Bligh Park vs South Windsor

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bligh Park, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In South Windsor, about half of households rent. On these figures, Bligh Park tends to suit couples, while South Windsor suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bligh Park carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 85/100)
  • South Windsor has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Bligh Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Windsor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bligh Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 85/100)

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

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

Bligh Park South Windsor
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.

Bligh Park South Windsor
Walkability 55 / 57
Bligh Park — Walkability: 55/100 South Windsor — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 56 / 15
Bligh Park — Safety: 56/100 South Windsor — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 24 / 38
Bligh Park — Low fire risk: 24/100 South Windsor — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Bligh Park has higher household incomes ($105,508 vs $76,232); Bligh Park rents higher ($410/wk vs $360/wk).

Bligh Park South Windsor
Population 6,220
+4% vs other
 5,948
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% +1.0%
Median age 32 34
Median household income $105,508/yr
+28% vs other
 $76,232/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+12% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bligh Park South Windsor
0-4 8.1% / 7.4%
Bligh Park — 0-4: 8.1% South Windsor — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 15.0% / 13.3%
Bligh Park — 5-14: 15.0% South Windsor — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 6.4% / 6.2%
Bligh Park — 15-19: 6.4% South Windsor — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 7.2% / 6.4%
Bligh Park — 20-24: 7.2% South Windsor — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 17.6% / 16.6%
Bligh Park — 25-34: 17.6% South Windsor — 25-34: 16.6%
35-44 13.5% / 12.6%
Bligh Park — 35-44: 13.5% South Windsor — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 11.8% / 11.6%
Bligh Park — 45-54: 11.8% South Windsor — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 11.7% / 12.4%
Bligh Park — 55-64: 11.7% South Windsor — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 6.0% / 8.0%
Bligh Park — 65-74: 6.0% South Windsor — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 2.3% / 4.4%
Bligh Park — 75-84: 2.3% South Windsor — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.7% / 1.0%
Bligh Park — 85+: 0.7% South Windsor — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bligh Park 48.6% couple families
Bligh Park — Couple Families: 48.6% Bligh Park — Lone Person: 25.7% Bligh Park — One Parent Families: 22.2% Bligh Park — Group Household: 2.4% Bligh Park — Other Families: 1.1%
South Windsor 34.6% couple families
South Windsor — Couple Families: 34.6% South Windsor — Lone Person: 36.9% South Windsor — One Parent Families: 23.4% South Windsor — Group Household: 4.0% South Windsor — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bligh Park 35.3% renting
Bligh Park — Owned Outright: 19.7% Bligh Park — Mortgage: 45.0% Bligh Park — Renting: 35.3%
South Windsor 45.1% renting
South Windsor — Owned Outright: 17.8% South Windsor — Mortgage: 37.1% South Windsor — Renting: 45.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bligh Park South Windsor
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 17.7%
Bligh Park — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% South Windsor — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.3%
Bligh Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% South Windsor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 6.4%
Bligh Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% South Windsor — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.2%
Bligh Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% South Windsor — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.0%
Bligh Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% South Windsor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Bligh Park South Windsor
England 2.6% / 3.0%
Bligh Park — England: 2.6% South Windsor — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.6%
Bligh Park — New Zealand: 1.3% South Windsor — New Zealand: 1.6%
India 1.1% / 1.7%
Bligh Park — India: 1.1% South Windsor — India: 1.7%
Philippines 0.4% / 1.5%
Bligh Park — Philippines: 0.4% South Windsor — Philippines: 1.5%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.5%
Bligh Park — Scotland: 0.3% South Windsor — Scotland: 0.5%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Bligh Park — South Africa: 0.5% South Windsor — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bligh Park 80.0% houses
Bligh Park — Houses: 80.0% Bligh Park — Townhouses: 19.8% Bligh Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
South Windsor 76.0% houses
South Windsor — Houses: 76.0% South Windsor — Townhouses: 22.0% South Windsor — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bligh Park South Windsor
Median house price $967,500 $960,000
Median unit price $831,000 $815,500
Median land price — $2,205,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 56 sales
 34 days
from 44 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.

Bligh Park South Windsor
3 bed $930K / $950K
Bligh Park — 3 bed: $930K (105 sales) South Windsor — 3 bed: $950K (53 sales)

105 vs 53 sales

4 bed $1.16M / $1.05M
Bligh Park — 4 bed: $1.16M (44 sales) South Windsor — 4 bed: $1.05M (21 sales)

44 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

South Windsor has more rural and farming land (41% vs 0%); South Windsor has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Bligh Park South Windsor
Residential 93% 20%
Rural and farming 0% 41%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 12%
Industrial 0% 12%
Parks and recreation 3% 10%
Environmental 0% 5%
Commercial 2% 1%
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

Bligh Park South Windsor
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

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.

Bligh Park South Windsor
Houses — 4.3%
$690/wk on $840K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bligh Park South Windsor
House price Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 3% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 85% of NSW

Liveability

Bligh Park scores higher overall (39 vs 25).

Bligh Park South Windsor
Grade C D
Score 39/100 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

South Windsor carries more crime risk (85 vs 44); Bligh Park carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 62).

Bligh Park South Windsor
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 High
85/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bligh Park South Windsor
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Bligh Park

  • Bligh Park Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Windsor Park Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in South Windsor

  • Bede Polding College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Chisholm Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Windsor South Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bligh Park South Windsor
Parks & reserves 2 7
Childcare 4 10
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Bligh Park South Windsor
Walkability score 55/100 57/100
Distance to Sydney 58.8 km 60.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 58 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 103.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 110.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
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.

Bligh Park South Windsor
Car (driver) 67.2% / 66.4%
Bligh Park — Car (driver): 67.2% South Windsor — Car (driver): 66.4%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 23.6%
Bligh Park — Worked from Home: 25.8% South Windsor — Worked from Home: 23.6%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.3%
Bligh Park — Car (passenger): 4.8% South Windsor — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 1.1% / 2.6%
Bligh Park — Train: 1.1% South Windsor — Train: 2.6%
Walked Only 0.7% / 2.4%
Bligh Park — Walked Only: 0.7% South Windsor — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.2%).

Setting

Bligh Park South Windsor
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.7 km 39.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bligh Park South Windsor
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,351 premises
 100%
3,113 premises

Climate

Bligh Park South Windsor
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bligh Park South Windsor
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bligh Park South Windsor
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Bligh Park South Windsor
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bligh Park South Windsor
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bligh Park

Family Outer

South Windsor

Outer Townhouses

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