Baulkham Hills vs Winston Hills

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Baulkham Hills: a median of $1.96 million, against $1.7 million in Winston Hills.

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

Baulkham Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (7 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (28 vs 9)
  • has more parks and reserves (27 vs 21)
  • But Winston Hills has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 75%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Baulkham Hills has cheaper units ($815,000 vs $930,000)
  • Winston Hills has cheaper houses ($1,695,000 vs $1,955,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Baulkham Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 72/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Baulkham Hills

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (25% vs 12%)
  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Winston Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.3% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
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.

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Walkability 83 / 72
Baulkham Hills — Walkability: 83/100 Winston Hills — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 74 / 68
Baulkham Hills — Safety: 74/100 Winston Hills — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Baulkham Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Winston Hills — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Baulkham Hills has more residents (37,415 vs 12,123); Winston Hills skews older (41 vs 39).

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Population 37,415
+68% vs other
 12,123
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +3.8%
Median age 39 41
Median household income $128,648/yr
+7% vs other
 $120,068/yr
Median weekly rent $520/wk $530/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
0-4 5.9% / 6.2%
Baulkham Hills — 0-4: 5.9% Winston Hills — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 15.8% / 14.9%
Baulkham Hills — 5-14: 15.8% Winston Hills — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.9% / 6.3%
Baulkham Hills — 15-19: 5.9% Winston Hills — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.9% / 4.5%
Baulkham Hills — 20-24: 4.9% Winston Hills — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 9.6% / 8.2%
Baulkham Hills — 25-34: 9.6% Winston Hills — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 17.5% / 15.4%
Baulkham Hills — 35-44: 17.5% Winston Hills — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 13.8% / 13.7%
Baulkham Hills — 45-54: 13.8% Winston Hills — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 10.4% / 10.4%
Baulkham Hills — 55-64: 10.4% Winston Hills — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 9.0% / 9.7%
Baulkham Hills — 65-74: 9.0% Winston Hills — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 5.3% / 7.8%
Baulkham Hills — 75-84: 5.3% Winston Hills — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 1.9% / 2.8%
Baulkham Hills — 85+: 1.9% Winston Hills — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baulkham Hills 64.7% couple families
Baulkham Hills — Couple Families: 64.7% Baulkham Hills — Lone Person: 19.8% Baulkham Hills — One Parent Families: 12.5% Baulkham Hills — Group Household: 2.1% Baulkham Hills — Other Families: 0.9%
Winston Hills 60.9% couple families
Winston Hills — Couple Families: 60.9% Winston Hills — Lone Person: 24.3% Winston Hills — One Parent Families: 12.6% Winston Hills — Group Household: 1.6% Winston Hills — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Baulkham Hills 22.8% renting
Baulkham Hills — Owned Outright: 33.3% Baulkham Hills — Mortgage: 43.9% Baulkham Hills — Renting: 22.8%
Winston Hills 13.5% renting
Winston Hills — Owned Outright: 40.9% Winston Hills — Mortgage: 45.6% Winston Hills — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Bachelor Degree 20.0% / 17.3%
Baulkham Hills — Bachelor Degree: 20.0% Winston Hills — Bachelor Degree: 17.3%
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 11.1%
Baulkham Hills — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Winston Hills — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 8.6%
Baulkham Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Winston Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 10.2% / 6.2%
Baulkham Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 10.2% Winston Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.3%
Baulkham Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Winston Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
China 8.2% / 3.6%
Baulkham Hills — China: 8.2% Winston Hills — China: 3.6%
India 7.5% / 3.6%
Baulkham Hills — India: 7.5% Winston Hills — India: 3.6%
England 2.3% / 2.7%
Baulkham Hills — England: 2.3% Winston Hills — England: 2.7%
Iran 1.7% / 0.8%
Baulkham Hills — Iran: 1.7% Winston Hills — Iran: 0.8%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.3%
Baulkham Hills — New Zealand: 1.1% Winston Hills — New Zealand: 1.3%
Sri Lanka 1.6% / —
Baulkham Hills — Sri Lanka: 1.6% Winston Hills — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Lebanon — / 1.4%
Baulkham Hills — Lebanon: not among its largest Winston Hills — Lebanon: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baulkham Hills 75.4% houses
Baulkham Hills — Houses: 75.4% Baulkham Hills — Flats / Apartments: 11.3% Baulkham Hills — Townhouses: 13.3%
Winston Hills 88.1% houses
Winston Hills — Houses: 88.1% Winston Hills — Flats / Apartments: 7.2% Winston Hills — Townhouses: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Median house price $1,955,000 $1,695,000
Median unit price $815,000 $930,000
Median land price $1,410,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 409 sales
 22 days
from 104 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
3 bed $1.8M / $1.57M
Baulkham Hills — 3 bed: $1.8M (140 sales) Winston Hills — 3 bed: $1.57M (66 sales)

