Sunset vs Winston

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Sunset, about half of households rent. In Winston, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Sunset: a median of $296,000, against $230,000 in Winston, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sunset tends to suit families with children, while Winston suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Sunset

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 58%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Winston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($230,000 vs $296,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Winston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($261/wk vs $349/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Winston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Winston

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 10%)
  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sunset Winston
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.

Sunset Winston
Walkability 51 / 61
Sunset — Walkability: 51/100 Winston — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 9 / 9
Sunset — Safety: 9/100 Winston — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sunset — Low fire risk: 100/100 Winston — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sunset has more residents (2,137 vs 1,084); Sunset rents higher ($349/wk vs $261/wk).

Sunset Winston
Population 2,137
+49% vs other
 1,084
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% -4.4%
Median age 31 33
Median household income $120,900/yr
+6% vs other
 $113,204/yr
Median weekly rent $349/wk
+25% vs other
 $261/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sunset Winston
0-4 8.6% / 5.7%
Sunset — 0-4: 8.6% Winston — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 17.2% / 12.5%
Sunset — 5-14: 17.2% Winston — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.2% / 7.5%
Sunset — 15-19: 5.2% Winston — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 7.6% / 8.9%
Sunset — 20-24: 7.6% Winston — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 17.7% / 18.5%
Sunset — 25-34: 17.7% Winston — 25-34: 18.5%
35-44 13.6% / 12.0%
Sunset — 35-44: 13.6% Winston — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 12.4% / 13.5%
Sunset — 45-54: 12.4% Winston — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 9.6% / 11.5%
Sunset — 55-64: 9.6% Winston — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 4.7% / 5.7%
Sunset — 65-74: 4.7% Winston — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 2.8% / 4.0%
Sunset — 75-84: 2.8% Winston — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 0.5% / 0.6%
Sunset — 85+: 0.5% Winston — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sunset 44.9% couple families
Sunset — Couple Families: 44.9% Sunset — Lone Person: 30.5% Sunset — One Parent Families: 19.1% Sunset — Group Household: 3.9% Sunset — Other Families: 1.6%
Winston 33.0% couple families
Winston — Couple Families: 33.0% Winston — Lone Person: 45.1% Winston — One Parent Families: 12.0% Winston — Group Household: 8.0% Winston — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sunset 46.1% renting
Sunset — Owned Outright: 18.0% Sunset — Mortgage: 35.9% Sunset — Renting: 46.1%
Winston 55.6% renting
Winston — Owned Outright: 20.8% Winston — Mortgage: 23.5% Winston — Renting: 55.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sunset Winston
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 19.7%
Sunset — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Winston — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 9.5%
Sunset — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Winston — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 4.0%
Sunset — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Winston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 3.0%
Sunset — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Winston — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.5%
Sunset — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Winston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Sunset Winston
New Zealand 5.3% / 5.6%
Sunset — New Zealand: 5.3% Winston — New Zealand: 5.6%
Philippines 2.4% / 3.8%
Sunset — Philippines: 2.4% Winston — Philippines: 3.8%
England 1.6% / 0.7%
Sunset — England: 1.6% Winston — England: 0.7%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.9%
Sunset — South Africa: 0.8% Winston — South Africa: 0.9%
India 0.3% / 0.5%
Sunset — India: 0.3% Winston — India: 0.5%
Fiji — / 0.6%
Sunset — Fiji: not among its largest Winston — Fiji: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sunset 90.1% houses
Sunset — Houses: 90.1% Sunset — Townhouses: 9.5% Sunset — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Winston 57.7% houses
Winston — Houses: 57.7% Winston — Townhouses: 34.8% Winston — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sunset Winston
Median house price $296,000 $230,000
Median unit price $252,000 $236,250
Median land price —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sunset Winston
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD

Liveability

Winston is more walkable (61 vs 51); Winston scores higher overall (39 vs 34).

Sunset Winston
Grade D C
Score 34/100 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Sunset Winston
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
same for both
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 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Sunset Winston
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Sunset

  • Sunset State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mount Isa Flexible School Catholic · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Winston

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sunset Winston
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 2 0

Mobility

Sunset Winston
Walkability score 51/100 61/100
Distance to Brisbane 1825.5 km 1826.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1208 min 1211 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4825
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 4825
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.

Sunset Winston
Car (driver) 86.2% / 82.7%
Sunset — Car (driver): 86.2% Winston — Car (driver): 82.7%
Car (passenger) 8.5% / 9.7%
Sunset — Car (passenger): 8.5% Winston — Car (passenger): 9.7%
Walked Only 2.0% / 4.3%
Sunset — Walked Only: 2.0% Winston — Walked Only: 4.3%
Worked from Home 1.3% / 1.7%
Sunset — Worked from Home: 1.3% Winston — Worked from Home: 1.7%
Bus 1.1% / 0.7%
Sunset — Bus: 1.1% Winston — Bus: 0.7%
Bicycle 0.9% / 0.9%
Sunset — Bicycle: 0.9% Winston — Bicycle: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.2%).

Setting

Sunset Winston
Elevation 365 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 354 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sunset Winston
Connectivity score 57/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
906 premises
 30%
586 premises

Climate

Sunset Winston
Annual rainfall 502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Sunset Winston
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Sunset Winston
Average residential rate $893/yr
same for both
Council Mount Isa
same for both

Federal electorate

Sunset Winston
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sunset Winston
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sunset

Affordable Family Large Blocks Parks Young Families

Winston

Affordable Parks River Townhouses

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