Winthrop, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Winthrop is a southern suburb of Perth, in the City of Melville. The land was once a pine plantation owned by the University of Western Australia, and only a few scattered pines now remain as a reminder of that past. The first residential blocks were released in the early nineteen-eighties and proved so sought after that some buyers camped near the sales office for days to secure one. The suburb takes its name from John Winthrop Hackett, who served as the university's first Chancellor. At its heart lies Winthrop Park, fringed by pines, while the Piney Lakes Reserve in the north-east protects a wetland whose conservation centre hosts school visits and whose bushland shelters native birds and southern brown bandicoots.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Winthrop is more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1109, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Winthrop at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 6,020
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $2,324
- SEIFA score
- 1109
- Coordinates
- -32.0527, 115.8295
Winthrop demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Winthrop using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 28%, 11% of homes are rented, and 48% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 988 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 799 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,206 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,685 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,338 | 22% |
Share of the 6,016 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,069 | 55% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 654 | 33% |
| Rented | 206 | 11% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,942 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 18 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,960 occupied private dwellings in Winthrop.
- Median weekly rent
- $545
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,317
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,405
- Median weekly personal income
- $762
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,820 (48%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,997 (34%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 13 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,717 (78%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Employed full-time
- 1,689
- Employed part-time
- 1,180
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Winthrop
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Winthrop is February (average daytime high around 29.9°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.6°C). The area receives roughly 624 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8°C | 18.9°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 29.9°C | 19°C | 20 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 18.1°C | 40 mm |
| Apr | 24.2°C | 14.9°C | 42 mm |
| May | 20.7°C | 12°C | 78 mm |
| Jun | 18.2°C | 10.5°C | 99 mm |
| Jul | 17.2°C | 10.4°C | 112 mm |
| Aug | 17.6°C | 9.7°C | 97 mm |
| Sep | 19.1°C | 10.7°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 21.6°C | 12.5°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 25°C | 14.9°C | 21 mm |
| Dec | 28.1°C | 17.4°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Winthrop
Where is Winthrop?
Winthrop is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Winthrop?
At the 2021 Census, Winthrop had a population of about 6,020.
Is Winthrop an advantaged area?
Winthrop has an ABS SEIFA score of 1109, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 96 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Winthrop?
Winthrop has average daytime highs of about 23.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 624 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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