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Suburb profile ·Winton LGA · QLD ·4735

Winton QLD 4735

Winton is in Winton LGA, QLD, postcode 4735, with population 856.

The read

Verify-first

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$150/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
856
856 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
227
17 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$849
Median rent · wk$150
Investor profile

Who invests in Winton

Owner-occupied 67%Rented 33%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4%
28 of 67 landlords
Avg rental loss$3,613/yr
Landlords (rental income)67
Reported capital gains54
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

62% of homes here are owner-occupied and 30% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 62% owner-occupier / 30% renter mix.

What to check

Social housing is 8% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

12%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $849/mo, while renters pay about $650/mo — owning runs $199/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$67K
Median rent · wk
$150
Owner mortgage · mo
$849

Household income

$67K household · yr-15.7% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$46K
Family
$105K
Household
$67K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
19
$300-649
59
$650-999
51
$1,000-1,499
50
$1,500-1,999
35
$2,000-2,999
60
$3,000-3,999
17
$4,000+
9

At the median asking rent, about 21% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (351 households)8.3% social housing
Owned outright
40%
Owned with mortgage
22%
Rented
30%
Dwelling structure21.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
91%
Townhouse / semi
1%
Flat / apartment
3%

Getting to work: 76% drive, 0% public transport, 15% walk or cycle, 5% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA910
Students117
Catholic1
Government1
  • Winton State SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 893
  • St Patrick's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 928

Livability

57/ 100 livability index

Top 43% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 57% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access60
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals71

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending May 2026
4,016
4,016 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,016
Total incidents4,016· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault96021%
  • Break And Enter3498%
  • Drug Offences3,05466%
  • Fraud2616%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

2,193 people · 20222,010 by 2032 (-8.3%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Far Central West SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Winton QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Winton local government area, Winton is a small community (postcode 4735). It is home to about 856 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $849.

Winton is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 910, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Winton LGA is moderate at 4,016 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$849
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Population growth · Winton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,152
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Winton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2
Houses2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Winton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.4%
YoY change+0pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4735ATO
Negatively geared4%
28 of filers
Avg rental loss$3,613/yr
Landlords (rental income)67
Reported capital gains54
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population856
Median age45
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,290
Personal income · wk$884
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,097 → $1,290
Change+17.6%
vs QLD median-0.4 pp
Median rent+36.4%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining5
Hospitals · Winton LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Winton Hospitalpublic · in suburb
Aged care · Winton LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places9
Winton Multi-Purpose Service9 places · in suburb
Childcare · Winton LGAACECQA
Services2
Approved places56
Exceeding NQS0
Winton Child Care Centre "Little Swaggies"41 places · in suburb
Winton State School Kindergarten15 places · in suburb
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Winton rests on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Winton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Winton in?

    Winton is in the Winton Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4735. Council-level context for Winton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Winton?

    The median weekly rent in Winton is $150/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Winton a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Winton show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Winton?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Winton data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.