Queensland and Australia.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.1% ▲ +20.0%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 34.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Winston splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 14.0% of the total. This figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Queensland average.

14.0% ▲ +16.6%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Winston, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Winston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33098/winston/topic/family-households