140 vs 66 sales

4 bed $2M / $1.77M
Baulkham Hills — 4 bed: $2M (225 sales) Winston Hills — 4 bed: $1.77M (62 sales)

225 vs 62 sales

5 bed $2.12M / $1.91M
Baulkham Hills — 5 bed: $2.12M (69 sales) Winston Hills — 5 bed: $1.91M (32 sales)

69 vs 32 sales

Zoning mix

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Residential 82% 76%
Parks and recreation 13% 8%
Environmental 1% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
same for both
Industrial 0% 3%
Commercial 1%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
 2,888
across Parramatta
Approvals change year on year -4% +154%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Houses 2.7%
$885/wk on $1.68M
 3.3%
$1,000/wk on $1.57M
Units 4.8%
$650/wk on $704K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
House price Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Schools Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 57% of NSW —

Liveability

Baulkham Hills is more walkable (83 vs 72); Baulkham Hills scores higher overall (88 vs 81).

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Grade A+ A
Score 88/100 81/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Winston Hills carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
32/100
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 8
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Inside the suburb 10 3
Rated above peers 7 2
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 6.8 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 4.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 2.6%

Schools in Baulkham Hills

  • Baulkham Hills High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Baulkham Hills North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Crestwood High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Crestwood Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Jasper Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Matthew Pearce Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Winston Hills

  • St Paul the Apostle Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Winston Hills Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Winston Heights Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Supermarkets 4 3
Cafes & restaurants 5 3
Parks & reserves 27 21
Childcare 28 9
GPs 5 4
Pharmacies 4 2
Banks & Bank@Post 3 2
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 17 4

Mobility

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Walkability score 83/100 72/100
Distance to Sydney 31.9 km 32.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 32 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 1220.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 312.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 2153
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2153
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.

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Worked from Home 53.4% / 54.9%
Baulkham Hills — Worked from Home: 53.4% Winston Hills — Worked from Home: 54.9%
Car (driver) 38.9% / 38.5%
Baulkham Hills — Car (driver): 38.9% Winston Hills — Car (driver): 38.5%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 2.8%
Baulkham Hills — Car (passenger): 2.5% Winston Hills — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Bus 3.0% / 1.9%
Baulkham Hills — Bus: 3.0% Winston Hills — Bus: 1.9%
Train 1.3% / 0.7%
Baulkham Hills — Train: 1.3% Winston Hills — Train: 0.7%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.9%
Baulkham Hills — Walked Only: 0.7% Winston Hills — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.9%).

Setting

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.2 km 24.9 km

NBN connectivity

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Connectivity score 79/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
13,559 premises
 5%
4,636 premises

Climate

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Annual rainfall 932 mm 1,021 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 28.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.83 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Average residential rate $1,204/yr $1,103/yr
Council The Hills Parramatta

Federal electorate

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Division Mitchell
same for both
Member Alex Hawke
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baulkham Hills Winston Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baulkham Hills

Multicultural Outer Parks Premium Professionals River

Winston Hills

Outer Parks Quiet

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