Bligh Park vs Windsor Downs

Bligh Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 49 in Windsor Downs. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bligh Park, about half of households are couple families. In Windsor Downs, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Windsor Downs: a median of $2.23 million, against $968,000 in Bligh Park. On these figures, Bligh Park tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Windsor Downs suits couples and older residents.

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

Windsor Downs

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 44/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 80%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 71%)
  • But Bligh Park has more childcare (4 vs 1)

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

  • has cheaper houses ($967,500 vs $2,235,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bligh Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bligh Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (55 min vs 65 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bligh Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 3%)
  • Windsor Downs has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 9%)

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 Windsor Downs 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 Windsor Downs
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 Windsor Downs
Walkability 55 / 17
Bligh Park — Walkability: 55/100 Windsor Downs — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 56 / 80
Bligh Park — Safety: 56/100 Windsor Downs — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 24 / 36
Bligh Park — Low fire risk: 24/100 Windsor Downs — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Bligh Park has more residents (6,220 vs 1,183); Windsor Downs skews older (49 vs 32).

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
Population 6,220
+81% vs other
 1,183
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% +0.3%
Median age 32 49
Median household income $105,508/yr $136,708/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $420/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
0-4 8.1% / 3.7%
Bligh Park — 0-4: 8.1% Windsor Downs — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 15.0% / 8.2%
Bligh Park — 5-14: 15.0% Windsor Downs — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 6.4% / 6.8%
Bligh Park — 15-19: 6.4% Windsor Downs — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 7.2% / 8.9%
Bligh Park — 20-24: 7.2% Windsor Downs — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 17.6% / 9.5%
Bligh Park — 25-34: 17.6% Windsor Downs — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 13.5% / 6.1%
Bligh Park — 35-44: 13.5% Windsor Downs — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 11.8% / 16.6%
Bligh Park — 45-54: 11.8% Windsor Downs — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 11.7% / 20.6%
Bligh Park — 55-64: 11.7% Windsor Downs — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 6.0% / 12.2%
Bligh Park — 65-74: 6.0% Windsor Downs — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 2.3% / 6.4%
Bligh Park — 75-84: 2.3% Windsor Downs — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 0.7% / 1.6%
Bligh Park — 85+: 0.7% Windsor Downs — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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%
Windsor Downs 73.5% couple families
Windsor Downs — Couple Families: 73.5% Windsor Downs — Lone Person: 16.0% Windsor Downs — One Parent Families: 10.5% Windsor Downs — Group Household: 0.0% Windsor Downs — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Windsor Downs 5.4% renting
Windsor Downs — Owned Outright: 55.4% Windsor Downs — Mortgage: 39.3% Windsor Downs — Renting: 5.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 21.0%
Bligh Park — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Windsor Downs — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 10.5%
Bligh Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Windsor Downs — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 9.0%
Bligh Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Windsor Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.7%
Bligh Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Windsor Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.9%
Bligh Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Windsor Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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.

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
England 2.6% / 3.8%
Bligh Park — England: 2.6% Windsor Downs — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.8%
Bligh Park — New Zealand: 1.3% Windsor Downs — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines 0.4% / 1.2%
Bligh Park — Philippines: 0.4% Windsor Downs — Philippines: 1.2%
Fiji 0.3% / 1.2%
Bligh Park — Fiji: 0.3% Windsor Downs — Fiji: 1.2%
India 1.1% / —
Bligh Park — India: 1.1% Windsor Downs — India: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.0%
Bligh Park — Italy: not among its largest Windsor Downs — Italy: 1.0%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Bligh Park — South Africa: 0.5% Windsor Downs — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

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%
Windsor Downs 97.2% houses
Windsor Downs — Houses: 97.2% Windsor Downs — Townhouses: 0.8% Windsor Downs — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
Median house price $967,500 $2,235,000
Median unit price $831,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 56 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Windsor Downs has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 0%).

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
Residential 93% 50%
Environmental 0% 44%
Rural and farming 0% 5%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Commercial 2% 0%
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 Windsor Downs
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
House price Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW

Liveability

Bligh Park is more walkable (55 vs 17); Windsor Downs scores higher overall (56 vs 39).

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
Grade C B
Score 39/100 56/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bligh Park carries more crime risk (44 vs 20); Bligh Park carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 64).

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
20/100
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 7
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Bligh Park

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

Schools in Windsor Downs

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 4 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
Walkability score 55/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 58.8 km
+2% vs other
 57.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 65 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 22/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 103.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Windsor Downs
Car (driver) 67.2% / 56.6%
Bligh Park — Car (driver): 67.2% Windsor Downs — Car (driver): 56.6%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 38.5%
Bligh Park — Worked from Home: 25.8% Windsor Downs — Worked from Home: 38.5%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 3.2%
Bligh Park — Car (passenger): 4.8% Windsor Downs — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train 1.1% / 0.8%
Bligh Park — Train: 1.1% Windsor Downs — Train: 0.8%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.9%
Bligh Park — Walked Only: 0.7% Windsor Downs — Walked Only: 0.9%

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

Setting

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.7 km 39.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bligh Park Windsor Downs
Connectivity score 100/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,351 premises
 68%
368 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Bligh Park

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Windsor Downs

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