Winkie

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 706 people were usually resident in Winkie: of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.8% of people usually resident in Winkie were children aged 0-14 years, and 20.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.4% of people usually resident in Winkie were Australian citizens, 13.0% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 61.0% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Winkie were married, 10.1% were either separated or divorced, 2.9% were widowed and 26.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 78.3% of people usually resident in Winkie, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, Greece 2.5%, India 2.4%, Croatia 1.4% and New Zealand 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Winkie were No Religion 24.8%, Catholic 15.4%, Anglican 13.6%, Lutheran 10.1% and Uniting Church 5.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Winkie were Punjabi 3.3%, Greek 2.8%, Croatian 1.7%, Indonesian 0.6% and Slovene 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 371 people aged 15 years and over in Winkie were in the labour force. Of these 59.8% worked full-time, 30.5% worked part-time, 4.3% were away from work, 0.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.6% were unemployed. 141 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Winkie were Managers 19.2%, Labourers 18.9%, Professionals 16.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Winkie, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 16.7%, Beverage Manufacturing 7.6%, Hospitals 5.1%, School Education 4.8% and Road Freight Transport 4.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Winkie, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $459, the median family income was $1,094 and the median household income was $1,037.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 195 families in Winkie: of these 40.0% were couple families without children, 52.3% were couple families with children, 5.6% were one parent families and 2.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 247 occupied private dwellings were counted in Winkie.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Winkie, 97.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Winkie, 32.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 41.7% were owned with a mortgage and 18.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Winkie, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 26.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 52.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Winkie, the median weekly rent was $120. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Winkie, 76.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.8% were single (or lone) person households and 4.0% were group households.