Opalton vs Winton

Winton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Opalton. In both, most households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Opalton, most homes are flats or apartments. In Winton, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Opalton tends to suit people living alone, while Winton suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Winton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 35%)
  • But Opalton carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 71/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Winton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 133%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Opalton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Winton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (898 min vs 1001 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1356.4 km vs 1466 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Winton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)
  • But Opalton has more units and townhouses to downsize into (65% vs 9%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Winton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.2% vs -7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Opalton and Winton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Opalton Winton
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Opalton Winton
Walkability 0 / 80
Opalton — Walkability: 0/100 Winton — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 44 / 29
Opalton — Safety: 44/100 Winton — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 78 / 100
Opalton — Low fire risk: 78/100 Winton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Winton rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Winton has more residents (856 vs 59).

Opalton Winton
Population 59 856
+1351% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.8% -2.2%
Median age 55 45
Median household income $35,724/yr $67,080/yr
+88% vs other
Median weekly rent — $150/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Opalton Winton
0-4 5.1% / 5.3%
Opalton — 0-4: 5.1% Winton — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 8.5% / 11.7%
Opalton — 5-14: 8.5% Winton — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 — / 4.2%
Opalton — 15-19: not among its largest Winton — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 — / 4.8%
Opalton — 20-24: not among its largest Winton — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.9% / 10.0%
Opalton — 25-34: 11.9% Winton — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 13.6% / 12.4%
Opalton — 35-44: 13.6% Winton — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 15.3% / 13.1%
Opalton — 45-54: 15.3% Winton — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 39.0% / 14.4%
Opalton — 55-64: 39.0% Winton — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 11.9% / 12.9%
Opalton — 65-74: 11.9% Winton — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 — / 8.8%
Opalton — 75-84: not among its largest Winton — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ — / 2.5%
Opalton — 85+: not among its largest Winton — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (39.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Opalton 70.6% lone person
Opalton — Lone Person: 70.6% Opalton — Couple Families: 29.4% Opalton — One Parent Families: 0.0% Opalton — Group Household: 0.0%
Winton 60.1% lone person
Winton — Lone Person: 60.1% Winton — Couple Families: 27.4% Winton — One Parent Families: 9.7% Winton — Group Household: 2.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Opalton 0.0% renting
Opalton — Owned Outright: 100.0% Opalton — Mortgage: 0.0% Opalton — Renting: 0.0%
Winton 32.9% renting
Winton — Owned Outright: 43.2% Winton — Mortgage: 23.9% Winton — Renting: 32.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Opalton 35.0% houses
Opalton — Houses: 35.0% Opalton — Flats / Apartments: 65.0% Opalton — Townhouses: 0.0%
Winton 90.6% houses
Winton — Houses: 90.6% Winton — Flats / Apartments: 8.5% Winton — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Opalton Winton
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 15.1%
Opalton — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Winton — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 4.8%
Opalton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Winton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.8%
Opalton — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Winton — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Opalton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Winton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Opalton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Winton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Property market

Opalton Winton
Median house price — $245,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Opalton Winton
New dwellings approved 2
across Winton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -85%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Opalton Winton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Winton is more walkable (80 vs 0).

Opalton Winton
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Opalton carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Winton carries more crime risk (71 vs 56).

Opalton Winton
Bushfire Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
71/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Opalton Winton
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Opalton

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Winton

  • St Patrick's Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Winton State School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Opalton Winton
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4156 0

Mobility

Opalton sits further from the CBD (1466 km vs 1356.4 km).

Opalton Winton
Walkability score 0/100 80/100
Distance to Brisbane 1466 km
+7% vs other
 1356.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1001 min 898 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4735
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4735
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Opalton Winton
Car (driver) 33.3% / 74.7%
Opalton — Car (driver): 33.3% Winton — Car (driver): 74.7%
Walked Only 36.4% / 13.6%
Opalton — Walked Only: 36.4% Winton — Walked Only: 13.6%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 5.4%
Opalton — Worked from Home: 30.3% Winton — Worked from Home: 5.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Opalton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Winton — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bicycle — / 1.9%
Opalton — Bicycle: not among its largest Winton — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.7%).

Setting

Opalton Winton
Elevation 242 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Opalton Winton
Connectivity score 16/100 45/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 1%
601 premises

Council rates

Opalton Winton
Average residential rate $719/yr
same for both
Council Winton
same for both

Federal electorate

Opalton Winton
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Opalton Winton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Opalton

Rural

Winton

Acreage Affordable Parks

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