This page covers the Winton suburb only. For all of Winton, see the Winton flood map by suburb →
Winton flood map & planning overlays
Winton has 4 schools and 1,196 m² town blocks, zoned Township.
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A planning-constraint profile of Winton
(Winton Shire, QLD) - 2.44 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
2.44 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Winton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Winton at a glance
Schools in and near Winton
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
2 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
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How Winton is zoned
Selling in Winton? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 2.44 km², Winton is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Township. The median lot measures about 1,196 m² across 775 parcels.
Who lives in Winton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Winton suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 927, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Winton's 856 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far Central West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Winton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Winton itself.
2,925 in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Winton data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Winton planning - frequently asked
Is Winton flood-prone?
About 14% of Winton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 5%.
Is Winton bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Winton and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Winton Shire average is 10%).
What is the zoning in Winton?
The dominant planning zone in Winton is Township, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Rural.
Does Winton have heritage-listed places?
Winton has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Winton?
Across 775 surveyed parcels in Winton, the median lot size is about 1,196 m². There are also 25 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Winton?
At the 2021 Census Winton had 856 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Far Central West statistical area, which contains Winton, went from 2,925 people in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.
Is Winton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Winton scores 927 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Winton?
Median household income in Winton was $1,290 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,457 for the typical suburb in Winton Shire. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $849 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corfield | 57.4 km | <1% | 3% |
| Opalton | 96.5 km | <1% | 13% |
| Kynuna | 100.2 km | Not mapped | 5% |
| Longreach Longreach Regional |
127.5 km | <1% | 7% |
| Middleton | 152.9 km | 6% | 26% |
| Kynuna McKinlay Shire |
172.3 km | 2% | 5% |
| Ilfracombe Longreach Regional |
208.9 km | 0% | 3% |
| Stonehenge Barcoo Shire |
212.5 km | <1% | 8% |
| McKinlay McKinlay Shire |
216.9 km | 3% | 19% |
| Warburton Boulia Shire |
228.0 km | Not mapped | 21% |