Campbelltown vs Windsor Gardens

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Campbelltown is closer to the city centre: 8.5 km, against 10.3 km.

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

  • Campbelltown carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 76/100)
  • Windsor Gardens has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Windsor Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper units ($573,250 vs $644,000)

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

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Campbelltown

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 22%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
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.

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Walkability 81 / 76
Campbelltown — Walkability: 81/100 Windsor Gardens — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 48 / 24
Campbelltown — Safety: 48/100 Windsor Gardens — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Campbelltown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Windsor Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 54 / 52
Campbelltown — Low flood risk: 54/100 Windsor Gardens — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Campbelltown has more residents (9,263 vs 5,827); Windsor Gardens has higher household incomes ($83,304 vs $72,592).

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Population 9,263
+37% vs other
 5,827
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% +10.5%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $72,592/yr $83,304/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+3% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
0-4 5.9% / 6.6%
Campbelltown — 0-4: 5.9% Windsor Gardens — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 11.1% / 11.4%
Campbelltown — 5-14: 11.1% Windsor Gardens — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.1% / 4.3%
Campbelltown — 15-19: 4.1% Windsor Gardens — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 6.3% / 6.9%
Campbelltown — 20-24: 6.3% Windsor Gardens — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 16.5% / 17.6%
Campbelltown — 25-34: 16.5% Windsor Gardens — 25-34: 17.6%
35-44 14.9% / 17.0%
Campbelltown — 35-44: 14.9% Windsor Gardens — 35-44: 17.0%
45-54 10.7% / 12.4%
Campbelltown — 45-54: 10.7% Windsor Gardens — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 9.0% / 9.7%
Campbelltown — 55-64: 9.0% Windsor Gardens — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 8.5% / 8.1%
Campbelltown — 65-74: 8.5% Windsor Gardens — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 8.0% / 4.9%
Campbelltown — 75-84: 8.0% Windsor Gardens — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 4.9% / 1.5%
Campbelltown — 85+: 4.9% Windsor Gardens — 85+: 1.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Campbelltown 40.4% lone person
Campbelltown — Lone Person: 40.4% Campbelltown — Couple Families: 37.3% Campbelltown — One Parent Families: 14.3% Campbelltown — Group Household: 6.2% Campbelltown — Other Families: 1.9%
Windsor Gardens 36.6% lone person
Windsor Gardens — Lone Person: 36.6% Windsor Gardens — Couple Families: 39.4% Windsor Gardens — One Parent Families: 15.2% Windsor Gardens — Group Household: 7.0% Windsor Gardens — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Campbelltown 37.6% renting
Campbelltown — Owned Outright: 30.6% Campbelltown — Mortgage: 31.8% Campbelltown — Renting: 37.6%
Windsor Gardens 35.7% renting
Windsor Gardens — Owned Outright: 27.5% Windsor Gardens — Mortgage: 36.8% Windsor Gardens — Renting: 35.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
India 7.1% / 10.6%
Campbelltown — India: 7.1% Windsor Gardens — India: 10.6%
China 7.0% / 4.9%
Campbelltown — China: 7.0% Windsor Gardens — China: 4.9%
Italy 5.7% / 1.5%
Campbelltown — Italy: 5.7% Windsor Gardens — Italy: 1.5%
England 2.8% / 3.4%
Campbelltown — England: 2.8% Windsor Gardens — England: 3.4%
Sri Lanka 1.5% / 1.8%
Campbelltown — Sri Lanka: 1.5% Windsor Gardens — Sri Lanka: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.6%).

Qualifications

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

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Bachelor Degree 17.7% / 17.6%
Campbelltown — Bachelor Degree: 17.7% Windsor Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 17.6%
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 11.7%
Campbelltown — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Windsor Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 8.6%
Campbelltown — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Windsor Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.3%
Campbelltown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Windsor Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.2%
Campbelltown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Windsor Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Campbelltown 66.2% houses
Campbelltown — Houses: 66.2% Campbelltown — Townhouses: 20.0% Campbelltown — Flats / Apartments: 13.8%
Windsor Gardens 77.9% houses
Windsor Gardens — Houses: 77.9% Windsor Gardens — Townhouses: 18.9% Windsor Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Median house price $1,000,500 $973,000
Median unit price $644,000 $573,250
Median land price — $840,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 96 sales
 17 days
from 37 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.

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
3 bed $946K / $955K
Campbelltown — 3 bed: $946K (109 sales) Windsor Gardens — 3 bed: $955K (57 sales)

109 vs 57 sales

4 bed $1.23M / $1.02M
Campbelltown — 4 bed: $1.23M (48 sales) Windsor Gardens — 4 bed: $1.02M (24 sales)

48 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Windsor Gardens has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 1%).

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Residential 88% 77%
Industrial 1% 12%
Parks and recreation 5% 8%
Commercial 6% 3%
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

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
New dwellings approved 361
across Campbelltown (SA)
 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
Approvals change year on year -34% +23%

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.

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Houses 3.7%
$700/wk on $994K
 3.7%
$650/wk on $902K
Units 4.8%
$538/wk on $585K
 4.9%
$520/wk on $549K

Ranking within SA

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
House price Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 39% of SA
Income Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Affordability Higher than 26% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 39% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 69% of SA

Liveability

Campbelltown scores higher overall (68 vs 60).

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Grade A B
Score 68/100 60/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Windsor Gardens carries more crime risk (76 vs 52).

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 High
76/100
Flood Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
48/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.3 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 5.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9%
same for both

Schools in Campbelltown

  • East Marden Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Windsor Gardens

  • St Pius X School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Avenues College Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 2
Parks & reserves 5 4
Childcare 2 4
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Hospitals 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 3 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Walkability score 81/100 76/100
Distance to Adelaide 8.5 km 10.3 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 18 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 137.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 176.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 5074
 0.9%
postcode 5087
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 5074
 52
postcode 5087

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.

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Car (driver) 68.9% / 69.7%
Campbelltown — Car (driver): 68.9% Windsor Gardens — Car (driver): 69.7%
Bus 11.5% / 13.1%
Campbelltown — Bus: 11.5% Windsor Gardens — Bus: 13.1%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 10.9%
Campbelltown — Worked from Home: 11.5% Windsor Gardens — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.3%
Campbelltown — Car (passenger): 5.3% Windsor Gardens — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.0%
Campbelltown — Walked Only: 1.4% Windsor Gardens — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.7%).

Setting

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.0 km 11.4 km

NBN connectivity

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Connectivity score 83/100 80/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
4,681 premises
 16%
2,742 premises

Climate

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Annual rainfall 457 mm 404 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Average residential rate $1,998/yr $1,311/yr
Council Campbelltown (SA) Port Adelaide Enfield

Federal electorate

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Campbelltown Windsor Gardens
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Campbelltown

Inner Multicultural Townhouses

Windsor Gardens

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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